Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
Hey! Set aside all those seed catalogs for just a minute. I'm going to share my personal method for reading and buying from seed catalogs, a method that will save you both time and money.Some newer …
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When you get a new seed catalog in the mail, do you rush inside, drop your keys and packages by the door, forget everything else you had planned to do, and immediately read the seed catalog? Or, do …
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On this occasion of the end of the year and my 700th post at May Dreams Gardens, I’d like to thank everyone for coming by and following along through another year in my central Indiana garden.Thank …
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Many of the 'southern' gardeners seem to think that all winter, we 'northern' gardeners are sitting by the hearth, wrapped in a warm afghan with wool socks on our feet, browsing through seed catalogs …
It takes time, sometimes, to find the right container for a new plant.I recently rooted some orange-flowering Schlumbergera, given to me by a co-worker who got hers from the estate of an aunt who …
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One of the best things about setting goals instead of making resolutions is goals seem less tied to a specific date. We can set them anytime we want to sit down and make some plans.Those darned …
