Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
Through some bold repotting, I've cleaned up a big mess in my sunroom, a mess which has nagged at me for quite some time.It's still embarrasing to admit. I had mealybugs and I've had them for a long …
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Chez May Dreams Gardens, my new and improved bird café, has seen business steadily increase in the last few days. Management, acting on the advice of several bird feeding consultants, improved the …
Just in time for January's Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, winter has returned to central Indiana. Would anyone like to go out there and see what's blooming? It's cold, snowy, cold, gray, cold, and …
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My confidence in the hyacinth bulbs providing good blooms is raised by the presence of roots which have developed over the last week. It didn’t take long for the bulbs, pre-chilled for many weeks, to …
There have not been that many birds dining at 'Chez May Dreams Gardens' this winter. This feeder has been half full of the same seed for over a month.I left a comment on Mary's View lamenting that the …
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Oh my heavens, I discovered an old post a few days ago and realized that last year I did write and publish some resolutions for the new year.I could barely bring myself to read them, sure that I had …
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