Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
The longer I garden here, the more likely I am to have plants with the variety name of 'Variety Unknown.' I call them VU, pronounced "vee-you." For example, this lavender has been a standout in …
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Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for May 2024. Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6b garden in central Indiana, I've been so busy, well, gardening, that I plum forgot that today was bloom …
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There are three gardeners here. Past Carol knows all the history of the garden, or most of it. Some of it she can’t really remember anymore. She often relies on Present Carol to write stuff …
There are non-gardeners out there! I've seen them. I've talked to them! Some of them are convinced that just by looking at a plant —not even touching it—they'll kill it. So they avoid gardening …
What shall I do in the garden today? It's May, so there is quote a lot to do in the garden. Weed, cut back, deadhead, trim, edge, mow, plant, and plant some more. There is no end to the choices of …
The Fear of Missing Out On Plants (FOMOOP) is real. My youngest sister comes down with it every spring and pushes me to "let" her buy her annual flowers earlier and earlier each year. I've …
