Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
"Round every flower there gleams a glory, Bequested by antique song or story; To each old legends give a name, And its peculiar charm proclaim." I will never think of dandelions in the same way now …
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I'm not sure how it happened. I was searching for information about gardening books and came across a reference to a book by Mrs. Alice T. A. Quackenbush. In the book's introduction, Helen Morgantheu …
I wonder a bit how it is that until last Friday, the 20th, I had never heard of Alfred Austin or his book, The Garden that I Love. How did my garden designer decide on that book to leave for …
I am still down in this rabbit hole chasing after ideas and quotes in "The Garden that I Love" by Alfred Austin (1894). You can imagine this rabbit hole in any way that suits you. Maybe you think of …
Obligatory Garden Picture A quote that I love from the book that I love titled The Garden that I Love... "What would be the good or the pleasure of a garden if one did not make experiments?" (Alfred …
Plopper's Field, now in a zone 6a garden My garden has moved... sort of. When the new USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map came out earlier today, I dutifully entered my zip code and discovered, as I …
