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The Gardenangelists: Flowers, Veggies, and All the Best Dirt Carol Michel, Dee Nash
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4.8 • 127 Ratings
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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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Losing Our Minds in the Spring Garden
Dee and Carol talked about Geum flowers, strawberries, and more on this week's episode.
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Links!
Flowers:
'Totally Tangerine' Geum from Proven Winners
Prairie Smoke, Geum triflorum
A national Geum collection in Great Britain
Vegetables:
All-American strawberry, DeLizz
How To Winterize Strawberry Plants.
On the Bookshelf:
The Thousand Year Old Garden: Inside the Secret Garden at Lambeth Palace by Nick Stewart Smith (Amazon Link)
Dirt:
Nostalgia flowers
Rabbit Holes:
Dee's blog post on gardening with Alpha-Gal syndrome
Carol's latest Lost Lady of Garden Writing, Elvenia Slosson.
The Pilgrim’s Way to Britain’s Great Cathedrals, Episode 1, on YouTube
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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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.
On YouTube. -
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!
For complete information and more links, check out our Substack newsletter.
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.
Customer Reviews
Love Carol and Dee
This is such a fun, informed podcast. These two ladies clearly have a friendship and I’ve been listening so long, it feels like they are my friend too! They always have great information to share and I like the format where they talk flowers and veggies as well as books! Keep it up ladies!
My favorite gardening podcast!
Gardenangelists is such a great podcast! Who knew two friends talking about gardens could be so informative and informative. From the carefully curated topics and the thoughtful, wide-ranging quotes to the improvised chat, they share their vast experiences and knowledge in an engaging, friendly way. I’ve learned so much and now I wait impatiently for the next episode to drop on Wednesday. Makes my commute and walks so much more enjoyable. Bravo!
The Best
I found this podcast last year and very quickly consumed the current and past episodes. They don’t take themselves to seriously but still manage to be informative. They are also a great deal of fun. I especially love their quotes and book recommendations, however the book recommendations have caused me to rack up my credit card balance on Amazon, but it’s not there fault I have no self control! Thank you Dee and Carol for helping me look forward to my morning commute.
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