Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
I was startled when the doorbell rang. I was not expecting anyone. My package of dwarf apple trees had already arrived earlier in the afternoon, so I was also not anticipating any more deliveries, …
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Hello, Carol. Hello, Dr. Hortfreud. Care to talk about this box from Logee's Greenhouse that showed up on your porch yesterday, Carol? Well, that depends, Dr. Hortfreud, if you think it is a …
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I ran across a metaphor for how we think emotionally and rationally, and my thoughts turned to gardening, as they always do. In summary, our emotional thinking, when our instincts kick in, is like an …
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Someone told me she were taking a break from her garden. I told her that was fine but she could only hold her breath for so long. Soon enough, she would have to exhale and then she would be back …
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Lest anything think otherwise, I have placed a sign in my garden so that everyone will know that it is my garden. This is my garden. I am responsible for the weeds, the bare spots, and the unraked …
The best thing I ever did for my garden was to hire a garden designer to plan out the overall design. The worst thing I did was wait 13 years from the time I moved to this property until I hired the …
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