Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
There is a whole ritual that most of us gardeners follow when we acquire seeds. You know the routine.First, we get the seed catalogs. We look through them, read the descriptions, and dream of a …
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I think sometimes that the word 'February' actually means ‘fear of winter not ending'.We do begin to see subtle signs of spring around here in February, like these little tiny crocus leaves coming …
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Who has named their garden?I posted late last summer about having a name for your garden and how to go about naming your garden. Has anyone since named their garden and posted about it? Or maybe your …
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The problem for many gardeners, especially those of us who live where winter is winter, is an increase in GRTH symptoms at this time of year. Pronounced like “girth”, Gardeners Reduced Time with …
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You can tell a lot about gardeners by reading their garden journals.Are they bumblebees or ants in their approach to gardening? What do they grow? What climate do they live in?Are they recorders of …
On my recent post about Garden Attention Distraction Syndrome (GADS), Annie in Austin commented that she liked the “advice to go with the flow, acting less like ants glued to a task and a trail, and …
