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Your "Why" Helps You Decide What to Plant

Mar 25, 2026 · 48 min

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Dee and Carol talk about reasons why you might want to grow flowers or vegetables and how that helps you decide what to plant, plus all the usual topics.

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Other Links:

Insect of the Week. Chiggers, with info from the Cleveland Clinic 

On the Bookshelf:

Art From The Garden: Create 25 Beautiful Botanical Projects, by Kerry Michaels (Amazon link)

Dirt:

Dilston Physic Garden and Dr. Elaine Perry, an encounter on Instagram

Rabbit Holes:

Hanna Rion, Carol’s latest Lost Lady of Garden Writing.

Videos from a young woman in England named Hanna who tries out life in the 1940s on her YouTube channel Real Vintage Dolls House inspired Carol’s blog post about Spinstercore Garden

A Garden to Visit:

The Gardens at the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles County

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