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Dee and Carol discuss how to start a new rose garden from scratch, how to use seed catalogs, a new book, Wild & Free Gardening, plus a variety of other gardening topics.

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Lavender ‘Phenomenal’ and Dollie’s Farm Bar Soap

Flowers:

Starting a rose garden from scratch.

David Austin Roses

Mill’s Magic Rose fertilizer

Vegetables:

Going analog with seed catalogs

Onward & Upward in the Garden by Katherine S. White

On the Bookshelf:

The Wild & Free Garden by Stephanie Rose of Garden Therapy. (Amazon link)

Dirt:

Roses are not red.

Rabbit Holes:

Dee: November’s Blue Ridge Mountain Apple Profile: Stayman Winesap

Carol: More Lost Ladies of Garden Writing

Gardens to Visit:

Lurie Garden in Chicago

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Dee and Carol talked about azaleas, growing celery, winter's effect on plants, a book on urban nature and several other topics.

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Links and topics:

Flowers: 2026 is the Year of the Azalea per the National Garden Bureau.

Vegetables: Celery, celeriac, and celery microgreens

On the bookshelf: This is How a Robin Drinks: Essays on Urban Nature, by Joanna Brichetto (Amazon Link).

Dirt: Thermonasty and Chromoplasticity, as described on Substack by Ben Probert.

Rabbit Holes: Another Lost Lady of Garden Writing, Audrey Wynne Hatfield.

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Dee and Carol talk about crocuses, hot peppers (Capsicum), a new book: The Continuous Vegetable Garden, and celery vases.

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Insect of the Week:

Never Home Alone: From Microbes to Millipedes, Camel Crickets, and Honeybees, the Natural History of Where We Live by Rob Dunn (Amazon link)

Flowers:

2026 is the Year of the Crocus per the National Garden Bureau.

Great places to order bulbs from include Van Engelen for large orders and our friends Brent and Becky’s Bulbs.

Vegetables:

The National Garden Bureau has proclaimed 2026 is the year of the hot pepper! Capsicum sp.

On the Bookshelf:

The Continuous Vegetable Garden: Create a Perpetual Food Garden that Sows and Grows Itself by Charlie Nardozzi (Amazon link)

Dirt:

Celery vases are making a big comeback! Article in House Beautiful. Question for listeners… Do you have a celery vase?

Rabbit Holes:

A new Lost Lady of Garden Writing, Peggie Schulz.

Elizabeth Coatsworth’s children’s book, The Cat Who Went to Heaven (Amazon link)

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