Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
Because it is so hot this week, practically everywhere, I've declared it to be Gardening Tool Week. It's just too hot to take pictures of plants, they just wouldn't be at their best. But tools, they …
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I have no idea why they call these lilies pictured here 'candy lilies'. The botanical name is Pardancanda x norrisii, so it is some kind of hybrid, but they come up from seed in my garden year after …
Sometimes just one plant in a container is all you need. Or in this case, just one type of plant.I planted this sedum in this container because I ran out of other plants earlier this spring and this …
Circle August 5th on your calendars. That's the day I expect to start harvesting some sweet corn.I had previously reported that my sweet corn was all tasseling, but only one plant had produced an ear. …
Some quick research on daylilies indicates that "since 1900 about 40,000 varieties have been named in the United States; 13,000 of them are still for sale". (Click here for the source of that tidbit …
With apologies to Beatrix Potter, I present three different tall phlox flowering in my garden. Phlox paniculata, variety unknown (Phloxy) Phlox paniculata 'Creme de Menthe', notice the variegated …
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