Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
I've recently discovered a new spring flower that perfectly captures the frazzled feelings of so many gardeners in the spring when... - everything is blooming all at once, - you are purchasing …
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Blooms of Catalpa speciosa In other news of the garden this spring, I've noticed that the early bloom phenomenon continues. Catalpa speciosa trees are blooming now with big, white ruffly blooms that …
No matter how long you've gardened, or how good your record keeping is, there comes a time when you look at a plant and ask yourself, "Did I plant that?" Did I plant this? It looks like I might …
Tap, tap, tap. Where is that noise coming from? Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap. Is someone outside doing something in their yard this early on a Monday? Oh wait, I'm out doing stuff, actually planting a …
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Clematis 'Pagoda' My Dear Dr. Hortfreud, And so I find that I am rather inexplicably entering into a Clematis phase in my evolution as a gardener. Mother Nature, with help from some enabling …
You might be a gardening geek in your car if: You know exactly how many bags of mulch will fit in your trunk and just how to arrange those bags so you can maximize all the space. You swore you would …
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