A Little Garden Chinwag, With Squirrels and Snow Fleas

Send us Fan MailDee and Carol discuss some of their favorite topics from the past year as they sign off for 2025. To watch this episode on YouTube, click hereFor more information, check out our Substack newsletter.Insect of the WeekSnow fleas, a type of springtail, and Snow Fleas?! Yes, They’re Real and Found in IndianaFlowers:Recaps of favorite flowers from 2025 episodesZinniasPansiesLisianthusSignet MarigoldsViolasVegetables:Recaps vegetable topicsCole crops - have we talked people out of them?Why Dee doesn’t grow squash (Burpee’s self-pollinating squash is ‘Sure Thing.’)Microgreens!Start as early as you can in the spring (Peas!)Green beansOn the Bookshelf:Recaps of favorite books from 2025 episodes.Carol: Pansies: How to Grow, Reimagine, and Create Beauty with Pansies and Violas by Brenna Estrada (Amazon Link)Dee: The New Romantic Garden by Jo Thompson (Amazon Link), also Vintage Roses by Jane EastoeDirt:Forget Pantone's Cloud Dancer… All the colors of the year for 2026…from The Spruce, and Rabbit Holes:Dee: Songlever on InstagramCarol: Another Lost Lady of Garden Writing, Thalassa CrusoCheck out our affiliate links here.  Thank you for listening and supporting us!Support the showOn Instagram:  Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.