Dee and Carol talk about flowers for containers, growing potatoes in Smart Pots, and being citizen scientists.
Helpful (we hope) links:
Carol's blog post about hardy cyclamen.
A few flowers recommend by Dee for containers: an orange sun coleus like Orange King or ColorBlaze Sedona Sunset as your filler, a lovely calibrochoa like Coral Sun SuperBells from Proven Winners. Plus the salvia Carol mentioned is Rockin'® Blue Suede Shoes™ also from Proven Winners.
Info on planting a memorial garden.
Video on planting potatoes in containers.
Smart Pots, fabric pots.
On the bookshelf: The First Time Gardener's Guide: Growing Plants and Flowers, by Sean and Allison McManus
Cicada Safari for tracking cicadas.
Journey North for tracking monarch butterflies and other migratory species.
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.
Affiliate links to purchase any of our books:
The 20-30 Something Garden Guide: A No-Fuss, Down and Dirty, Gardening 101 for Anyone Who Wants to Grow Stuff, by Dee Nash
Potted and Pruned: Living a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel
Homegrown and Handpicked: A Year in a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel
Seeded and Sodded: Thoughts from a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel
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