Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
The sun is shining, the air is cool, and every leaf is dripping with a heavy dew. Such is a morning on one of the last days of spring. Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for June 2019. Here in my …
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40 hours. That's how long it was between the time I had planted every single plant I'd purchased or received to trial this spring and the time I bought two new perennials to plant. That's right, I …
Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and we watch and see everything that goes on in this garden. Everything. Including what Carol does and doesn't do in this garden. Let us give you an …
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I'm pleased to show you my new ceramic fish from Fish in the Garden. Today they are swimming in a pool of crested iris that have finished blooming. Before that they were swimming through a bed of …
You say "penny", I say "pee-o-nee" and some people say "piney." But everyone says pretty! Everyone! There is no way any sane person could look at my new 'Bartzella' ITOH peony and not be blown over …
The problem with vegetable gardens for some gardeners isn't the planting. It's the harvesting. That's right. Some gardeners have trouble harvesting from their vegetable gardens. Is it ready to …
