Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
If you force hyacinth bulbs in vases, you'll notice that before the shoot sprouts, the roots grow. The roots are the foundation. They help to anchor the bulb in the vase before the top-heavy shoot …
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I like how these flowers fade. They add a little color as they head off into the sunset of their season. Helleborus niger. The Christmas Rose. By now, most of us have put away our Christmas and …
"Which gate will he come through?" The old rabbit—Nineteen—looked to each side of the garden at the gates, wondering which one the new year rabbit would hop through. "Will it be the east gate?" …
Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and we would like to take a minute to discuss waxed amaryllis bulbs. We had heard of these waxed bulbs long before Carol brought three of them into the …
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Step right up, dear readers, and you will see the garden's most photographed flower. The current record holder—and yes I readily admit my record-keeping in this matter is lax to the max—is a …
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Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for December 2019. Here in my USDA Zone 6A garden in central Indiana, I'm leading off with the highlight of the garden. The Christmas Rose is in …
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