Explorez tous les épisodes du podcast The Gardenangelists: Flowers, Veggies, and All the Best Dirt
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| Rosemary for Remembrance: "Officianalis" Flowers and Herbs | 12 Nov 2025 | 00:46:30 | |
Dee and Carol talk about flowers, herbs, and even a weed that all have the species name of "officianalis." Plus, they review a new book about growing vegetables for preserving. To find out more, check out our weekly newsletter on Substack Watch us on YouTube! Insect of the week: Flowers: With “officinalis” as the species name.
Vegetables: Herbs with “officinalis” as the species name.
On the Bookshelf: The Preserver’s Garden: How to Grow a Garden for Fermenting, Canning, Pickling, Dehydrating, Freeze Drying & Moreby Staci & Jeremy Hill (Amazon Link) Dirt: Taraxacum officinale - Common dandelion Rabbit Holes: Dee: CBD creams Carol: Cozy mysteries and talking flowers Check out our affiliate links here. We appreciate all our listeners and readers, and love it when you send us suggestions. Do you have a suggestion for our We Do Not Care segment? If so, send it our way! Have a great week everyone! On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| Texensis With a Side of Cardinalis | 05 Nov 2025 | 00:43:38 | |
Dee and Carol talk about plants with species name of "texensis" and briefly talk about the species name "cardinalis." They also talk about a new book, pollen banking, and some of their rabbit holes. For more links and details, check out our newsletter. To watch on YouTube, click here. Flowers we discussed. Lupinus texensis - Texas bluebonnet or Texas lupine, info from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Carex texensis - Texas sedge, info from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Clematis texensis - Scarlet Clematis, Info from Gardenia Vegetables: Cercis canadensis var. texensis - Texas redbud, Info from Missouri Botanical Garden Columbrian texensis - Texas hog plum, info from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Quercus texana -Texas Red Oak, Info from Missouri Botanical Garden On the Bookshelf: Vibrant Harvest: Cultivating a Kaleidoscope of Colors in Your Vegetable Garden with Heirlooms, Modern Hybrids, and More by Sandra Mao of Sandra.UrbanGarden (Amazon Link) Publishes December 2. Sandra’s Instagram. Dirt: Pollen banking and a tiny unrelated tidbit: favorite crayola crayon colors Rabbit Holes: Dee: Gianni Rodari plus The Flowers of Little Ida by Hans Christian Andersen Carol: Harriet Klamroth Morse, a Lost Lady of Garden Writing. Plus she’s on Volume 3 of The Unselected Journals of Emma C. Lion. Check out our affiliate links here. And please follow us on Apple Podcasts. It helps others looking for gardening podcasts find us. We appreciate all our listeners and readers. Have a great week everyone! For more info, check out our Substack newsletter. On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| Winging, Waxing, and Waning Through Another Episode | 27 Aug 2025 | 00:55:43 | |
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!). Watermelons: All America Selections has several winners On the Bookshelf: How Can I Help: Saving Nature with Your Yard, by Doug Tallamy (Amazon Link) Dirt: Lone Star Ticks on Martha’s Vineyard: Tick Bites on Martha’s Vineyard Has Businesses Going Vegan - The New York Times World’s Tallest Sunflower grown in Ft. Wayne Indiana this summer: WANE Rabbit Holes: Dee: Vivian Maier Carol: Edna King Mandeville and Atomic Gardening. Our affiliate links are here. On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| As We Transition to Gardening Indoors... | 01 Nov 2023 | 00:43:00 | |
Dee and Carol talk about vintage garden accessories, microgreens, a new book by Marc Hamer, and some pretty deep rabbit holes. Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission): On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| Sharing Flowers, Sharing Stories | 25 Oct 2023 | 00:44:20 | |
Dee and Carol talked about passalong plants from their gardens, fermenting to preserve vegetables, rice, gardening pants, plus more! Flowers: On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| What's the Answer to Every Gardening Question? | 18 Oct 2023 | 00:39:54 | |
Dee and Carol talk about native asters, planting your garden for foraging, a new houseplant book, a new sunscreen, and more. Dirt: On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| Shall We Garden? Shall We Read? Shall We Explore a Mystery or Two? | 11 Oct 2023 | 00:40:42 | |
Dee and Carol talk about poisonous plants in the garden, a new vegetable garden planner, the new book Gardening Can Be Murder, and more On the Bookshelf: On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| Travel Makes Kale Interesting and Other Gardening Topics | 04 Oct 2023 | 00:42:26 | |
Dee and Carol talk about late-flowering bulbs, kale, an Italian cookbook, and more. On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| Mums, Pumpkins, Lawns, and Many Topics In Between | 27 Sep 2023 | 00:47:00 | |
Dee and Carol about mums, pumpkins, some lawn research, and more. Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission): On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| Milkweeds and Other Gardening Topics | 20 Sep 2023 | 00:46:33 | |
Dee and Carol discuss milkweeds, perennials in a vegetable garden, a new book on milkweeds, chaos gardening and more. Allan Armitage’s recent article about natives and non-natives. On the bookshelf: The Milkweed Lands: An Epic Story of One Plant by Eric Lee-Mader Dirt: Chaos Gardening Is Actually the Easiest Way to Grow Your Dream Garden Also FH article about this trend.
On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| Listen and Lean Into a Bit of Gardening Insanity | 11 Sep 2023 | 00:52:10 | |
Dee and Carol talk about what to do to overwinter plants, cold frames, a new book on cottage gardens and more. Bustani Plant Farm in Stillwater, OK On the Bookshelf: The Cottage Garden by Claus Dalby (Amazon) Dirt: Article about Jennifer Garner's Family Farm Rabbit Holes:
On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| No Mention of Violas But Lots of Other Good Gardening Tips and Talk | 06 Sep 2023 | 00:55:24 | |
Dee and Carol discussed buying bulbs for fall planting, lessons from our vegetable gardens and several other topics. Dirt: The Loose Ends Project and on Instagram Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission): On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| Fill Your Gardening Tank With Flowers | 30 Aug 2023 | 00:37:10 | |
This week, we talked about flower farms, orb weaver spiders, pressed flowers and a new cookbook. Vegetables Orb Weaver Spider - Wildlife Heritage Foundation. Dee's blog post about her orb weaver: Three for Thursday, a lady in waiting - Red Dirt Ramblings® On the Bookshelf: My Vermont Table by Gesine Bullock-Prado. (Amazon link) Dirt: Pressing flowers, Margaret Roach article in the NYT. On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| We Can't Talk About the Letter "V" Without Violas | 20 Aug 2025 | 00:49:11 | |
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 ‘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: Vetch as a cover crop. Perennial that can become invasive. Vitex - Vitex agnus-castus - Chaste Tree On the Bookshelf: A Year and a Day on Just a Few Acres by Peter Larson (Amazon link) His YouTube channel is Just a Few Acres Farm. Also, A Very Small Farm by William Paul Winchester (Amazon Link) Dirt: The 2,000-Year-Old ‘Perfume Garden’ in the Ancient City of Pompeii Has Been Restored to Its Former Glory: Smithsonian Rabbit Holes: Dee: New blog post on Substack: Tomatoes, peppers, okra, and squash Carol: Discovered more Lost Ladies of Garden Writing and wrote a Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day Post. Our affiliate links are here. On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream For Good Soil | 23 Aug 2023 | 00:48:04 | |
This week, we discussed soil, mulches, compost, a new book on composting, and more. Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission): On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| Weed, Read, Weed, Read and Listen for Some Gardening Tips! | 16 Aug 2023 | 00:44:34 | |
Dee and Carol talk about tall phlox, Joy Larkcom, a new book, and more on this week's episode. Van Gogh’s Fantasy mix sunflowers from Sunflower Steve. Flowers: Phlox paniculata 'Cover Girl' and Luminary Ultraviolet Phlox | Plant Addicts On the Bookshelf: Garden Maker’s Book of Wonder, by Allison Vallin Kostovick (creator of Finch & Folly) (Amazon link) (162 Recipes, Crafts, Tips, Techniques, and Plants to Inspire You in Every Season) Dirt: Article about the 2024 trends report from Garden Media Group Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):
On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| Garden Talk With a Side of Green Beans | 09 Aug 2023 | 00:41:06 | |
Dee and Carol talk about salvias, what they are growing in their fall gardens, plus a book, some dirt, and watch out for green children! Flowers: Jimi Blake at Hunting Brook Gardens on Instagram Veggies: On the Bookshelf: A Year in the Edible Garden, by Sarah Raven. (Amazon link) Rabbit Holes:
On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| Growing a Garden That's a Cut Above | 02 Aug 2023 | 00:50:06 | |
This week, Dee and Carol talk about growing flowers for cutting, how they add beauty to their vegetable gardens, a new-to-them book, and boxwoods. Taste of Home’s Sausage Ratatouille to use up a lot of garden veggies… On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| Saving Sweet Pea Seeds and Summer Gardening | 26 Jul 2023 | 00:48:01 | |
This week, Carol and Dee talk about caladiums, rocket/arugula, saving sweet pea seeds, plus two deep rabbit holes. Dirt: Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission): On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| From Harleys to Horticulture | 19 Jul 2023 | 00:39:02 | |
Dee and Carol talk about hardy hibiscus, melons, a book about Jane Austen's gardens and more. Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission): On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| We Hope This Episode Finds You With a Happily Growing Garden! | 12 Jul 2023 | 00:35:35 | |
Dee and Carol talk once again about marigolds, then introduce a new basil, a salad cookbook and some interesting dirt and rabbit holes. Salad Freak, by Jess Damuck. (Amazon Link) Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission): On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| Summertime & the Gardening is... Never a Dull Moment | 05 Jul 2023 | 00:52:17 | |
This week, we talked about cultivated and wild petunias, turnips, a book by Monty Don and what's going on in our gardens. On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| There's a Sunflower in the Soup Garden | 28 Jun 2023 | 00:54:50 | |
This week, we talked about native echinaceas, transitioning the vegetable garden from spring to summer, a new book on grasses, plus mulch and Jalapeno-gate. Vegetables: Dirt: On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| Hitting a Summer Stride As the Summer Solstice Nears | 21 Jun 2023 | 00:54:54 | |
This week, we discussed cool coneflowers, new vegetable varieties, a few more Instagram accounts we enjoy, and a new gardening book we love. PowWow Wildberry Vegetables: Dirt: Rabbit Holes: On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| Without Good Soil, You Won't Have a Good Time in the Garden | 13 Aug 2025 | 00:53:40 | |
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
Our Choices Underplanting
Vegetables: Unusual vegetables.
On the Bookshelf: The Newfoundland Lunch Party: A Sisters of the Soil Novel with Recipes – Sonia Day (Amazon Link) Dirt: Roblox Grow a Garden Online Game Rabbit Holes: Dee: Babylon Berlin. You can watch it with the MHZ Choice app Carol: The latest lost lady of garden writing, Lena Mae McCauley and Honey Bee Mill Books. Our affiliate links are here. On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| Snakes Alive and Busy Summer Gardening | 14 Jun 2023 | 00:45:01 | |
This week, we discussed sunpatiens, going organic in the vegetable garden, a new book on floriography and more. Dirt: Rabbit Holes: On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| Gardening and Puzzling | 07 Jun 2023 | 00:51:09 | |
This week, we discuss roses, vegetable gardeners who inspire us on Instagram, and a new segment about our favorites! Dirt: Rabbit Holes: On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| And So Begins the Time of Editing the Garden | 31 May 2023 | 00:44:08 | |
Dee and Carol talk about irises (again), how to support tomato plants, and more in this week's episode. Vegetables: Dirt: Living Kitchen Farm & Dairy Rabbit Holes: On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| Back to the Garden! | 24 May 2023 | 00:47:41 | |
This week, Dee and Carol talk about bearded irises, the evolution of their vegetable gardens, and several other gardening topics. American Wildflowers: A Literary Field Guide, edited by Susan Barba, illustrations by Leann Shapton (Amazon link) Dirt: A new game coming: Botany: Flower Hunting in the Victorian Era. Rabbit Holes: On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| Honey, I Shrunk the Garden | 17 May 2023 | 00:36:46 | |
Dee and Carol talk about smaller perennials for smaller gardens, growing miniature vegetables and more. Vegetables: Baby Bubba Okra from Burpee… On Deck Sweet Corn from Burpee Masterpiece Peas from Burpee Carol's Family Handyman article on mini vegetables. On the Bookshelf: The Color of Roses: A Curated Spectrum of 300 Blooms by Danielle Dall’Armi Hahn (Amazon link) Rabbit holes : Potting Soil Test Oklahoma Gardening On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| When Garden Centers Are Exploding with Flowers | 10 May 2023 | 00:40:43 | |
This week, we talk about society garlic, stone fruit trees, allergies, and more. Dirt: American Garden Rose Selections announcement and the Heritage Rose Foundation Rabbit Holes: A substack article on “A Pilgrimage for Book People.” On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| A Tip of the Trowel to British Gardening for Coronation Week | 03 May 2023 | 00:38:14 | |
Dee and Carol turned toward Great Britain to talk about flowers Dee has coveted from her trips to England, growing vegetables in England, the floral symbolism in the coronation invitation, plus some British inspired gardening books. The Hidden Symbolism in King Charles and Queen Camilla's Coronation Invitation
On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| Dreaming of Delphinums? So Are We! | 26 Apr 2023 | 00:47:40 | |
Dee and Carol talk about admiring and trying to grow delphiniums, heirloom/heritage vegetables, and then a whole lot about roses, plus more, of course. Vegetables: Santa Maria Pinquito Bean – Rancho Gordo and Santa Maria Tri-Tip Recipe On the Bookshelf: Heirloom Vegetable Gardening: A Master Gardener's Guide to Planting, Seed Saving, and Cultural History, by William Woys Weaver (Amazon link) Plus: The Heirloom Tomato: From Garden to Table: Recipes, Portraits, and History of the World's Most Beautiful Fruit by Amy Goldman (Amazon link) and Smith & Hawken: 100 Heirloom Tomatoes for American Gardens by Carolyn J. Male (Amazon link) Dirt: Soldier fly larva compost article Rabbit Hole: A Rose Chat podcast episode and a children's book: The Rose Without a Name: The Story of the Katrina Rose by Nancy Rust & Carol Stubbs. On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| Springtime is Go Time in the Garden | 19 Apr 2023 | 00:51:46 | |
Dee and Carol talk about salvia, growing potatoes, a new wild bee book, Smart Pots, and more on this week. Check out our Substack newsletter for more info about this week's episode and subscribe to get it directly in your email inbox! A few links: Carol's blog post about Spring Beauties Dee's blog post about the Simpson wildfire that came to her neighborhood Flowers: 'Clancy F1' potatoes, an All-America Selection from 2019. Seeds available from Botanical Interests On the Bookshelf: The Wild Bee Handbook: The Amazing Lives of Our Wild Species and How to Help Them Thrive by Sarah Wyndham-Lewis (Amazon link) Dirt: Smart Pots, and why we love them. Our Affiliates: Botanical Interests Farmers Defense Etsy Territorial Seeds True Leaf Market Eden Bros 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. On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| Then Laughter Returned to the Garden | 12 Apr 2023 | 00:36:14 | |
Dee and Carol talk about columbine flowers, perennial kale, a different kind of foraging book and more this week. Vegetables And April is Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month Our Affiliates: On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| Tee Up Some More Gardening! | 06 Aug 2025 | 00:55:28 | |
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 Turnips - There is an All-America Selection Turnip. Tokyo Cross from 1969 Tulsi - Holy Basil On the Bookshelf: The 10-Minute Gardener: How to Have a Veggie Garden and a Life—85 Time-Saving Tactics to Be More Efficient and Grow More Food in Less Time by CaliKim (Amazon Link) Dirt: Dogs Sniff out Spotted Lantern Fly (Virginia Tech) Rabbit Holes: Dee: Carol: Shakespeare’s Flowers jigsaw puzzle that I abandoned earlier in the spring. A made-for-TV movie about Barbara Pym starring Patricia Routledge called Miss Pym’s Day Out Our affiliate links are here. On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| Bluebirds Flock Where Flowers Bloom | 05 Apr 2023 | 00:47:20 | |
Dee and Carol talked about stock, asparagus, sunflowers, a new flower book, and what's going on in Dee's garden after the fires in Oklahoma. More asparagus history and growing info in The Seed Dectective, by Adam Alexander. (Amazon link) (last week's book) and The Chef's Garden, by Farmer Lee Jones (Amazon link) Our Dirt: Our Affiliates: On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| Morning Sun: The Best Thing in the World | 27 Mar 2023 | 00:51:12 | |
This week, Dee and Carol talk about tulips, rhubarb, the book The Seed Detective and more. Our Dirt: Our Affiliates: On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| A Gardening Travelogue to Japan and Back | 22 Mar 2023 | 00:45:34 | |
Carol and Dee talked about flowering cherry trees, Japanese vegetables, and The Sakura Obsession. Dirt: From Dee's Texas Bluebonnet trip, Salvia 'Augusta Duelberg' Our Affiliates: On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| A Chatty Garden Clubby Kind of Episode | 15 Mar 2023 | 00:47:57 | |
Dee and Carol chat about daffodils, hopniss, Easter amaryllis and more on this week's episode. On the Bookshelf: The First-Time Gardener: Container Food Gardening: All the Know-How You Need to Grow Veggies, Fruits, Herbs, and Other Edible Plants in Pots by Pam Farley (Amazon Link) Rabbit Holes: Wildflower trail info for Texas from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Our Affiliates: On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| The Company You Keep... In The Garden | 08 Mar 2023 | 00:50:56 | |
Dee and Carol talked about annual flowers that attract butterflies, sowing early spring vegetables, a card deck of helpful veggie info and more. On the Bookshelf: Home Harvest: Your Pocket Card Guide to Kitchen Gardening by Bridie Cotter and Tom Gaunt. (Amazon link) Shout out to the illustrator too, Edith Rewa; she has some botanical wrapping paper and a botanical coloring book. Dirt: A Defense of Hellebores, by Marianne Wilburn. Rabbit Holes: Carol's Blog Post on Grace Woolson. FrostKiss Anna’s Red Hellebore Our Affiliates: On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| Gardening for Birds | 01 Mar 2023 | 00:57:36 | |
Dee and Carol talk about flowers and gardens for birds, edible berries birds like, and more. Dirt:
Our Affiliates: On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| Thirsty for Gardening! | 22 Feb 2023 | 00:49:16 | |
Dee and Carol discuss growing flowers and veggies without much water, a new book on dry climate gardening and more. On the Bookshelf: Dry Climate Gardening: Growing Beautify, Sustainable Gardens in Low-Water Conditions by Noelle Johnson Dirt: Little Dibby gardening tools by Sean and Allison McManus of Spoken Garden. Go to Spoken Garden on Etsy to find them. Rabbit holes: The Urban Nemophilist on Instagram Our Affiliates: On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| Letting Go of Plants? Really? | 15 Feb 2023 | 00:38:07 | |
Dee and Carol talk about cutting gardens, southern heirloom vegetables and the woman behind them and more. Flowers: Vegetables: On the Bookshelf: Dirt: Our Affiliates: On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| Lost Time in the Garden (Podcast) | 08 Feb 2023 | 00:54:11 | |
This week's topics include advice for cleaning up flower and vegetable gardens plus more gardening-related topics. DIrt: And Ohio is the first state to ban the sale of Bradford pears! Rabbit Holes: Mr. Pelargonium on You Tube and his video on Feeding pelargoniums. Our Affiliates: For more info on Carol and her books, visit her website. Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens. On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| Gardening for a Cup of Tea | 01 Feb 2023 | 00:50:39 | |
Dee and Carol steeped this episode in a cup of tea with flowers and vegetables you can grow for tea, tea tips, and more. Vegetables: A tea with 10 different dried veggies On the Bookshelf The Pleasure of Herbs: A Month-by-Month Guide to Growing, Using, and Enjoying Herbs by Phyllis Shaudys (1986) (Amazon Link) and Herbal Treasures: Inspiring Month-by-Month Projects for Gardening, Cooking, and Crafts by Phyllis V. Shaudys (1990) (Amazon Link) A Taste for Herbs by Sue Goetz (Amazon Link) Dirt: Life is Better with Tea Website with info on how to brew the perfect tea: Dee’s current favorite teas are: Bettys Tea Room tea from Yorkshire and Tetley loose leaf. Carol’s current favorite tea is Earl Grey from Nuts.com. Carol’s favorite electric tea kettle: Kitchenaid Kettle with an Infuser Dee’s favorite tea kettle is Russell Hobbs. Rabbit Holes: Dee's new Puzzle protector Affiliate link to Botanical Interest Seeds. Book links are also affiliate links. For more info on Carol and her books, visit her website. Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens. On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| So What Does the Letter S Bring to Our Gardens? | 30 Jul 2025 | 00:47:54 | |
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 - Creme Brulee is an All American selection from 2021. Swiss chard Savory: winter (Satureja montana and summer (Satureja hortensis). On the Bookshelf: Herbs in Every Season: 48 Edible and Medicinal Herbs for the Kitchen, Garden, and Apothecary by Bevin Cohen (Amazon link) Dirt: Alpha gal: an article picked up by the AP. Rabbit Holes: Dee: Wall Street Journal article about Giverny. Carol’s Bread crumbs to : Fox in the Forest on Instagram Carol’s rabbit hole of Molly Price, the latest Lost Lady of Garden Writing. Our affiliate links are here. On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| Another Seedy Episode! | 25 Jan 2023 | 00:47:03 | |
Dee and Carol discuss winter sowing, directly sowing vegetables, and more on this week's episode. Susan Mulvilhill's website for more winter sowing info. Check out her books... The Vegetable Garden Problem Solver Handbook: Identify and manage diseases and other common problems on edible plants (Amazon link) coming out Feb. 7, and The Vegetable Garden Pest Handbook: Identify and Solve Common Pest Problems on Edible Plants - All Natural Solutions! (Amazon Link) On the Bookshelf: Secret Gardens of the South East: A Private Tour by Barbara Segall (Amazon link) Dirt: Rabbit Holes: For more info on Carol and her books, visit her website. Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens. On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| The Great Seed Starting Soil Debate | 18 Jan 2023 | 00:46:28 | |
This week, Carol and Dee talk about starting flower seeds, starting vegetable seeds, and several other gardening topics. Veggies: On the Bookshelf: Dirt: Rabbit Holes: The usual links: For more info on Carol and her books, visit her website. Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens. On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||
| Build Your Gardening Confidence the Seedy Way | 11 Jan 2023 | 00:46:47 | |
This week, Dee and Carol discuss the flower and vegetable seeds they'll be starting indoors, a new book on botany, and other gardening topics. Dirt: A few other links: Horticulture Week Podcastcr (from the UK) Carol’s Family Handyman article on deciphering tomato seed and plant labels Craig LeHoullier’s website, author of Epic Tomatoes The usual links: For more info on Carol and her books, visit her website. Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens.
. On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. | |||