Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
Let's force some Lily of the Valley into bloom like it's 1897. That's the year Lizzie Page Hillhouse, one of the Lost Ladies of Garden Writing, wrote her book, House Plants and How to Succeed With …
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Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for November 2022. Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, we've suddenly been plunged into winter. If someone came here from another …
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Ship Log 11/10/2022 - After an uneventful landing, we have arrived at our destination planet. The inhabitants call it "Earth." We appear to be in location called "Indiana." So far this planet …
I recently received a box of old gardening books that someone offered me, knowing that I've often claimed my library is a sanctuary for old gardening books. The last book I pulled out of the box …
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I was cleaning up my desk yesterday—a great way to turn procrastination into a productive activity—and came across a list of potential topics for future blog posts. There at the top was "How to …
"Oh no, my leaves all died! Guess I'm done for this year, but I've got roots so I'll see you all again in the spring." "See you later, Hosta. Or should we say... Hasta la..." "Don't say it! …
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