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Dee and Carol features flowers and veggies for the letter S today, plus talk about a new book on herbs.

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S is for...

Flowers:

Scabiosa - Pin Cushion flower.

Sunflowers: Sunflower Steve

All American Selection sunflowers include Concert Bell (2022), Ring of Fire (2001), Suntastic Yellow with Black Center(2014)

Statice - Limonium sinuatum

Saffron crocuses

Vegetables:

Shallots - Creme Brulee is an All American selection from 2021.

Swiss chard

Savory: winter (Satureja montana and summer (Satureja hortensis).

Sorrel

On the Bookshelf:

Herbs in Every Season: 48 Edible and Medicinal Herbs for the Kitchen, Garden, and Apothecary by Bevin Cohen (Amazon link)

Dirt:

Alpha gal: an article picked up by the AP.

Rabbit Holes:

Dee: Wall Street Journal article about Giverny.

Carol’s Bread crumbs to : Fox in the Forest on Instagram

Carol’s rabbit hole of Molly Price, the latest Lost Lady of Garden Writing.

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Dee and Carol continue to plow through the alphabet in their gardens and this week plow up some R's

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Links!

RoseChat Podcast

Rue (Ruta graveolens) - Article from Mother Earth Gardener - Rue: The Forgotten Herb

Red Impact Bell Peppers, plus Dragonfly peppers

On the Bookshelf:

Grow 5: Simple seasonal ideas for small outdoor spaces with just five plants, by Lucy Bellamy. (Amazon)

Dirt:

On Substack: Flowerology. She draws cute little pictures and goes in-depth on a flower for each post, like this one for Rest-Harrow Rabbit Holes:

Rabbit Holes:

Mouse Garden on Instagram.

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Dee and Carol are back and talking about the letter Q in the garden.

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A few links:

From All-America Selections:

Queeny Lime Orange Zinnia

Marigold Queen Sophia

Hollyhock Queeny Purple

Basil Siam Queen

On the bookshelf:

Herbal Handbook: With Recipes, Tinctures, Teas, Balms and More by the New York Botanical Garden (Amazon Link)

Dirt:

Missouri's Highway 13 Butterfly Trail

Rabbit Holes:

Maggie Watson Kamm, a new Lost Lady of Garden Writing

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We are persistent in gardening through the alphabet, and this week we focused on the letter P.

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A few links:

Easy Wave Sky Blue petunias

All-America Selections Petunia Tidal Wave Silver

On the bookshelf:

The Hidden Histories of Flowers: Fascinating Stories of Flora by Maddie & Alice Bailey (Amazon Link)

Dirt:

USDA Pomological Watercolors

Rabbit Holes:

Doretta Klaber, latest Lost Lady of Garden Writing

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Dee and Carol keep obstinately sticking to their alphabet theme, this week focusing on "O" flowers and veggies.

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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, based on the Mitford sisters

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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.

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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, another Lost Lady of Garden Writing

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Dee and Carol continue to garden through the alphabet. This week they mediated on the letter M.

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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.

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Dee and Carol continue to garden through the alphabet, this week talking about lavender, lilacs, leeks, and lettuce, plus a few other plants.

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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 History by S. Theresa Dietz. (Amazon link)

Diary of a French Herb Garden, by Geraldene Holt (Amazon Link)

Dirt: How Gardening Can Help You Live Longer (from the BBC)

Rabbit Holes:

Lucy Hooper

Bobby Approved app info

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