Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
I thought it was just me that suffered a bit from post-winter plant name amnesia (PWPNA, for those who like acronyms). After the long winter, the names of plants that last fall came easily to mind …
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I think I’m ready to meet with the garden designer now. I've thought it all through and now I know what I want in a garden design. I want a garden that leads you along from one section to another …
Not for me are those minimalist gardens, with hardscapes occasionally punctuated with a plant or two. I want my gardens to be full of plants. I want to be able to walk amongst the flowers in my …
When I walk through a garden, I like to see the little details that give a hint of the gardener who tends that garden. In fact I love the little details that gardeners put into their gardens that …
A good mystery book, really any good book, takes you slowly through the plot, leaving clues throughout on how the book will end. At times you think you’ve got it all figured out and feel certain you …
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“Where you going?’ as we like to say around here. Wandering around a garden following paths is fine to do, but eventually we want to get someplace in the garden. We want our gardens to have places …
