Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
Is it obvious to people who don’t garden what it means to rotate crops? I can just imagine someone trying to figure out what to do to rotate, as in turn, their tomato plants, firmly rooted in the …
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It seems we gardeners share more than a passing interest in the meteorologists’ holiday, Groundhog Day. We all want spring to arrive sooner rather than later, and if we can predict when it will …
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January 21, 2009Dear Membership Committee Chairperson,Please consider this letter my official application for membership in the Society of Gardeners Age 50 and Over. (SGAFO)I have worked, studied, and …
A memorable weekend deserves a memorable thought.And I’ve thought of a thought to use on my blog that probably shouldn’t be written, but I’m about to post it anyway.It’s like having a plant you know …
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A friend of mine, who knows not a whit about gardening, often likes to test my knowledge of plants by pointing at a tree or shrub or flower and asking “What’s that?”Then I fire back with the botanical …
I recently won a Norfolk Island Pine tree, and it inspired me to write poetry!Oh Norfolk Island PineOh Norfolk Island PineYour beauty is so fine. Would you like to be my treeAnd celebrate Christmas …
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