Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
First snow. Thursday night into Friday morning. About four inches here, give or take. Plus it is quite chilly. No one is going to sit in those chairs for a while now. They are made of …
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Improper way to store gardening books Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and we are posting on this blog to urge patience amongst the tree fairies and the book fairies who reside here at May …
I'm taming a coleus and making it a houseplant. Awhile back, a co-worker suggested I read Nemesis by Agatha Christie because the murder takes place on a garden tour. Of course Christie's famous …
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Everywhere I look these days, I seem to be reminded of gardening in the 1970's. The other day when I arrived for Thanksgiving at my older sister's house, my youngest sister opened the passenger side …
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Just a little coleus I'm attempting to turn into a houseplant. Welcome to May Dreams Gardens, home of the clashing Thanksgiving Cacti. Here in my sunroom, the big story, just in time for …
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I was browsing images on Pinterest and came across a picture of some Amaryllis planted in a large container with ivy, pinned by Mary Ann of Gardens of the Wild, Wild West. I decided right then and …
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