The Gardenangelists: Flowers, Veggies, and All the Best Dirt
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.
The Gardenangelists: Flowers, Veggies, and All the Best Dirt
Decking the Halls: Christmas Plants and Root Vegetables
Dee and Carol talked about plants for Christmas, growing root vegetables, two books on Christmas plants, and more!
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Flowers mentioned:
- Amaryllis
- Christmas Cactus
- Rosemary
- Poinsettia
- Paperwhites
Carol’s article about Christmas Plants in Family Handyman is still out there!
Dee has a post on how to grow amaryllis and paperwhites indoors.
Vegetables:
Getting to the root of things. Root vegetables:
Vegetables discussed included:
- Sweet Potatoes
- Parsnips
- Potatoes
- Turnips
- Carrots
On the Bookshelf:
Decking the Halls: The Folklore and Traditions of Christmas Plants by Linda Allen (2000)
and
Decking the Halls: Trees, Flowers, Herbs & Greenery to Celebrate the Holiday Season by Janet Melrose and Sheryl Normandeau (2025)
Dirt:
Disney’s Record Breaking Tomato Tree
Rabbit Holes:
Dee: King and Conquerer on Amazon Prime.
Carol: Lost Ladies of Garden Writing who wrote Christmas-themed books
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