Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
Welcome to the January “virtual meeting” post of the Garden Bloggers’ Book Club! Our current book is Dear Friend and Gardener by Beth Chatto and Christopher Lloyd.Set yourself up with a nice hot cup …
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Who has named their garden?I posted late last summer about having a name for your garden and how to go about naming your garden. Has anyone since named their garden and posted about it? Or maybe your …
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Do you know where Spring first shows up in your garden?Here at May Dreams Gardens, I'll find the first crocuses, the first sign of Spring, in this little microclimate by the front step, by my 'brain' …
I like to walk through the garden in that last bit of daylight before the sun dips below the horizon. It's that time of the day when the garden isn't brightly lit by the sun, but there is still just …
The polls have closed, the readers have spoken.Second Nature: A Gardener's Education by Michael Pollan is the Garden Bloggers' Book Club selection for February-March.Don't delay, pull this one off …
The problem for many gardeners, especially those of us who live where winter is winter, is an increase in GRTH symptoms at this time of year. Pronounced like “girth”, Gardeners Reduced Time with …
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