Bean Banter and Other Gardening Topics

Send us Fan MailDee and Carol talked about decorative beans to grow for flowers, beans to dry, and other gardening topics.For more info, check out our Substack newsletter.To watch on YouTube, click here.Links!Verbena bonariensis 'Vanity’ from All-America SelectionsInsect of the WeekJune Beetles  Info from Wisconsin Horticulture ExtensionFlowers:Hyacinth beans - Lablab purpureus Scarlet runner beans - Phaseolus coccineusYardlong beans - Vigna unguiculata subsp. SesquipedalisCorkscrew vine beans, Cochliasanthus caracallaVegetables:Alternative beans to grow - black beans, kidney beans, northern beans - mostly for drying. General info from the  Old Farmer’s Almanac. Seed sources for older varieties: Rancho Gordo, Seed Savers Exchange, and Southern Exposure Seed ExchangeOn the Bookshelf:Saving Seeds, Preserving Taste by Bill Best (Amazon Link)Dirt:Harkening back to last week’s episode on trees: Planting Trees at Waddesdon ManorRabbit Holes:Lost Lady of Garden Writing, Danske Dandridge, The Garden at Rose Brake: Garden Writings of Danske Dandridge,  Muv: The Story of the Mitford Girls’ Mother by Rachel Tretheway (2026)  Slightly Foxed podcast.A Garden to Visit:Visit an All-America Selection garden near you! Thank you:As always, we appreciate all of you for listening to our podcast and for reading this newsletter! If you’d like to support us, check out our affiliate links here. Book links are also affiliate links.And, if you have suggestions for topics for us to discuss, send us an email or leave a comment.With a shared love of gardening…Carol and DeeSupport the showOn Instagram:  Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.