Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
I've been busy as a bee!For Garden Bloggers' Muse Day, I offer the first few lines of an old poem written by the Hoosier poet, James Whitcomb Riley.The BumblebeeYou better not fool with a Bumblebee! …
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Our Garden Bloggers’ Book Club virtual meeting takes place outside today in the light shade of the honey locust tree.As you enter the back yard, something feels ‘not quite right’. Something is amiss. …
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I think the days of this praying mantis are numbered. Eventually, it is going to get cold and we will have a frosty morning, but for now, summer weather continues.When will we have frost around here …
The garden essayists tell us, and tell us again, that fall is the time to get busy in the garden.“… but fall--not spring—is the great planting season for woody things. If, in other words, you had …
Some updates for the Garden Bloggers’ Book ClubAugust-September Virtual Meeting.I’ll be posting the August-September virtual meeting post on September 30th, so if you are planning to participate, …
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Are you afraid to plant big shrubs in your garden? Look around suburbia, look around anywhere. Do you see many big shrubs?You might see some big shrubs sheared back to medium size, but do you see big …
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