Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for July 2026. Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, we had a bit of a heat wave week before last but then it cooled down a bit, and …
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How's your vegetable garden doing? Are you hauling in big baskets and bowls of veggies and covering your kitchen counter with the bounty of your garden now? Or are you, like me, waiting, …
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Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for June 2026. Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, I think we've made a nice transition from spring to summer. We've had plenty of …
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Garden fairies here! We are garden fairies and we are going to write a post about self-sowing and appreciating all the self-sown flowers, but it is also a post about how Carol is envious, jealous, …
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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 …
