Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
"How wide should the paths be in a vegetable garden?" Gardeners everywhere are asking. If they are too narrow, they are useless to all but the ants and coons. If they are too wide, you've wasted …
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I got a new hoe several weeks ago from the Garden Tool Co. How I came to get this new hoe is a testament to the connections you can make with others of like mind on Twitter and Facebook. The folks …
Lean in real close if you want in on a wildflower secret. Closer. Now look behind you to make sure no one is reading over your shoulder. After all, I wouldn’t want just anyone to find out this …
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I posted this from my iPad to see what that would be like. For those who stopped by for some actual gardening related news or notes, you may ponder this... "If you are a gardener, it isn't a …
I had visions of a nice line up of Clematis vines along the back fence that borders the vegetable garden. The vines would grow up various and sundry trellises, that in and of themselves would be …
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Iris 'Dawn of Change' I have only one old-fashioned tall bearded Iris in my garden. It is growing in a bed on the west side of the house, next to some lilacs, where it has not bloomed for at least ten …
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