We Talk About Pretty Things, Related to Gardening

Send us Fan MailDee and Carol talk about winter aconites, growing parsley, a book of nature-related essays and more.To watch us on YouTube, click this linkFor more info, check out our Substack newsletter!Insect of the week: Endangered insects like these in Indiana and the American Burying Beetle in Oklahoma.Flowers:  Winter Aconites, Eranthis hyemalisMore info about these early spring flowers on Old House GardensVegetables:  Parsley, Petroselinum crispumFeatured by Matt Mattus in American Gardener, Jan/Feb 2026, the magazine of the American Horticultural SocietyJohnny’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. Check out our affiliate links here. Book links are also affiliate links.Support the showOn Instagram:  Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.