Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
Dear Dee and Mary Ann and Gardening Friends Everywhere, Woo hoo! I’m on vacation for a week to work in my garden. “Having a great time, wish you were here.” Then you could help me weed and mulch and …
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I was lured out into the cold, sunny garden early this morning by Baptisia australis, selected as the 2010 Perennial Plant of the Year™ by the Perennial Plant Association. Baptisia australis 'Purple …
Once upon a time, Jo Ellen, the Hoosier Gardener, came to see my garden and asked me why I had “caged” my Clematis integrifolia ‘Alba’. She suggested I free it and let it just grow up and around the …
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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