Send us a text Dee and Carol are almost done gardening through the alphabet and this week challenged themselves with the letter X. For all the details, check out our newsletter! To watch us on Youtube, use this link. Links! Flowers: Xerochrysum - Strawflowers. Missouri Botanical Garden on strawflowers and Matt Mattus’s book, Mastering the Art of Flower Gardening. Xeranthemum - Paper Flower. Seeds from Johnny’s Selected Seeds For Xeriscaping, Noelle Johnson, AZ Plant Lady, a...
Send us a text Dee and Carol talk about white flowers, winter squashes, Doug Tallamy's new Book, How Can I Help: Saving Nature with Your Yard and more. For more info and links, check out our newsletter. To watch on video, use this link Insect of the Week: Bald-Faced Hornets. info from Penn State and Iowa State Flowers: W is for: Wabi-Sabi Gardening! (Carol’s blog post about it) and White Flowers Vegetables: “Patch for Kids” pumpkin from Burpee (coming soon!). &n...
Send us a text Dee and Carol are almost at the end of the alphabet, but there's still plenty of time in the gardening season. Join us to discuss the letter "V". For more info, check out our newsletter. Flowers: V is for all-things Verbena Verbena bonariensis Verbena ‘Bampton’ (Verbena officinalis var. grandiflora) Verbena hastata - Blue Vervain. Can get seeds from Select Seeds Annual verbena, Verbena x hybrida Like Verbena ‘Sweetheart Kisses, an AAS Winner. Vegetables:...
Send us a text This week, we dig into the letter "U" for topics for this episode. For more info, check out our newsletter. To watch our We Do Not Care Garden Club video, on YouTube, on Instagram Flowers: Under-utilized flowers Tradescantia pallida, purple heart, aka Mary’s tears. Barnardia japonica, Japanese jacinth. Begonia grandis, great for shade.. Our Choices Underplanting DaffodilsCrocusesSnowdropsSummer snowflakeEpimediumsHelleboresLeadwort (Ceratostigma plumbaginoides)Ca...
Send us a text Dee and Carol continue their series of gardening through the alphabet. This week, it's the letter T! For more info, check out our newsletter Flowers: Flowering Tobacco - Nicotiana Tulips Tithonia, Mexican sunflower. Tassel Flower ‘Irish Poet’ Emilia coccinea From Select Seeds Vegetables: Tomatoes Tomatillos Turnips - There is an All-America Selection Turnip. Tokyo Cross from 1969 Tulsi - Holy Basil On the Bookshelf:&...
Send us a text Dee and Carol features flowers and veggies for the letter S today, plus talk about a new book on herbs. For more info, check out our newsletter. S is for... Flowers: Scabiosa - Pin Cushion flower. Sunflowers: Sunflower Steve All American Selection sunflowers include Concert Bell (2022), Ring of Fire (2001), Suntastic Yellow with Black Center(2014) Statice - Limonium sinuatum Saffron crocuses Vegetables: Shallots -&nb...
Send us a text Dee and Carol continue to plow through the alphabet in their gardens and this week plow up some R's For more info, check out our Substack newsletter. Links! RoseChat Podcast Rue (Ruta graveolens) - Article from Mother Earth Gardener - Rue: The Forgotten Herb Red Impact Bell Peppers, plus Dragonfly peppers On the Bookshelf: Grow 5: Simple seasonal ideas for small outdoor spaces with just five plants, by Lucy Bellamy. (Amazon) Dirt: On Substack: Flowerolo...
Send us a text Dee and Carol are back and talking about the letter Q in the garden. For more details, check out our weekly newsletter. Watch us on YouTube! A few links: From All-America Selections: Queeny Lime Orange Zinnia Marigold Queen Sophia Hollyhock Queeny Purple Basil Siam Queen On the bookshelf: Herbal Handbook: With Recipes, Tinctures, Teas, Balms and More by the New York Botanical Garden (Amazon Link) Dirt: Missouri's Highway 13 Butterfly Trail Rabbit Holes: Maggi...
Send us a text We are persistent in gardening through the alphabet, and this week we focused on the letter P. For more info, check out our newsletter. Or watch us on YouTube. A few links: Easy Wave Sky Blue petunias All-America Selections Petunia Tidal Wave Silver On the bookshelf: The Hidden Histories of Flowers: Fascinating Stories of Flora by Maddie & Alice Bailey (Amazon Link) Dirt: USDA Pomological Watercolors Rabbit Holes: Doretta Klaber, latest Lost Lady of Garden Writing Our...
Send us a text Dee and Carol keep obstinately sticking to their alphabet theme, this week focusing on "O" flowers and veggies. For all info, check out our free weekly newsletter. You can also watch us on YouTube A few links: Orlaya grandiflora info from Johnny's Selected Seeds Dee talks about Obedient Plant on Instagram. On the bookshelf: Flower Fables by Louisa M. Alcott (Amazon) Dirt: Leaf-cutter bee info from Missouri Botanical Garden Rabbit Holes: A new series on Britbox...
Send us a text Carol and Dee are plowing through the alphabet and this week focus on the letter N to talk about nasturtiums, nigella, nosegays, nettles, and more. For all the details, check out our free weekly newsletter. Watch the recording on YouTube Some links: Heirlooms Roses On the bookshelf: Radical Prunings: A Novel of Officious Advice from the Contessa Compost by Bonnie Thomas Abbott (Amazon) Dirt: Historic Apple Trees Rabbit Holes: The Cushing Sisters on YouTube Cas...
Send us a text Dee and Carol continue to garden through the alphabet. This week they mediated on the letter M. For more information, check out our free newsletter. You can also watch the recording on YouTube A few links: A succulent called Mezoo Bauer lettuce, an AAS winner On the bookshelf: In the Garden With Jane Austen, by Kim Wilson (Amazon Link) Dirt: Yiayia Anna on the blue zone island of Ikaria in Greece (Instagram) Rabbit Holes; Carol's blog post on eight types of mowing. Be sur...
Send us a text Dee and Carol continue to garden through the alphabet, this week talking about lavender, lilacs, leeks, and lettuce, plus a few other plants. For more info and pictures, check out our free newsletter. You can also watch us recording this via YouTube. Links: Lavender 'Lady' an All-America Selection Bloomerang Lilac from Proven Winners ColorChoice Flowering Shrubs Miss Rumphius, by Barbara Cooney On the bookshelf: The Complete Language of Herbs: A Definitive & Ill...
Send us a text Dee and Carol are gardening through the alphabet and have landed on K for this episode. For complete info, check out our free weekly newsletter! A few links: Kalettes at Johnny's Selected Seeds How to eat kohlrabi, according to Martha Stewart On the bookshelf: Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, And Other Marvels of the Dark by Leigh Ann Henion (Amazon Link) Dirt: 1,000 Year Old Oak in Scotland (IG link) Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purch...
Send us a text Dee and Carol continue gardening through the alphabet with the letter J. For more details, links, and pictures, check out our weekly newsletter. Dee's presentation on ticks with Sharon Forsyth - YouTube Jack-in-the-pulpit info from MIssouri Botanical Garden Info about bamboo shoots The Chef's Garden by Farmer Lee Jones (Amazon Link) On the bookshelf: Life with Flowers by Frances Palmer (Amazon Link) and Frances Palmer Pottery Dirt: Fanny Wilkinson, London's Suffragette Ga...
Send us a text Dee and Carol are gardening through the alphabet, and today focused on the letter I. For more info and links, subscribe to and read our free newsletter. A few links: American Iris Society Schreiner's Iris Gardens documentary on YouTube. Plant Partners: Science-Based Companion Planting Strategies for the Vegetable Garden by Jessica Walliser. (Amazon link) On the Bookshelf: The Kindest Garden: A Practical Guide to Regenerative Gardening by Marian Boswall and Ja...
Send us a text Carol and Dee continued gardening through the alphabet with the letter H. For more info and links, check out our free newsletter: Links: Carol's Interview for Thursday Garden Chat with Garden Masterclass on YouTube Helenium 'Monheim Beauty' Heuchera americana On the bookshelf: The Lost Orchid: A Story of Victorian Plunder & Obsession by Sarah Bilston (Amazon link) Dirt: Monarch butterflies on 60 Minutes Rabbit Holes: Up North Garden w/Corey, on YouTube The Cloud...
Send us a text Dee and Carol continue gardening through the alphabet with the letter G. For more info, check out our weekly newsletter. It's free! Links: Supertunia® Honey™ - Petunia hybrid | Proven Winners Dee's blog posts on pelargoniums: here and here. Geum triflorum, prairie smoke The Garlic Companion by Kristin Graves (Amazon link) On the bookshelf: Plants with Superpowers by David Domoney (Amazon link) Dirt: Italian terra-cotta and Vietnamese pots To see Carol chat liv...
Send us a text Dee and Carol talk about forsythia shrubs, ferns, fennel, fava beans and a lovely new book. For more info and links, check out our weekly newsletter. Links: The stand up dandelion weeder from Groot Pow Little Dibby for seed pricking Fennel seeds from Burpee Fava beans from TrueLeaf Market On the bookshelf: The Generosity of Plants: Shared Wisdom from the Community of Herb Lovers gathered by Rosemary Gladstar (Amazon link) Dirt: Ice: From Mixed Drinks to Skati...
Send us a text Dee and Carol talked about flowers and veggies that start with "E", plus a new book on soil. For more info and links, check out our free weekly newsletter. A few links: All-America Echinacea selections All-America Elephant Ear Royal Hawaiian selection All-America Eggplants selections On the bookshelf: Start with Soil: Simple Steps for a Thriving Garden, by Juliet Sargent (Amazon Link) Dirt: Does Birdsong Help Plants Grow? Rabbit Holes: Koreshan State Park in Flori...