Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
I've been thinking these past few days about citizens' diaries and especially those written before and during World War II. I was reminded about them after reading Of Mantelpieces and Pansies, an …
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Where to begin? Let's start at the beginning so you can see how this all came about. I decided to cut back my Cotinus, commonly known as smokebush. I have two—'Golden Spirit' and 'Purple …
At one of the last events I attended before the self-isolation orders came out, I found out about CoCoRaHS, the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network. "Volunteers working together to …
What's at the end of your street? Another street? A house? A dead-end? Here at May Dreams Gardens, the end of my street is a dead-end, and just beyond that dead-end... well... Since we can't …
A recent session with my garden therapist. Dr. Hortfreud. Hello Carol. Hi Dr. Hortfreud. It's been quite a while since our last session, Carol. Looking at my notes it was almost exactly two years …
There, my friends, are the first violets blooming at May Dreams Gardens this season. They are growing approximately six inches from the foundation on the west side of the house, a spot I assume warms …
