Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for May 2026. Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, I feel like we are ahead of past years, but surprisingly, the nights and early …
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Garden fairies here! We are garden fairies and and we have decided to give Carol her annual performance review now instead of waiting until fall because, honestly, she needs some straight talk …
Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for April 2026. Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, it is most definitely spring. And once again, I'm showing a picture of violets …
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Garden fairies here! We are garden fairies and we thought we'd sneak in a post here before Carol takes back the keyboard to write a Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day post in a few days. And you dear …
After introducing the concept of Spinstercore Gardening a few weeks ago, I received a few questions from those who want to garden this way. First, if you missed the introduction to Spinstercore …
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I almost got kicked out of the Spinstercore Gardening Club! (If you haven't heard about Spinstercore Gardening, check out this post.) For those who didn't want to check out that post, here's …
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