Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
We interrupt your morning for this breaking news from May Dreams Gardens.The night-blooming cereus has a flower bud on it.I had been checking this plant (Epiphyllum oxypetalum) for the last few weeks, …
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PathDo you know where this path will take you?To the other side of this flower bed.I found I was always cutting through this flower bed instead of going around it, so I decided to make a simple path …
Colleen at In the Garden Online suggested that we should encourage new gardeners by showing them the ugly parts of our gardens.You know, the parts we carefully edit out of our pictures before posting …
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Morning at May Dreams Gardens All gardens are especially happy, peaceful places early in the morning and in the evening right before the sunset.The early morning sun hasn't quite reached these …
You can experience a lot of different emotions in just a few minutes in the garden.For a few minutes, I was so happy in my garden.I saw that my candy lilies are starting to bud out. These were little …
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Seven things about my garden and other thoughts that have to do with the number seven, posted on a day of sevens.7.1 There are seven different kinds of hostas planted in my miniature garden. I bought …
