Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
The benefit of having a gardening blog is soon you have a virtual world of like-minded, garden-minded generous souls who freely offer their opinions when you ask for them. Okay, I asked! My previous …
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There is something about this spring... In addition to widening my perennial bed along the back of the house, I've decided to cut these Spiraeas way back.They came out "poorly" last spring and I knew …
No one is allowed to talk to me about mowing their lawn this spring.No one is allowed to ask me if I’ve mowed my lawn for the first time this year or talk about mowing their lawn. And right now, I …
What is your favorite potting soil recipe?Several years ago, my sister gave her 3 daughters recipe file boxes for Christmas and asked everyone to write down their favorite recipes on those little …
Is it a Forsythia miracle? Can plants read your mind? Did this shrub know I had numbered its days?The Forsythia I posted about yesterday that has never bloomed, Forsythia x intermedia 'Arnold Dwarf', …
Gather round to hear the tale of two Forsythia shrubs.Here's the first Forsythia, Forsythia 'Gold Tide'. Isn't that a bright yellow? This shrub has been a star performer in the front garden since the …
