Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for December 2024. Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, we went from a slow, meandering fall that seemed like it would go on for quite …
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A few thoughts on books! Gardening books are excellent gifts. Just ask Vicar Ellacombe, also known as Canon Ellacombe. And I quote: “I suppose no one who loves his garden is entirely without …
Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and we are posting on this blog so that it doesn't go dormant and disappear like that chocolate Carol bought and swore would last her for weeks and weeks. …
I do hope this short little blog posts lives up to the lofty title I've given it. "On the Occasion of the First Snow of the Season," which I will follow with a subtitle of: "Down a Rabbit Hole …
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Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for November 2024. Here in my USDA hardiness zone 6a garden in central Indiana, I did not expect to see lavender in "nearly full bloom" when I went out to the …
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What do I think when I find mushrooms in my garden? I think that I must be doing something right by allowing leaves to stay on the beds and rot down into leaf mold each winter. I also think that …
