Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
Garden gate in garden in Dallas, Texas Sometimes gardeners who read my blog and then meet me in person will confess to me that they have never used a hoe in their garden. Some will admit to not …
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Garden fairies here on this Friday morning. How's everyone doing today? We garden fairies are doing pretty good. Oh, sure, we'd like it to rain as much as Carol would like it to rain, but we …
Every garden has its own song. In my garden, the corn stalks long ago dried up but I like to leave them standing so I can listen to the rustling sound they make when the wind blows one stalk against …
Zephyranthes sp. Faux rain on a rain lily. I tricked this poor lone rain lily into thinking it had rained and got it to bloom one more time for me, a fitting end to this summer of dryness. "Summer, …
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Shocking! Unbeleivable! What is this gardening world coming to!? Some people do not like mums. How can that be? Is it the smell? They do have a funny mum smell, but it isn't that bad. Is it that …
A flight, for any length of time, is a rare opportunity to read without feeling guilty about weeding, watering or wasted windows of opportunity to work in the garden. Or if you are more inclined - …
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