Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
Just like that, today was overcast and the temperature was around 38 F at 5:00 pm. The crocuses that were blooming yesterday have closed up to guard against the cold. Such is the fickleness of …
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On this bright, cold sunny afternoon, there it was… the first crocus of the season. And nearby, another crocus. Both were just a few days later in arriving compared to when they showed up last year, …
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I’ve always loved books with exchanges of letters, like Two Gardeners: Katharine S. White and Elizabeth Lawrence--A Friendship in Letters and 84, Charing Cross Road, an exchange of letters between …
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On this last day of February, our thoughts turn to gardening, as they always do. We sense it is coming. We can see it in the tiny green sprouts, imagine it in the breeze, hear it as the …
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An alert friend recently sent me information on the world’s largest rabbit, weighing 42 pounds. Another equally alert friend, replied to the email with “We are going to need bigger spoons”. With …
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Chase away your last lingering winter fears with a chance to win six packets of seeds from Nature’s Crossroads and a hand weeder/cultivator from Cobrahead! Though winter seems like it will never …
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