Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
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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All year I dream of the days of May when the sun is warm, the sky is blue, the grass is green, and the garden is all new again! Welcome to the month of May at May Dreams Gardens. Welcome to a …
I just figured out something about visiting gardens while reading more of the letters in Becoming Elizabeth Lawrence: Discovered Letters of a Southern Gardener edited by Emily Herring …
The logistics are a bit complicated, but they involved two twin mattresses, my truck, some passalong hostas, finding a window of opportunity (WOO) to haul the mattresses from my sister-in-law to my …
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Out in the garden, the quamash is starting to bloom. This particular one is Camassia leichtlinii coerulea 'Blue Sky'. I planted bulbs for it last fall after seeing quamash in bloom the previous …
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Dear Dee and Mary Ann and Gardening Friends Everywhere, I’ll start off by announcing that the “salad days” have begun here at May Dreams Gardens, beginning with the first salad pictured here. It …
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