Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
A happy gardener is one who admits that she (or he) is never finished in the garden.We talk about being finished all the time, but we know, deep down inside, that there is no “finish” in a garden, no …
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It's an historic and proud day at May Dreams Gardens, the day I confirm that indeed, I have grown the Worlds' Ugliest Tomato, the "WUT", pronounced "what", as in "what is that?" Earlier this evening, …
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For just a moment this evening, the gardening world stopped, at least here at May Dreams Gardens, as I found not one, but two big ripe tomatoes in my garden. I declared it a tie between ‘German …
It's not all weeds and ugly tomatoes here at May Dreams Gardens.I have some very common flowers growing around here, too.Remember how everyone was raving over the Wave Petunias when they first showed …
Plants grow themselves, compost happens and then inspiration strikes in a garden.I was full of the lazy gardener’s lament this evening, thinking about all the weeding, harvesting, pruning and …
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A few years ago, seemingly out of nowhere, this weed appeared in my vegetable garden.It likes to grow along the outside edges of the raised beds, right by the wood edging, plus in the paths and really …
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