Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
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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How in the world did my tree hide all that pretty red and orange color all summer long? When learned long ago that all the colors of fall were there all along in the leaves of summer, but they were …
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Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and we are here to write our own words and stop Carol from driveling on about signs of garden fairies in a garden. As if we'd leave signs! We are …
Out in my garden, the Halloween Hare is busy preparing for Halloween night. What do those preparations involve? That's covered in the book. What does the Halloween Hare do on Halloween …
