Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
We haven’t been formerly introduced yet, this lovely Chamaecyparis and I, but I think once we are, we will get along quite well. I never thought I cared much for Chamaecyparis, as a general rule, …
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For the longest time, I’ve wanted a nice yellow columbine in my garden. I saw one at a garden center a few weeks ago and almost bought it, but then I reminded myself that with all the changes I’ve …
Early May in the garden belongs to the double-flowering columbines. I’m not sure how I ended up with so many of these fancy, frilly flowers, but I did. One of their common names is "Granny's …
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Tuesday morning, the garden designer will return to oversee the majority of the installation of the new garden design in the front yard. I will go off to work and when I return, there it will be… new …
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Dear Dee and Mary Ann and Gardening Friends Everywhere, Is it just me or do the weeks pass more quickly in the spring? Or maybe it feels like last week went fast because this weekend was a repeat of …
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Earlier this spring, a gardener/garden writer whom I greatly admire came to see my garden. It was actually closer to late winter when she walked around my yard, seeing mostly the “bones” of the …
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