Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
What could be better for summer reading? I could not resist buying Plant Doctoring is Fun by Cynthia Westcott (1957, D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc.) when I saw it in a used bookstore. I wasn't …
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Garden Fairies here. We are garden fairies and we want to say absolutely we were not responsible for this tree falling. It had been leaning for a while and we knew it was not going to last forever, …
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My garden and I made it through the hottest day ever recorded in June in Indianapolis. Toward the end of the day, the garden fairies and I, in consultation with the Board of Directors decided to …
From the Law Firm of Hortley and Hortson WITNESSETH WHEREAS, it is likely that a record will be set in Indianapolis this year for the driest June in recorded history with just .05 inches of rain, …
I am watching the flowers in my August Dreams Garden border with interest. This area is filled with mostly native plants, though some are named varieties of native plants. What has captured my …
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Even experienced gardeners have their troubles at times. Out in my vegetable garden, something has eaten all the leaves off the pole beans and edamame. My guess is it is rabbits doing the …
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