Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
Ah yes, the blooms of early spring. It's time for them to appear, now that it's March 1st. In this first picture, the snowdrops are making their appearance, but it is under the cover of snow. They …
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Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and we have decided to post on this blog to talk about the weather and in particular the end of winter. Is winter ever going to end? We ask ourselves …
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Just a picture of a wooded garden scene I am the conflicted gardener. On the one hand, I feel as though I should be buying plants for my garden that will reduce the amount of time, effort, and …
In one month, give or take a day or two, I'll be out in the garden planting peas. I know it doesn't seem possible that it will be warm enough to sow peas in a month, given today's high temp of …
Welcome to Garden Bloggers's Bloom Day for February 2015. If you have been posting faithfully for bloom day since the beginning, you are now starting your ninth year of bloom day posts. Yes, …
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Let us pause to remember the snowball bush, Viburnum opulus ‘Sterile’, for its years of service in my garden. It provided shelter for birds and blooms for me. It anchored one corner of the …
