Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
Clematis integrifolia Do you know what your garden sounds like? You might think it sounds like birds singing and bees buzzing. And you might be right if your garden is ordinary and by ordinary, I …
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This is the time of year when I go out in the evenings and wander around the garden, looking for new blooms. I'm rarely disappointed in my search for new blooms. As spring accelerates its arrival, I …
Pinky Written by Pretty Everyone thinks the life of a tulip is quite simple. We get planted in the fall, hunker down all winter, then come up and bloom in the spring and soak up the sun juice to …
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Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for April 2016. Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, I'm pleased to report that after roaring out of the starting gates at break neck …
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"Within three days last week no less then 210 girls made up their minds they wanted to be farmers. The 210 came from many different social classes, but for the most part they were women of …
These tulips keep coming back! Dear Readers, For the 2,500th time, I am posting on my blog to share with you a bit of my garden. I've been thinking for a few days about what I should write for …
