Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
To pass through the garden gate, I must pass by my peonies in bloom.The peonies remind me of a simpler time, when all I knew of “pennies” was that they grew in a bed on the garage side of our house. …
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Three blooms for Mother’s Day at May Dreams Gardens...Lilacs Yesterday at the garden center, I overheard someone tell the cashier that they were out of common lilac. My first thought was “Good, …
The other day, on Sunday, I was messing around with seeds in the sunroom and bent down between this antique wooden plant stand and a nearby seed rack to adjust a light timer. Wouldn’t you know it, I …
Today marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln, and I’m commemorating this event in a special way.Last spring I purchased a new lilac, Syringa vulgaris …
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I’ve wanted one from the first time I saw one in a catalog. A Haws watering can. Preferably green. Definitely metal. With the brass rose. No cheap plastic knock off’s, please.This is the ultimate in …
My little orange watering can doesn’t look like much of a watering can at first glance.It’s small and rusty on the inside, with a few dents on the outside. But that’s okay because I don’t use it for …
