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Gardening Advice From Two Long-Time Gardeners

May 6, 2026 · 54 min · Ep 16

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Dee and Carol talk about plants to leave behind, basics of vegetable gardening, a new book on gardening as you grow older and more!

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Flowers:

What flowers and plants to leave behind as you grow older in the garden.

Vegetables:

Back to basics. Honestly, start with good soil and you are 99% there. 

On the Bookshelf:

Garden for Life: Strategies for Easier, Greener, More Joyful Gardening as We Age, by Rhonda Fleming Hayes (Amazon Link)

Dirt:

Boomers have a lot of stuff, an article,  and on Instagram Nick Fox Radio 

Rabbit Holes:

Books mentioned include Matilda by Roald Dahl,  Raising Hare: A Memoir by Chloe Dalton, and The Lark by E. Nesbit

A Garden to Visit:

Gibb’s Garden in Georgia, in a place called Ball Ground, north of Atlanta.

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