Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
Spiderwort, oh spiderwort, why does thou love my garden so much? I remember seeing you growing in my grandmother's garden many years ago, though I didn't really know your name back then. I was just a …
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Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and we cannot remember when we last posted on this blog but we know it was a while ago. We are a little miffed that readers didn't clamor for us to write …
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I took my tree to Tree Court. I'm breaking up with it. Me: Your Honor, this tree has not performed its tree duties in the almost seven years it has been taking up residence in my garden. It …
Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for May 2017. Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, we are enjoying a spring with plenty of rain, and the garden looks more lush and full …
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Dear Olive, Greetings from the good ship 'Rain Again'. We've had quite the journey through Spring so far. We've sailed along with six or more inches of rain in the last ten days or so, depending on …
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I did a little bit of mulch/flower shopping on Wednesday, which we now refer to as "the last day between the rains". We got a whole bunch of rain on Saturday and Sunday, and possibly Monday. I was …
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