Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
When we gardeners pine for the warm days of spring, a poplar activity is to spruce up the inside of the house.(Pause. Can you believe I was able to use three tree names in one sentence that isn't even …
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When I think of winter interest in the garden, I don't think about plants like these wet, soggy asters in my garden. If I don't get out there and cut these back soon, I'll be up to my as, I'll have a …
Real, fake, real.That's the answer to yesterday's quiz about poinsettias. I should have trimmed those little frays on the edges of the petals on the fake one, but I was too lazy to do that.And what …
Many people express surprise that my potted poinsettias are not real plants. They are fakes, artificial, silk, whatever term you'd like to use, and thus have been "blooming" reliably every December …
I’ve been tagged by Philip at Dirt Therapy to post about eight things that make me happy. Only eight? That should be easy!By the way, there are rules to this meme, which are supposed to be included …
“The haughtyculturist is a good name for the kind of person who is as terrified of growing last year’s roses as is a woman of being seen in last year’s hats.” From Of Flowers and a Village by Wilfrid …
