Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
The other day, I bought a copy of The Book That Changed My Life: 71 Remarkable Writers Celebrate the Books That Matter Most to Them, edited by Roxanne J. Coady & Joy Johannessen. Of course, my …
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I recently read the greatest sentence every written about gardening. If you don't have much time, here it is. "...Gardening simply corrodes the character." If you have a bit more time, allow …
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Short Version: My 2025 gardening motto, perhaps my motto for all gardening going forward, is taken from The Secret Garden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett. "Don't let us make it tidy...It wouldn't …
Short version: It is possible that the covers of books published in the 19th century may contain arsenic, lead, or other heavy metals that could be harmful to one's health with prolonged …
What is a dandelion summer? According to M. C. Beaton, who wrote about it in the cozy mystery, The Skeleton in the Closet (2001), a dandelion summer is a hot summer, foretold by an abundance of …
Yes, I am reading another gardening book from the past. This time I have gone way back... Not to the 1950s. Not to the 192os. Further back than that. Grab your button-up shoes and …
