We Talk About Pretty Things, Related to Gardening
Dee and Carol talk about winter aconites, growing parsley, a book of nature-related essays and more.
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Insect of the week: Endangered insects like these in Indiana and the American Burying Beetle in Oklahoma.
Flowers: Winter Aconites, Eranthis hyemalis
More info about these early spring flowers on Old House Gardens
Vegetables: Parsley, Petroselinum crispum
Featured by Matt Mattus in American Gardener, Jan/Feb 2026, the magazine of the American Horticultural Society
Johnny’s Seeds has several varieties of parsley.
On the Bookshelf: The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year, by Margaret Renkl. (Amazon link)
Dirt: Don’t smell the roses… go local, go organic. Check lists on Slowflowers.com to find a florist in your area who is more likely to have pesticide-free flowers and maybe consider something other than roses for Valentine’s Day.
Rabbit Holes: Ann Leighton, the latest Lost Lady of Garden Writing.
A Garden to Visit: Garfield Park Conservatory.
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