Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
My beautiful compost in my red wheelbarrow. It is December 12, 2012 and our thoughts turn to fertilizer, as they really should. One year ago, I looked forward to today and decided that we should …
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Helleborus niger 'Josef Lemper' I have scoured the garden literature of the 20th and 21st centuries to bring forth for the holidays some tidbits about Helleborus niger, the Christmas Rose. I …
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Helleborus niger 'Josef Lemper' bud Early this morning, before it was even light out, I found my copy of Gardens in Winter by Elizabeth Lawrence (1961) for the sole purpose of looking up information …
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Ajuga 'Dixie Chip' Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and we can no longer remain silent on the issue of guest posts on this blog. It seems that ever since we started posting on this blog …
Whether your garden is a potager or a pleasaunce or both, gardening can be described in three words. Plan. Plant. Primp. For a longer description, add Ponder. If you spend a life time …
Viola blooming in the winter lawn. On a spring-like December day, when the high temperature was 63F, you can't blame a gardener for chucking all other plans - plans for Christmas shopping, tree …
