Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
You can experience a lot of different emotions in just a few minutes in the garden.For a few minutes, I was so happy in my garden.I saw that my candy lilies are starting to bud out. These were little …
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Seven things about my garden and other thoughts that have to do with the number seven, posted on a day of sevens.7.1 There are seven different kinds of hostas planted in my miniature garden. I bought …
What does a gardener wish for when she plants a tree? Just a little shade for her hammock so she can while away the day and dream about her garden.Here's the view from the hammock...And if you lay in …
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Is it just me, or do the coneflowers (Echinacea purpurea) seem to have a little deeper color this year? I wonder if it is due to the lack of rainfall?Wait, I wasn't really out in the garden to take …
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The neighborhood garage sale is tomorrow and as one of my sisters pointed out in a comment on another post, that is why we are expecting scattered strong storms and thunderstorms tomorrow …
The fairy lilies (Zephyranthes sp.) are starting to bloom. Some people call them rain lilies because they tend to bloom after some rain, but I prefer to call them fairy lilies.I don't know if I read …
