Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
I imagine a voice that sounds like Sir Anthony Hopkins as the character Frank Doel in the movie 84 Charing Cross Road, one of my favorite movies. "Carol, I've found a very good used copy of An …
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'Twas a month before winter... well, actually it is 26 days until true winter which begins on December 21st. The only blooms left are in the sun room. I'm currently enjoying these orange, …
Clematis integrifolia 'Alba' seed heads on Black Friday You might be a gardening geek on Black Friday if... You looked at all the ads that came in the paper and decided not to go out shopping because …
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Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and once again we feel it is our duty and responsibility, our right and our mission, to take over this blog so that we can provide useful information and …
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My sister and I, the sister who does not garden but does a really super job of weeding if she takes a notion to do some weeding, spent some time this morning sorting through old family pictures. …
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In the garden there are times when rest is imposed upon us, when all is dormant. There are other times when we impose rest on the garden, when we choose to leave some ground fallow, un-planted …
