Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
What’s on the top of your reading stack?I keep a stack of gardening books on my nightstand. Doesn’t every gardener? And on the floor nearby is a basket of seed catalogs and garden magazines. If it …
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Remember when small town newspapers reported on everything that went on, including who might have gotten together to eat and play cards, who had out of town visitors, and who had just recently …
"Sweeter yet than dream or song of Summer or Spring are Winter's sometimes smiles."*Winter sometimes smiles around here with...... the simple blooms of Oxalis, growing in my sunroom.... a sunny …
It’s Christmas time and our thoughts turn to gardening.Will the amaryllis and paperwhites be in bloom on Christmas Day?Will that poinsettia keep all its leaves just a few more days, the one we bought …
We could have a good debate about who has the most challenging climate to garden in. Other than those who live on “the fringes” in climates that barely sustain life anyway, I’m sure we would all make …
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These past few rainy days, I’ve been reading “Perennials Short and Tall: A Seasonal Progression of Flowers for Your Garden” written by Moya L. Andrews and illustrated by Gillian Harris (Quarry …
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