Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
When a gardener makes Christmas ornaments at her sister's house after Thanksgiving dinner, she is pleased that the two main ingredients in the ornaments are of botanical interest - cinnamon (the inner …
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Shlumbergera sp. (Thanksgiving Cactus) For those of you who find yourself sitting at the Thanksgiving table next to your second cousin’s husband’s mother or your niece’s mother-in-law’s daughter or …
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When I was studying horticulture in college, I was required to take a class in entomology. Ick. Bugs. It was a course I dreaded but the university decreed that I must learn about insects. The …
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Gardenalgia - n. 1. a hankering for the gardens of our past. 2. nostalgia for old gardens, old ways of gardening, well worn garden tools, heirloom plants, just like grandma had. If I ever had the …
The Troy-Bilt Storm 3090 XP Snow Thrower arrived here at May Dreams Gardens late this morning. It came on a big truck with a lift gate, sitting in a big red box on top of a wooden pallet. The driver …
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I was one of the last in line to have my copy of Edible Landscaping by Rosalind Creasy signed by none other than Rosalind Creasy a few weeks ago on a gorgeous Sunday afternoon. She had just given a …
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