Joy Abounds in the Summer Garden

Send us Fan MailDee and Carol talk about mandevillas, veggie cookbooks and more in this week's episode.For more info, check out our Substack newsletter.To watch us on YouTube, click here.Insect of the Week:Lily leaf beetle, prompted by a reader’s questions. Check Wisconsin Extension on how to identify and how to control. This site shows the range Flowers:Mandevillas and BougainvillasVegetables:More recipes from the garden.My New Roots: Inspired Plant-Based Recipes for Every Season: A Cookbook by Sarah Britton. (Bookshop, Amazon) Check out her website and her Instagram accountSix Seasons: A New Way with Vegetables by Joshua McFadden (Bookshop, Amazon)On the Bookshelf:My Summer in a Garden by Charles Dudley Warner (1899) (Bookshop, Amazon)Dirt:Chatsworth Garden Design Revealed in the DroughtRabbit Holes:The Botanist’s Assistant by Peggy Townsend (Bookshop, Amazon) Lots of interesting deadly plants mentioned. Also  Time Traveler by Merriam-Webster: Words that first appeared in print for the year you were born…A Garden to Visit:Beth Chatto’s Gravel GardenThank 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.