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 Cas...

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 sur...

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 & Ill...

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 purch...

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 Ga...

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 Ja...

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...

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: Italian terra-cotta and Vietnamese pots To see Carol chat liv...

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 stand 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 Skati...

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 Flori...

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 Drago...

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 newsletter. 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 Her...

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...

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 Commo...

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 (Amazo...

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 O...

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...

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 Westcot...

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 Chang...

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 Affi...