Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
Are you feeling a bit behind in your fall garden clean up work? Do you think that you just can’t get it all done before the snow flies, or the rains come, or whatever happens in your neck of the woods …
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A few days ago I posted about the bad blog thing stealing all kinds of garden related posts: "There is a weird blog-thing ripping off all kinds of content from my blog and from others' blogs as well. …
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My original title for this post was going to be "$1.07 Won't Even Buy Me A Glass of Iced Tea".A while back, I posted about how I was taking back some overgrown planting beds, reclaiming them from …
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What's your technique for raking leaves in the fall?I was on the phone with a co-worker today who was working from home. She started out by saying, "I'm watching my husband working out in the yard, …
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Good stuff first!We have a new Hoosier garden blogger! Lisa at Greenbow has finally started her own blog, Greenbow. Lisa is located in the southwest part of Indiana and has been leaving comments here …
One of the first trees I purchased for my new yard ten years ago was a fruitless Sweet Gum (Liquidambar styraciflua). I wasn't actually planning to buy this variety of tree but decided when I saw it …
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