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, Outrageous, ba...
Jun 25, 2025•50 min•Season 7Ep. 29
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 Cassandra Danz , anoth...
Jun 18, 2025•50 min•Season 7Ep. 28
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 sure an...
Jun 11, 2025•42 min•Season 7Ep. 27
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 & Illustrated His...
Jun 04, 2025•44 min•Season 7Ep. 26
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 purchase ea...
May 27, 2025•47 min•Season 7Ep. 25
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 Garden...
May 21, 2025•49 min•Season 7Ep. 24
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 Jason Ingram. ( Amaz...
May 14, 2025•58 min•Season 7Ep. 23
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 sisters ,...
May 07, 2025•53 min•Season 7Ep. 22
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: I talian terra-cotta and Vietnamese pots To see Carol chat live with Noel K...
Apr 30, 2025•59 min•Season 7Ep. 21
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 s tand 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 Skating Rinks--a Cool Hi...
Apr 16, 2025•48 min•Season 7Ep. 20
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 Florida and Hedwig...
Apr 09, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 7Ep. 19
Send us a text Dee and Carol are back with another episode in their alphabet series, talking about dahlias, dianthus, dill, dragons and more. For more info and links, check out our free newsletter . You can also see us on YouTube . A few links: American Dahlia Society Dragonfly Peppers, an All-American Selection from 2022 Dragon' Tail radishes from Burpee On the bookshelf: The Big, Bad Book of Botany: The World’s Most Fascinating Flora by Michael Largo ( Amazon link ) Dirt: Longan or Dragon's Fr...
Apr 02, 2025•52 min•Season 7Ep. 18
Send us a text Dee and Carol pause their alphabetical episodes to talk about how to live a relaxed gardening life. For more details, links, and pictures, check out our free newslette r. On the bookshelf: Jane Austen’s Garden: A Botanical Tour of the Classic Novels by Molly Williams and Jessica Roux by ( Amazon link ) Dirt: Wassailing to the trees in early spring . Rabbit Holes: Link to register for Herb Society of America's program presented by Carol on Lost Ladies of Herbal and Garden Writing. ...
Mar 26, 2025•58 min•Season 7Ep. 17
Send us a text Dee and Carol talked about cleome, carnations, catnip and cabbages, along with a new book on vegetable gardening, and more. For all the details, check out our free newsletter . A few links: Cleome Sparkler Blush F1,and Pink Queen , two All-America Selections On the Bookshelf: High Yield, Small Space Organic Gardening: Practical Tips for Growing Your Own Food by Christy Wilhelmi, Owner of Gardenerd ( Amazon link ) Dirt: Tim James: 120 Years Since the Pest Phylloxera Came to Constan...
Mar 19, 2025•57 min•Season 7Ep. 16
Send us a text Dee and Carol talk about flowers and vegetables that start with the letter "B", a new book on foraging mushrooms, and more. For complete information and more links, check out our free newsletter . A few links: Baby's Breath - Gypsophilia 'Gypsy Rose Pink,' an AAS Winner Brunnera 'Jack Frost' from Proven Winners Bergenia 'Miss Piggy' from Proven Winners Lettuce 'Buttercrunch,' an AAS Winner On the bookshelf: Go Forth and Forage: A Guide to Foraging Over 50 of the Most Common Edible...
Mar 12, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Season 7Ep. 15
Send us a text Dee and Carol talk about alyssum, Agastache, artichokes, a new book, Gardening to the Max, and crown bees. Then they side-dressed it all with a few other books and topics. Links: Alyssum seeds at True Leaf Market Agastache 'Golden Jubilee' at Select Seeds Agastache foeniculum info from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Artichokes from Burpee Our previous episode about asparagus On the bookshelf: Garden to the Max: Joyful, Visionary, Maximalist Design, by Teresa Woodard ( Amazon ...
Mar 05, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Season 7Ep. 14
Send us a text Dee and Carol talk about the grandmacore trend and relate it to gardening, plus they talk about the new book Pansies by Brenna Estrada and Dee is making gluten-free sourdough bread. For more information and links, check out our free newsletter Links: Select Seeds Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Seed Savers Exchange On the Bookshelf: Pansies: How to Grow, Reimagine, and Create Beauty with Pansies and Violas by Brenna Estrada ( Amazon ) Dirt: More on Grandmacore trend Our Affiliates...
Feb 26, 2025•53 min•Season 7Ep. 13
Send us a text Dee and Carol talk give tips for growing big zinnias, some things to consider for a new vegetable garden, a lovely book by Anya Lautenbach and more. For more information and links, check out our free newsletter . Flowers: Grow Great Zinnias - Floret Flowers On the Bookshelf: The Money-Saving Garden Year, a month-by-month guide to a great garden that costs less , by Anya Lautenbach. ( Amazon link ) Dirt: Cinnamon to Prevent Fungus Gnats ? Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a p...
Feb 19, 2025•58 min•Season 7Ep. 12
Send us a text Dee and Carol talked about how new flower varieties come to market, whether or not you should grow your own pepper and tomato plants, dirt about blue bees, and a book about historic flowers. For more details and links, check out our free newsletter ! Flowers: Info on tissue culture Veggies: On the Bookshelf: Restoring American Gardens: An Encyclopedia of Heirloom Ornamental Plants, 1640-1940 ( Amazon ) Dirt: New blue bee found in Texas Rabbit Holes: Dr. Cynthia Westcott, PhD, a Lo...
Feb 12, 2025•52 min•Season 7Ep. 11
Send us a text Dee and Carol talk about new varieties of flowers and veggies, plus a book about the history of tomatoes. For more info and all the links, check out our free newsletter ! Flowers: Verbena Sweetheart Kisses Snapdragon DoubleShot™ Yellow Red Heart F1 Petunia 'Shake™ Raspberry F1' Zinnia Zydeco Fire Veggies: Pick-N-Pop yellow pepper Wildcat hot pepper Red Impact pepper Zenzei tomato Squash Green Lightning On the Bookshelf: Ten Tomatoes That Changed the World: A History by William Ale...
Feb 05, 2025•49 min•Season 7Ep. 10
Send us a text Dee and Carol talk about Monstera houseplants, sage, a new book, Earthly Utopias, apple collecting and more. For complete info, check out our free weekly newsletter Links: National Garden Bureau Year of the Monstera How to grow sage from The Spruce On the Bookshelf: Earthly Utopias: Sacred Gardens of the World by Yolanda Zappaterra ( Amazon Link ) Dirt: Meet Tom Brown, the Apple Hunter, from BlueDot Living Rabbit Holes: Anna Gilman Hill, a Lost Lady of Garden Writing Our Affiliate...
Jan 29, 2025•53 min•Season 7Ep. 9
Send us a text This week, we talked about milkweed, peas, Dee's new cookbook and more! For all the details and links, check out our free newsletter . Links: National Garden Bureau's Year of Asclepias National Garden Bureau's Year of the Pea On the Bookshelf: JoyFull: Cook Effortlessly, Eat Freely, Live Radiantly (A Cookbook) , by Radhi Devlukia-Shetty ( Amazon link ) Dirt: A Prison Garden in Oklahoma ( on FB ) Everything else is in our free newsletter! Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a p...
Jan 22, 2025•58 min•Season 7Ep. 8
Send us a text Dee and Carol talk about calendula, borage, one of Dee's new cookbooks, tracking rain, and more! For more info and links, check out our free newsletter. Flowers: National Garden Bureau's Year of the Calendula Veggies: Borage, and information from T he Spruce On the Bookshelf: La Vie Rustic: Cooking and Living in the French Style , by Georgeanne Brennan ( Amazon link ) Dirt: Raindrop App See our newsletter for all the rest of the info! Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purc...
Jan 15, 2025•50 min•Season 7Ep. 7
Send us a text Dee and Carol are back from their holiday hiatus talking about caladiums, comfrey, a new book, Plant Words, and more. For more info and more links, check out our free weekly newsletter. Links: Year of the Caladium, from National Garden Bureau Comfrey, a perennial, from The Spruce , an herb from Wellness Mama , and for compost tea from Gardening Know How On the Bookshelf: Plant Words: A book of 250 curious words for plant lovers by Joe Richomme & Emma Wayland ( Amazon ) Dirt: A...
Jan 08, 2025•51 min
Send us a text Dee and Carol talk about some of their favorite Christmas plants, growing savory, a book, Small-Scale Homesteading and more. For more info and backstories, check out our weekly newsletter. Links: Queeny Lemon Peach zinnia from Burpee 14 Best Christmas Plants and Flowers for the Holiday Season from Family Handyman . Or if you prefer, read it on Birds & Blooms . What is savory on Masterclass . On the bookshelf: Small-Scale Homesteading: A Sustainable Guide to Gardening, Keeping ...
Dec 18, 2024•54 min•Season 7Ep. 5
Send us a text Dee and Carol talked about amaryllis, holy basil, some apple dirt, and several books they are enjoying including The Botanists' Library. For more information and links, check out our weekly newsletter . Links: John Scheepers … for amaryllis bulbs and info on growing amaryllis bulbs On Family Handyman's website: How to Keep an Amaryllis Alive On the bookshelf: The Botantists’ Library: The Most Important Botanical Books in History by Carolyn Fry & Emma Wayland (Ivy Press, a Quar...
Dec 11, 2024•53 min•Season 7Ep. 4
Send us a text Dee and Carol talk about why they love violas and zinnias, how to grow fennel, a new book, and leaf-shape-changing hollies, plus the usual rabbit holes and garden updates. For complete information, check out our free newsletter ! Links: The Quote Garden Fennel Seeds from Botanical Interests On the Bookshelf: The Cindervale Pearl by H.P. Jones Dirt: Hollies Get Pricky for a Reason from National Geographic Rabbit Holes: The Dorito Effect by Mark Schatzker ( Amazon Link) Edna St. Vin...
Dec 04, 2024•42 min•Season 7Ep. 3
Send us a text Dee and Carol talked about orange flowers, growing mache, and a new book on water-saving gardening, plus the usual dirt and rabbit holes. For more information, subscribe to our free newsletter ! Links: Carol's First Snow blog post Dee's blog post on brightly colored flowers An article from Epic Gardening on growing mache. On the Bookshelf: The Water-Smart Garden: Techniques and Strategies for Conserving, Capturing, and Efficiently Using Water in Today’s Climate… and Tomorrow’s by ...
Nov 27, 2024•49 min•Season 7Ep. 2
Send us a text Dee and Carol talked about using cottagecore gardening ideas in your flower and vegetable gardens and some of their favorite books on cottagecore style gardens. Plus, they went off on a few tangents, as happens. For all the details, some pictures, and more links, check out our free newsletter . Links! A definition of cottagecore from Country Living A list of cottage garden flowers from Family Handyman On the Bookshelf: Life in a Cottage Garden by Carol Klein ( Amazon link ) The Co...
Nov 20, 2024•57 min•Season 7Ep. 1
Send us a text As November continues, we talk about mums, celery, bananas, a new book on horticulture history and several other related topics. For more information and to enter the giveaway for copies of The Gardener magazine, check out our free newsletter ! Flowers: Are Mums Perennials and How to Care for Mums On the bookshelf: Heroines of Horticulture: A Celebration of Women Who Shaped North America’s Gardening Heritage by Stefan White (Amazon Link ) Dirt: iFit used by Dee Rabbit Holes: How t...
Nov 13, 2024•1 hr 3 min
