Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
The best thing I ever did for my garden was to hire a garden designer to plan out the overall design. The worst thing I did was wait 13 years from the time I moved to this property until I hired the …
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After carefully aging my Wardian case for approximately eight years, I've finally planted something in it. I can explain. Well, I can't really explain why it took me eight years to finally plant …
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Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and we are once again taking over this blog because we have something important and exciting to share with everyone. First, some small talk. Fall has truly …
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Aster hiding in the Amsonia There comes a time in the fall when every gardener who gardens in a climate with a true winter season with snow and ice and, well, winter, must decide. Cut down …
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Tucson Botanical Gardens The gardens in and around Tucson, Arizona are quite different from those in my neighborhood. They are filled with cactus, succulents, agaves, and trees that have the tiniest …
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Crocuses blooming in the lawn spring of 2012 As garden fairies slept under shrubs nearby, I planted 1,100 Crocus corms, specifically several varieties of Crocus tommasinianus, in my back lawn, the …
