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Well, We Tried to Make Insects the Overall Theme

Well, We Tried to Make Insects the Overall Theme

FromThe Gardenangelists: Flowers, Veggies, and All the Best Dirt


Well, We Tried to Make Insects the Overall Theme

FromThe Gardenangelists: Flowers, Veggies, and All the Best Dirt

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Length:
49 minutes
Released:
Oct 13, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Dee and Carol tried to make insects the overall theme for this week's podcast which is all about late-blooming flowers for pollinators, leaving the leaves for the insects, some cool books, and a wonderful documentary called The Love Bugs.Some links:National Garden Club's Blog post on overwintering pelargoniums indoors by Peggy RiccioDee's latest segment on Oklahoma GardeningDee's new hydrangea from Proven Winners  Fairytrail Bride® Cascade Hydrangea.Carol's new hydrangeas from Proven Winners include Invincibelle Garnetta® and Quick Fire Fab®. Fairytrail Bride® isn't hardy enough for Carol's garden!Also, Hydrangea 'Bobo®' from Proven WinnersCincinnati Zoo and Botanical GardenSolidago shortii 'Solar Cascade' - Plant FinderGolden Torch Goldenrodhttps://xerces.org  for more info on overwintering insects.On the Bookshelf: The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees, by Doug TallamyRabbit Holes:  Red Land Cotton Sheets and American Blanket Company.Bringing Nature Home, by Doug Tallamy,   Aldo Leopold’s classic A Sand County Almanac, and Tales from the Ant World, by Edward O. Wilson, Pastoral Song, by James Rebanks. Dirt:  POV | The Love Bugs, a wonderful documentary.Affiliate link to Botanical Interest Seeds. (If you buy something from them after using this link, we earn a small commission at no cost to you.)Email us at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  For more info on Carol and her books, visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens.For more info on Dee and her book, visit her website.  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.Book links are also affiliate links.Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.
Released:
Oct 13, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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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.