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

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/225480/open_sms] 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 [https://open.substack.com/pub/thegardenangelists/p/m-is-for-marigolds-melons-monarda?r=dnpde&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true].  You can also watch the recording on YouTube [https://youtu.be/EKPm3dGo0yg] A few links: A succulent called Mezoo [https://www.provenwinners.com/plants/aptenia/mezoo-trailing-red-livingstone-daisy-aptenia-cordifolia] Bauer lettuce, an AAS winner [https://all-americaselections.org/product/lettuce-bauer/] On the bookshelf: In the Garden With Jane Austen, by Kim Wilson (Amazon Link [https://amzn.to/4km1wcS]) Dirt: Yiayia Anna on the blue zone island of Ikaria in Greece (Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/reel/DD4t_HexFtX/?locale=pt_PT&hl=bg]) Rabbit Holes; Carol's blog post [https://caroljmichel.com/eight-types-of-mowing/] on eight types of mowing. Be sure and check out our newsletter for more links. Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission): Botanical Interests [https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=250954&u=2947357&m=28945&urllink=&afftrack=] Farmers Defense [https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=2079645&u=2947357&m=127562&urllink=&afftrack=] Etsy [https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=982709&u=2947357&m=70734&urllink=&afftrack=] Territorial Seeds [https://www.pntrac.com/t/2-501710-295784-269073] True Leaf Market [https://www.pntrac.com/t/2-283908-295784-153185] Eden Bros [https://www.pjatr.com/t/8-11599-295784-158559] Nature Hills Nursery [https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=16801&u=2947357&m=4742&urllink=&afftrack=]  Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links. Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  Our newsletter is on Substack [https://thegardenangelists.substack.com/] For more info on Carol  visit her website. [https://www.caroljmichel.com/]  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens [https://www.maydreamsgardens.com/]. For more info on Dee, visit her website [https://www.deenash.com/].  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings. [https://reddirtramblings.com/] Watch this episode on YouTube [https://youtu.be/EKPm3dGo0yg]. Support the show [https://www.paypal.me/dbaRedDirtRamblings] On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener [https://www.instagram.com/indygardener/], Dee: RedDirtRamblings [https://www.instagram.com/reddirtramblings/], Our podcast: TheGardenangelists [https://www.instagram.com/thegardenangelists/]. On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club [https://www.facebook.com/groups/583915635770216]. On YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvb-TIXzJX5Ug7q1zlVUhuQ].

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/225480/open_sms] 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 [https://open.substack.com/pub/thegardenangelists/p/l-is-for-lavender-lilacs-lupines?r=dnpde&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true]. You can also watch us recording this via YouTube [https://youtu.be/VoW3y1KYaqw]. Links: Lavender 'Lady' an All-America Selection [https://all-americaselections.org/product/lavender-lady/]  Bloomerang Lilac from Proven Winners ColorChoice Flowering Shrubs [https://www.provenwinnerscolorchoice.com/bloomerang-lilacs/] Miss Rumphius [https://amzn.to/43EHrHx], by Barbara Cooney On the bookshelf:  The Complete Language of Herbs: A Definitive & Illustrated History [https://bookshop.org/a/601/9781577152828] by S. Theresa Dietz.  (Amazon link [https://amzn.to/3HlIEvL]) Diary of a French Herb Garden, by Geraldene Holt (Amazon Link [https://amzn.to/4kzmwfU]) Dirt: How Gardening Can Help You Live Longer (from the BBC [https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250509-how-gardening-boosts-brain-health]) Rabbit Holes: Lucy Hooper [https://lostladiesofgardenwriting.substack.com/p/lucy-hooper] Bobby Approved app info  [https://www.flavcity.com/bobbyapproved/] Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission): Botanical Interests [https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=250954&u=2947357&m=28945&urllink=&afftrack=] Farmers Defense [https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=2079645&u=2947357&m=127562&urllink=&afftrack=] Etsy [https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=982709&u=2947357&m=70734&urllink=&afftrack=] Territorial Seeds [https://www.pntrac.com/t/2-501710-295784-269073] True Leaf Market [https://www.pntrac.com/t/2-283908-295784-153185] Eden Bros [https://www.pjatr.com/t/8-11599-295784-158559] Nature Hills Nursery [https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=16801&u=2947357&m=4742&urllink=&afftrack=]  Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links. Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  Our newsletter is on Substack [https://thegardenangelists.substack.com/] For more info on Carol  visit her website. [https://www.caroljmichel.com/]  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens [https://www.maydreamsgardens.com/]. For more info on Dee, visit her website [https://www.deenash.com/].  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings. [https://reddirtramblings.com/] Watch this episode on YouTube [https://youtu.be/VoW3y1KYaqw]. Support the show [https://www.paypal.me/dbaRedDirtRamblings] On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener [https://www.instagram.com/indygardener/], Dee: RedDirtRamblings [https://www.instagram.com/reddirtramblings/], Our podcast: TheGardenangelists [https://www.instagram.com/thegardenangelists/]. On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club [https://www.facebook.com/groups/583915635770216]. On YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvb-TIXzJX5Ug7q1zlVUhuQ].

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/225480/open_sms] 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 [https://open.substack.com/pub/thegardenangelists/p/k-is-for-kudzu-kalanchoe-kale-and?r=dnpde&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true]! A few links: Kalettes at Johnny's Selected Seeds [https://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/kalettes/] How to eat kohlrabi, according to Martha Stewart [https://www.marthastewart.com/how-to-eat-kohlrabi-8763869] On the bookshelf:  Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, And Other Marvels of the Dark [https://bookshop.org/a/601/9781643753362] by Leigh Ann Henion (Amazon Link [https://amzn.to/4307NVm]) Dirt: 1,000 Year Old Oak in Scotland (IG link [https://www.instagram.com/p/DBvsAGosARR/?igsh=MXBmNndvOTh1NnZtZQ%3D%3D]) Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission): Botanical Interests [https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=250954&u=2947357&m=28945&urllink=&afftrack=] Farmers Defense [https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=2079645&u=2947357&m=127562&urllink=&afftrack=] Etsy [https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=982709&u=2947357&m=70734&urllink=&afftrack=] Territorial Seeds [https://www.pntrac.com/t/2-501710-295784-269073] True Leaf Market [https://www.pntrac.com/t/2-283908-295784-153185] Eden Bros [https://www.pjatr.com/t/8-11599-295784-158559] Nature Hills Nursery [https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=16801&u=2947357&m=4742&urllink=&afftrack=]  Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links. Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  Our newsletter is on Substack [https://thegardenangelists.substack.com/] For more info on Carol  visit her website. [https://www.caroljmichel.com/]  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens [https://www.maydreamsgardens.com/]. For more info on Dee, visit her website [https://www.deenash.com/].  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings. [https://reddirtramblings.com/] Watch this episode on YouTube [https://youtu.be/0lxXqwA4jOs]. Support the show [https://www.paypal.me/dbaRedDirtRamblings] On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener [https://www.instagram.com/indygardener/], Dee: RedDirtRamblings [https://www.instagram.com/reddirtramblings/], Our podcast: TheGardenangelists [https://www.instagram.com/thegardenangelists/]. On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club [https://www.facebook.com/groups/583915635770216]. On YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvb-TIXzJX5Ug7q1zlVUhuQ].

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/225480/open_sms] Dee and Carol continue gardening through the alphabet with the letter J. For more details, links, and pictures, check out our weekly newsletter [https://open.substack.com/pub/thegardenangelists/p/j-is-for-johnny-jump-ups-and-jack?r=dnpde&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true]. Dee's presentation on ticks with Sharon Forsyth - YouTube [https://youtu.be/qC9vMpM3fe8] Jack-in-the-pulpit info from MIssouri Botanical Garden [https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=j400] Info [https://www.uwajimaya.com/uwajipedia/bamboo-shoots/#:~:text=Bamboo%20shoots%20come%20fresh%20in,cuisine%20of%20Beijing%2C%20and%20Shanghai] about bamboo shoots The Chef's Garden [https://bookshop.org/a/601/9780525541066] by Farmer Lee Jones (Amazon Link [https://amzn.to/3F9t2Li]) On the bookshelf: Life with Flowers [https://bookshop.org/a/601/9781648291395] by Frances Palmer (Amazon Link [https://amzn.to/3FaW1OC]) and Frances Palmer Pottery [https://www.francespalmerpottery.com/] Dirt:  Fanny Wilkinson, London's Suffragette Gardener via The Guardian [https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/may/01/she-changed-the-face-of-london-statue-to-be-unveiled-of-suffragist-gardener?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other]. Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission): Botanical Interests [https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=250954&u=2947357&m=28945&urllink=&afftrack=] Farmers Defense [https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=2079645&u=2947357&m=127562&urllink=&afftrack=] Etsy [https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=982709&u=2947357&m=70734&urllink=&afftrack=] Territorial Seeds [https://www.pntrac.com/t/2-501710-295784-269073] True Leaf Market [https://www.pntrac.com/t/2-283908-295784-153185] Eden Bros [https://www.pjatr.com/t/8-11599-295784-158559] Nature Hills Nursery [https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=16801&u=2947357&m=4742&urllink=&afftrack=]  Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links. Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  Our newsletter is on Substack [https://thegardenangelists.substack.com/] For more info on Carol  visit her website. [https://www.caroljmichel.com/]  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens [https://www.maydreamsgardens.com/]. For more info on Dee, visit her website [https://www.deenash.com/].  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings. [https://reddirtramblings.com/] Watch this episode on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0744PxlSU5Q] Support the show [https://www.paypal.me/dbaRedDirtRamblings] On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener [https://www.instagram.com/indygardener/], Dee: RedDirtRamblings [https://www.instagram.com/reddirtramblings/], Our podcast: TheGardenangelists [https://www.instagram.com/thegardenangelists/]. On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club [https://www.facebook.com/groups/583915635770216]. On YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvb-TIXzJX5Ug7q1zlVUhuQ].

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/225480/open_sms] 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 [https://open.substack.com/pub/thegardenangelists/p/i-is-for-irises-iresine-and-insects?r=dnpde&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true]. A few links:  American Iris Society [https://www.irises.org/] Schreiner's Iris Gardens documentary on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=EcTfDEvCOWs&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.schreinersgardens.com%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE]. Plant Partners: Science-Based Companion Planting Strategies for the Vegetable Garden [https://bookshop.org/a/601/9781635861334] by Jessica Walliser. (Amazon link [https://amzn.to/3GNikKR]) On the Bookshelf:    The Kindest Garden: A Practical Guide to Regenerative Gardening [https://bookshop.org/a/601/9780711289437] by Marian Boswall and Jason Ingram. (Amazon link [https://amzn.to/4iNyukx]) Dirt: A children’s book: A Rose Named Peace: How Francis Meilland Created a Flower of Hope for a World at War [https://bookshop.org/a/601/9781536208436]  by Barbara Carroll Roberts (Author) and Bagram Ibatoulline (Illustrator) (Amazon link [https://amzn.to/3SAuw44]) [http://bookshop.org/] Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission): Botanical Interests [https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=250954&u=2947357&m=28945&urllink=&afftrack=] Farmers Defense [https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=2079645&u=2947357&m=127562&urllink=&afftrack=] Etsy [https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=982709&u=2947357&m=70734&urllink=&afftrack=] Territorial Seeds [https://www.pntrac.com/t/2-501710-295784-269073] True Leaf Market [https://www.pntrac.com/t/2-283908-295784-153185] Eden Bros [https://www.pjatr.com/t/8-11599-295784-158559] Nature Hills Nursery [https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=16801&u=2947357&m=4742&urllink=&afftrack=]  Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links. Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  Our newsletter is on Substack [https://thegardenangelists.substack.com/] For more info on Carol  visit her website. [https://www.caroljmichel.com/]  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens [https://www.maydreamsgardens.com/]. For more info on Dee, visit her website [https://www.deenash.com/].  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings. [https://reddirtramblings.com/] Watch this episode on YouTube [https://youtu.be/MRXMKaLxv4o] Support the show [https://www.paypal.me/dbaRedDirtRamblings] On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener [https://www.instagram.com/indygardener/], Dee: RedDirtRamblings [https://www.instagram.com/reddirtramblings/], Our podcast: TheGardenangelists [https://www.instagram.com/thegardenangelists/]. On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club [https://www.facebook.com/groups/583915635770216]. On YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvb-TIXzJX5Ug7q1zlVUhuQ].