Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for December 2017 Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, the Christmas rose, Helleborus niger, is pretty much the only bloom outside. It …
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There were just a few days left before Christmas and no time to waste. Up at the North Pole, everyone was busy. Elves, all the reindeer, Santa, Mrs. Santa, and the Christmas Cottontail and his …
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Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and we would like to say that we welcome the wintry weather that has finally arrived in our garden. Now we don't have to feel guilty when we don't do …
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The question on many a gardener's mind is how do you know if you have a certified garden fairy habitat. Before you can even ask if your garden is a certified garden fairy habitat, you need to go …
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Papa Raccoon ambled along the side of the house and headed toward the gate to the back garden. He lowered his head to slip under the gate, as he had done so many times before, and ran smack dab …
I had a revelation about houseplants the other day and I'm here to tell you that it is the most liberating revelation I've had in quite some time. I have some really old houseplants in my sunroom. …
