Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
If plants had boots instead of roots, would they stay in your garden or put their boots to work and move on? Why would they move on? For starters, there is the weather forecast. After a weekend of …
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As soon as the weather warmed again, the crocuses returned. And not just the crocuses. The bees showed up, too. They seemed almost frantic as the went from one flower to another, grabbing all the …
A tree's LoV is a long, long time, hopefully I've been thinking about plants. In particular I've been thinking about how long it takes a plant to "deliver its value" once you bring it home and plant …
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Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and we have decided to post on this blog on a Tuesday, which is quite unusual for us. Usually we post on Sundays because that's when Carol is most likely to …
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Snowdrop in the snow on Saturday Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for February 2016. Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, I had high hopes a week ago for a magnificent …
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A 'German Johnson' tomato almost ready to pick Now is the time to answer The Great Tomato Question. Should I start my tomato plants from seeds or buy tomato plants at the garden center? I've done …
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