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Are you ready to be converted to living a gardening life? Each week, join Carol Michel and Dee Nash, both passionate gardeners, authors, and long-time bloggers, as they chat over the garden fence about flowers, veggies, and all the best dirt on gardening. Carol and Dee have the audacity to call themselves gardenangelists, evangelists for gardening, and want everyone to dig in the dirt, sow a few seeds, and enjoy the simple pleasures and even a few pitfalls of a gardening life. If you are ready to live a gardening life or already live one this is one podcast you don’t want to miss.
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Send us a textWe talked about collecting flower seeds, growing beets, a new book on garlic, witches bottles and more.For more information, check out our weekly newsletter.Links: Carol's 20th anniversary blog postOn the Bookshelf: The Garlic Companion by Kristin Graves. (Amazon link) (Her Instagram is FifthGenGardens)DirtWitch Bottle discovery (YouTube Video)Rabbit hole:Reddit article on getting rid of skunk oil.Duluth Trading Company Bib OverallsOur Affiliates (Linking to them to make a...
Send us a textDee and Carol talked about border plants, a new book on garden record-keeping, books by Anna Pavord and several other topics.For more information and if you are curious where this episode title came from, check out our weekly newsletter. Some Links:Dee's Instagram reel about organic potting soilCarol's blog post from 2010: The Wilderness CalledThe Tiny Farm Planner: Recordkeeping, Seasonal To-Dos, and Resources for Manging Your Small-Scale Home Farm, by Jill Ragan, (Amazon), Aut...
Send us a textTopics this week included refreshing your flower garden in the fall, vegetables you can still grow, a new book by Barbara Damrosch, some amazing plants, and poisonous book covers.For more info and links, check out our weekly newsletter.Links:Hayefield SeedsPeony's EnvyCobrahead ToolsThe Year-Round Vegetable Gardener by Niki JabbourOn the bookshelf: A Life in the Garden, Tales and Tips for Growing Food in Every Season, by Barbara Damrosch. (Amazon link) Eliot Coleman and Ba...
Send us a textThis week, we talked about spring-flowering trees to plant now, steps you can take to be ready for spring in the vegetable garden, a few favorite books by a favorite author and all kinds of other topics.For more information and more links, check out our weekly newsletter.Flowers:A special shout out for J.C. Raulston from Oklahoma, who ran the JC Raulston Arboretum at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. On the Bookshelf: A Patchwork Garden: Unexpect...
Send us a textAs we enter another season in the garden, we talked about planting trees, how our vegetable gardens did, giant hogweed, some books we love, and a surprising rabbit hole.For more links and behind the scenes, check out our weekly newsletter.Links:Flowers:Tree Installation: Tips for Trouble-Free Tree Planting | Family HandymanInfo about washing off tree roots Veggies:Purple Magic BroccoliRed Impact PeppersDragonfly PeppersOn the Bookshelf:The Layered Garden by Da...
Send us a textLots of garden chatter this week about lawns, soil testing, herbicide dangers, an old gardening book and a few other misc. topics.For more info and links, check out our weekly newsletter. Reading it is like seeing behind the shed where the compost pile is.A few links to tide you over if you haven't read the newsletter:A couple of favorite flowers: Zinnia 'Benary’s Giant Wine' and Sunflower 'Concert Bell'If you want to test your lawn and garden soil, Great Lakes is a ...
Send us a textDee and Carol talked about giant flowers, soil fertility, a book of nature writing, and more on this week's episode.For more information, links, and behind-the-scenes info, check out our free newsletter.Links:Heuchera 'Autumn Bride'Hibiscus 'Moy Grande'Information on green sand from Rutgers Cooperative ExtensionOn the bookshelf: Sundial of the Seasons by Hal Borland (Amazon Link)Our dirt: Trees don’t like to breathe wildfire smoke, either – and they’ll hold their breath to...
Send us a textDee and Carol talked about how to take in plants for winter, nitrogen for plant growth, The Tree Collectors by Amy Stewart, Girl's Tomato Clubs and more.For more information and links, check out our free newsletter.Links:Beacon ImpatiensSolarscape ImpatiensDee's blog post on taking cuttings of favorite plantsSarah Raven's podcast episode on pelargoniumsVerbena 'Vanity'Verbena 'Bampton'The Tree Collectors: Tales of Arboreal Obsession by Amy Stewart (Amazon Link)The Girls’ Tomato ...
Send us a textDee and Carol discuss planting perennials in the fall, blackberries, and a book about two women botanists, plus several other topicsFor more information, check out our free weekly newsletter and subscribe to it!Links:Dee's Instagram video about Tidepool zinnias. Carol's All-America Selections grown from seed: Zinnia angustifolia 'Crystal White Zinnia Profusion Red Yellow Bicolor, and Coleus Premium Sun Coral Candy. Carol's blog post on her lavender cutbackBlackb...
Send us a textDee and Carol talked about spring-flowering bulbs to plant in the fall, amaranth and celosia, and more.For more info and more links, check out our free weekly newsletter.Links:Growing Bulbs in the Natural Garden: Innovative Techniques for Combining Bulbs in Every Season by Jacqueline van der Kloet (Amazon Link)Colour Your Garden: Exciting Mixtures of Bulbs and Perennials (2018) (Amazon Link)Carol's article for FH about growing Celosia AAS winning celosias…Flamma Orange and ...
Send us a textDee and Carol talked about white flowers, gooseberries, and more on this week's episode.For more information, check out our free weekly newsletter!A few links:Carol's old blog post about variegated evening primroseQueen Sophia marigolds, an All-America SelectionGooseberries from Stark Bros.On the bookshelf: From Seed to Skillet: A Guide to Growing, Tending, Harvesting, and Cooking Up Fresh, Healthy Food to Share with People You Love, by by Jimmy Williams (Author), Susan Heeger (...
Send us a textDee and Carol talked about begonias, dill, sweet-tasting fruit, and more on this week's episodeFor more information and links, check out our free newsletter!Links: Siskiyou SeedsInfo on Pine Bark BeetlesFlowers:How to Care for Begonias: Family Handyman American Begonia Society All-America Selections begoniasVeggies:Dill from Johnny's Selected SeedsOn the Bookshelf:Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees by Aimee Nezhukumatathil (Amazon Link)Dirt: Why America’s...
Send us a textDee and Carol discuss Caladiums, growing garlic, a book about gardeners and more on this week's episode.For complete info, check out our free newsletter!A few links:Kitchen Minis All-America Selection cucumbersCaladium of the Year: 'Lemon Blush'Heart to Heart CaladiumsGarlic from Johnny's Selected SeedsOn the Bookshelf: The Roots of My Obsession: Thirty Great Gardeners Reveal Why They Garden, Edited by Thomas C. Cooper (Amazon link)Dirt: Cultural BurningOur Aff...
Send us a textDee and Carol talk about deer problems in Dee's garden, how to give your container plantings a mid-summer makeover, tomato questions, old gardening magazines, and more.For additional info, links, pics, and more, check out our free newsletter!Links:A couple of Carol's blog posts: A Guide to Garden Fairies in Your House and Summer Squash Stages. Dee's recent reel on watering.'Bossa Nova' squashDee's Container Garden tutorialCarol's Family Handyman article about tomato ...
Send us a textDee and Carol talked about biennials, eggplant, tacky gardens, some old but good gardening books and a few other topics in between.For more info and more links, check out our free weekly newsletter.A few links:How to Grow False Queen Anne's LaceCarol's post about self-sowing annualsAll-America Selections of eggplantsDee's recipe for Thai Basil eggplantOn the bookshelf:Time and the Gardener: Writings on a Lifelong Passion by Elisabeth Sheldon (Amazon link) and The Gardener...
Send us a textThis week, Dee and Carol take you through their own gardens, discuss a book of gardening essays, and more.For more info and more links, check out our free newsletter!Links:BBC Archive with Michael CaineCarol's new weekly gardening newsletter. Flowers:One of Dee's reels on dayliliesVeggies:Dee's post about growing lavender in OklahomaOn the Bookshelf:The Grove: a Nature Odyssey in 19 ½ Front Gardens by Ben Dark (Amazon link)Dirt: Sunflowers as PhytoremediatorsNan Ondra's blog pos...
Send us a textDee and Carol discuss growing petunias from seed, growing sweet potatoes, Monty Don's new book and more.For complete information, check out our free Substack newsletter.Links!Flowers: Old-fashioned, heirloom climbing petunia this year from Select Seeds. Success! Silver Vein petunias Wave Carmine Velour petunias, AAS winnerVeggies:Purple Sweet Potatoes from Johnny’s Selected Seeds On the Bookshelf:The Gardening Book by Monty Don (Amazon Link)Dirt:Pugh Gardens on YouTubeOur ...
Send us a textDee and Carol mixed things up a bit this week. All the details are in our free Substack newsletter.Here's some information about how to support us, contact us, or follow us on social medialOur Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com ...
Send us a textDee and Carol talked about lavender, current favorite books for vegetable gardeners, a new book on lavender, plus dirt, rabbit holes and more!For complete information, check out our free Substack newsletter!Links:Flowers:'Phenomenal' LavenderVeggies:For the complete list of books we talked about, check out our free Substack newsletter!On the Bookshelf:The Lavender Companion: Enjoy the Aroma, Flavor and Health Benefits of This Classic Herb by Terry Barlin Vesci and Jessica ...
Send us a textDee and Carol talk about gomphrena, flowers in the vegetable garden, a new book on garden design and more in this week's episode.For more information, check out our free Substack newsletter!No Mow MayReduce Your Lawn Day - May 20th'Topcrop' green beans, an All-America Selection from 1950Flowers:Proven Winners Truffal Pink gomphrenaFireworks gomphrena from Burpee Veggies:Carol's post on nine bean rowsPlant Partners: Science-Based Companion Planting Strategies for the Vegetable Ga...
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