Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
A zinnia from 2011 Let's review where we are in our drought recovery program. If you are following along with the steps published so far, you should now have some goals, an assessment of your …
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Regardless of the disposition and actions of the gardener, drought is the great equalizer of gardening. Pessimistic gardeners hear rumors of a drought early on and decide that there is no point in …
What's your pickle? The other day, I watched an old Andy Griffith Show, the one about Aunt Bea's pickles. "Ya see" (that's Andy talk) Aunt Bea made some homemade pickles, and Andy and Barney …
OSO EASY™ Cherry Pie Rosa 'Meiboulka' I'm shocked and delighted that these shrub roses in my garden are doing as well as they are doing, in spite of the lack of any real rain since May 1st. As I …
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This shrub is not aware of the drought. Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and we are posting very quickly while Carol is trying to do some clean up in the drought-den. A drought-den is like …
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Look how green & no watering! Still with me on drought recovery? Have you figured out your gardening goals? Yes? Good. Keep reading. After you've figured out what your goals for …
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