Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
We've had a killing frost.We know it's over. We know we can't go back.We can't undo the frost.Today in the garden was a time to get started on fall clean up, to pile high the compost and make …
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When the weatherman yesterday said we had a chance of "patchy frost", I didn't catch when. This morning I figured out that "when" was today. These impatiens were slightly touched by the frost.Really, …
Several years ago, my sister-who-does-not-garden came by and saw my vegetable garden. She thought the compost bins detracted from the overall neat appearance of the rest of the garden and that I …
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Guess what? Now that I am shredding all the plant debris from my fall clean up, I don’t think I will even fill my three compost bins. And, I am worried I will become one of “those people” who take …
If someone invited me to their garden and asked me to give them some advice, I would first look for their compost bins. And, if I didn’t find any compost bins, I would immediately set about helping …
I had some new fun in the garden yesterday. New, liberating fun. Scary kind of fun.I used my new chipper shredder for the first time. Yes, that’s right, I have a new chipper shredder, the McCullough …
