• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary navigation
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Carol J. Michel

Award winner author of gardening humor books

  • About
    • Contact
  • Blog
  • Books
    • Shop
    • Gardening Humor
    • Children’s Books
    • New – The Halloween Hare
  • Speaking
    • Upcoming Speaking Engagements
  • Social
    • YouTube
    • Instagram
  • Gardening Humor
  • Children’s
  • All Books

May Dreams Gardens

My New Garden-Admiring Service

May 7, 2021 By Carol 2 Comments

Do your plants feel like nobody looks at them? Do they miss the sound of voices talking softly about how lovely their blooms are? Does your garden yearn for the soft footsteps of a plant-loving person wandering through and admiring it?

Perhaps you are personally too busy, too tired, or maybe even too anxious to spend time just admiring your garden, enjoying it with a glass of iced tea and a good book? Maybe you are afraid of the bugs and spiders out in your garden? Or maybe you can’t sit down and admire your garden without popping up every few seconds to pull a weed or cut back a dead flower? Maybe you hired out the maintenance… the mulching, the mowing, the trimming back… yet you still find your garden lacking that human touch because no one ever just visits it and admires it.

If this is how you feel, you’ll be delighted to know that I’m introducing a new garden-admiring service!

What is a garden-admiring service?

For a smallish astronomical fee, plus transportation costs, I will come and spend time in your garden. I will admire the flowers and tell them how pretty they are. I will sit under any shade trees, gaze up from my book, and whisper to the leaves how grateful I am that they block the sun from my face.

I will fawn over the flora with spoken words like “lovely,” “charming,” and “delightful.” I will smell the flowers, bringing my nose so close to each bloom that I can feel the tickle of the petals. For an extra fee, I can also “squee” and put my hand to my heart with delight over a particularly beautiful perennial border.

I will wander any garden paths, pausing every few feet to exclaim over the plantings. And if those paths go through vegetable gardens, I can stop to pick and sample anything that looks ripe for the harvest. My specialty is tomatoes, but I can also taste green beans, strawberries, and shelling peas, in season.

And at the end of my visit, I will leave a hand-written note telling you how lovely it was to spend a bit of time in your garden.

How long does a visit last?

Minimum, affordable visits can take me just 15 minutes. Maximum visits are 90 minutes due to popular demand. I also offer a recurring package, which includes an initial visit of 90 minutes, allowing me time to wander and get to know your garden, plus a few minutes to sit and read. This is then followed by periodic visits of 15 minutes for maintenance admiring.

Please note that I do not weed, cut back, harvest, coach, water, prune, fluff, mulch, tidy, dig, hoe, rake, mow, or leave notes on improvements you can make to your garden. I do wander, admire, sit, smell flowers, taste vegetables and fruit in season, and bring my own beverage and book.

Extra fees apply during cold, hot, or rainy weather or if the owner of the garden insists on accompanying me. This service is limited to a brief wander through your garden, followed by time sitting and reading a book, plus that hand-written note telling you how delightful your garden is.

On the fence about this service?

If you think your garden could benefit from a garden-admirer, but you are on the fence or don’t think you can afford my smallish astronomical fee plus transportation costs, I have one final offer, and it’s free! Email me a picture of your garden and I will mail you one handwritten note telling you just how wonderful your garden is. Limited time offer of free, U.S. residents only, until it isn’t! (For gardeners outside the United States, I can offer an emailed hand-written note, suitable for printing at your expense.)

Still can’t believe this is a service?

If you are still in wonder about the need for a garden-admiring service, stay tuned. Soon I’ll be offering training sessions to teach others how to properly admire and enjoy a garden—even their own garden—in a way that benefits everyone… the garden, the gardener, and the visitor!

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: humor

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Yvonne says

    May 14, 2021 at 1:02 pm

    Hahaha…I can’t believe I didn’t come up with this idea. Brilliant! I admire my garden so much, I’m left with not much time to tidy it up. I’m pretty sure my garden agrees with my arrangement. Enjoyed reading this.

    Reply
  2. Virlee Schneider says

    June 1, 2021 at 10:35 am

    Carol, you are brilliant and hilarious! You must be the first to have concocted such a bold idea! Seriously?? Good luck!

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Updates from Carol Michel

* indicates required
Email Preferences

Categories

  • Blog (3,048)
  • Internal (2)

Blog Tags

annuals Blogging books bulbs dr. hortfreud embrace fairies fall family flowers fruits garden bloggers bloom day garden bloggers book club garden design gardeners gardening gardening geek gardens hoes holidays hortense hoelove houseplants humor indoor gardening insects lawn letters to gardening friends perennials rabbits reviews Secrets seeds shrubs spring tools trees vegetable garden vegetable gardening vegetables weather weeding weeds when a gardener wildflower wednesday winter

The Gardenangelists Podcast with Dee Nash

Gardenangelists Podcast

Footer

Gardenangelists Podcast with Dee Nash

Gardenangelists Podcast

Connect

  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube
  • maydreams icon

Quick Links

  • Home
  • Contact
  • Books
  • May Dreams Gardens
  • Podcast

Updates from Carol Michel

* indicates required
Email Preferences

Newsletter Archive

Copyright © 2023 · CarolJMichel.com · Sitemap · Privacy Policy

Book purchase links are affiliate links and Carol earns a small commission if you make a purchase.

We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. By clicking “Accept”, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies.
Do not sell my personal information.
Cookie SettingsAccept
Manage consent

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously.
CookieDurationDescription
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional11 monthsThe cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
viewed_cookie_policy11 monthsThe cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.
Functional
Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features.
Performance
Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.
Analytics
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
Advertisement
Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads.
Others
Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet.
SAVE & ACCEPT