The Gardenangelists: Flowers, Veggies, and All the Best Dirt
This week, we talked about spring-flowering trees to plant now, steps you can take to be ready for spring in the vegetable garden, a few favorite books by a favorite author and all kinds of other topics.
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Flowers:
A special shout out for J.C. Raulston from Oklahoma, who ran the JC Raulston Arboretum at North Carolina State University in Raleigh.
On the Bookshelf:
A Patchwork Garden: Unexpected Pleasures from a Country Garden, by Sydney Eddison (Amazon link)
Gardening for a Lifetime: How to Garden Wiser as You Grow Older, by Sydney Eddison. (Amazon link)
A Passion for Daylilies: The Flowers and the People, by Sydney Eddison (Amazon link) This one is all about famous dayliliy hybridizers, and if you’re a daylily aficionado, you should buy it.
Dirt:
There are some new botanical Lego sets… like poinsettias! And a Christmas wreath, and a chrysanthemum and plum blossoms.
Rabbit holes
Vegan color pens: Ohuhu Markers.
Another Lost Lady of Garden Writing: Rosetta E. Clarkson.
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