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The Gardenangelists: Flowers, Veggies, and All the Best Dirt Carol Michel, Dee Nash
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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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Seedling Comparison is the Thief of Joy!
Dee and Carol talked about peonies, the rose family, making gardens look old, and more on this week's episode.
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Links!
Lia’s Garden at Commonwealth
Duluth Trading Company Heirloom Gardening Bib Overalls
Flowers:
Natchez Glen House and their peony collection.
Veggies:
An Apple is a Rose? - Smithsonian Gardens
On the Bookshelf:
The Herbalist’s Guide: How to Build and Use Your Own Apothecary, by Mary Colvin, RH (AHG) (Amazon Link)
Dirt:
Thirty Ways to Make Your Garden Look Older from Garden & Gun magazine
The Le Fleur board game kickstarter campaign.
Rabbit Holes:
Complete this form to encourage your congress person to attend a hearing on May 2nd about Alpha Gal
Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):
Botanical Interests
Farmers Defense
Etsy
Territorial Seeds
True Leaf Market
Eden Bros
Nature Hills Nursery
Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links.
Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com
For more info on Carol visit her website. Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens.
For more info on Dee, visit her website. Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.
Support the Show.
On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.
On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.
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It's Gardener's Choice!
Carol and Dee talked about a new book, Floral Folklore, growing veggies in containers, Sarah Raven's new book on container plantings, plus much more!
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Links:
Flowers:
Floral Folklore: The Forgotten Tales Behind Nature’s Most Enchanting Plants, By Alison Davies. Illustrated by Sarah Wildling. (Amazon link.)
Veggies:
Cucumber Quick Snack from Burpee
Basil Bonsai from Burpee
On the Bookshelf:
A Year Full of Pots: Container Flowers for All Seasons, by Sarah Raven (Amazon link) Lavishly photographed by Jonathan Buckley.
Dirt:
Justin Davies woodworking on Instagram
Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):
Botanical Interests
Farmers Defense
Etsy
Territorial Seeds
True Leaf Market
Eden Bros
Nature Hills Nursery
Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links.
Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com
For more info on Carol visit her website. Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens.
For more info on Dee, visit her website. Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.
Support the Show.
On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.
On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.
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Throw and Grow That Garden!
Dee and Carol talk about easy to grow from seed flowers and veggies, a new book on nature-inspired interior design, honey, and more!
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Links!
Carol's Pansy Blog Post
Seeds of Italy
Flowers:
Sunflower Houses, by Sharon Lovejoy (Amazon Link, used copies)
'Concert Bell' sunflowers, an All-America Selection
'Siam Gold' marigolds, an All-American Selection
Veggies:
Single-seed beets from Johnny's Selected Seeds
Book:
Outside In: Interiors Born From Nature, by Brian Paquette. Published by Gibbs Smith. (Amazon Link)
Dirt:
Spotted Lanternfly Honey
Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):
Botanical Interests
Farmers Defense
Etsy
Territorial Seeds
True Leaf Market
Eden Bros
Nature Hills Nursery
Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links.
Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com
For more info on Carol visit her website. Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens.
For more info on Dee, visit her website. Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.
Support the Show.
On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.
On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.
On YouTube. -
Every Garden is Unique, But Gardening is Universal
Dee and Carol talked about native plants for their gardens, who's growing vegetables these days, the game Botany, a new book and more.
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Links!
Flowers:
A Northern Gardener’s Guide to Native Plants and Pollinators by Lorraine Johnson and Sheila Colla (Amazon Link)
Books:
Simple Country Living by Annette Thurmon of Azure Farm (Amazon link)
Dirt:
Botany from Dux Somnium Games and a YouTube Video of it being played
Rabbit holes:
Viola Brainerd Baird, a lost lady of garden writing
Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):
Botanical Interests
Farmers Defense
Etsy
Territorial Seeds
True Leaf Market
Eden Bros
Nature Hills Nursery
Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links.
Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com
For more info on Carol visit her website. Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens.
For more info on Dee, visit her website. Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.
Support the Show.
On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.
On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.
On YouTube. -
Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda: Garden Edition
Dee and Carol talked about flowers they wished they'd never planted, biggest disasters in their vegetable gardens, a great inspirational book, and more.
For more information and podcast notes, check out our Substack newsletter
Links:
Carol's blog post about rescuing pansies
On the Bookshelf:
Seedtime and Harvest: How Gardens Grow Roots, Connections, Wholeness, and Hope, by Christie Purifoy (Amazon Link)
Dirt:
Extend flower life in vases, per Oklahoma State Extension
The Offline Club
Rabbit holes:
Booklegging
Lost Lady is Frances Edge McIlvaine
Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):
Botanical Interests
Farmers Defense
Etsy
Territorial Seeds
True Leaf Market
Eden Bros
Nature Hills Nursery
Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links.
Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com
For more info on Carol visit her website. Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens.
For more info on Dee, visit her website. Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.
Support the Show.
On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.
On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.
On YouTube. -
"Taking the Winds of March With Beauty"
Dee and Carol talk about Phlox paniculata 'Jeana', favorite tools, etc. for the veggie garden, a great new book on bird friendly gardening and more.
For more show notes and links, check out our Substack newsletter.
Links:
Flowers:
PPA's perennial for 2024 - Phlox paniculata 'Jeana.'
Mt. Cuba Center info
Veggies:
See the newsletter for links to our favorite tools! Plus, be aware of Asian Jumping Worms
On the Bookshelf:
Bird-Friendly Gardening: Guidance and Projects for Supporting Birds in Your Landscape, by Jen McGuiness. (Amazon Link)
Dirt:
Pansies are now a Texas Superstar!
Rabbit Holes:
Bebe Miles, a Lost Lady of Garden Writing
Carol's Seed Packet Poetry
Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):
Botanical Interests
Farmers Defense
Etsy
Territorial Seeds
True Leaf Market
Eden Bros
Nature Hills Nursery
Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links.
Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com
For more info on Carol visit her website. Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens.
For more info on Dee, visit her website. Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.
Support the Show.
On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.
On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.
On YouTube.
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