Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
Plants grow themselves, compost happens and then inspiration strikes in a garden.I was full of the lazy gardener’s lament this evening, thinking about all the weeding, harvesting, pruning and …
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A few years ago, seemingly out of nowhere, this weed appeared in my vegetable garden.It likes to grow along the outside edges of the raised beds, right by the wood edging, plus in the paths and really …
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How many hand pruners do you have?Continuing my “great household purge”, I headed out to the garage this morning and began sorting, cleaning, pitching, sweeping and otherwise re-organizing all the …
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It’s official.I’ve set a new tomato growing record here at May Dreams Gardens.This will be the latest I’ve ever harvested the first ripe tomato in the garden.The old records have been checked and …
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Welcome to the Garden Bloggers’ Book Club Virtual Meeting post for July 2008.Don’t you just love virtual meetings? You pick your own time, place, and refreshments. If it was evening and you did happen …
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What do you really need to be a gardener?You need a place to garden, a plot of land. It could be as small as a four inch clay pot filled with dirt or big enough to be measured in acres.You need some …
