Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
It's an historic and proud day at May Dreams Gardens, the day I confirm that indeed, I have grown the Worlds' Ugliest Tomato, the "WUT", pronounced "what", as in "what is that?" Earlier this evening, …
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A few years ago, seemingly out of nowhere, this weed appeared in my vegetable garden.It likes to grow along the outside edges of the raised beds, right by the wood edging, plus in the paths and really …
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Two versions of an update on the vegetable garden at May Dreams Gardens… Version 1 I spent some time in the vegetable garden this evening, harvesting and making a list of what I need to do now to …
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From the beginning of time it seems that we have had the desire to build monuments to commemorate great events, like the ends of wars.We have put up statues to remember great leaders and thinkers of …
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When a gardener goes to the zoo, she sees...Bird of paradise (Strelitzia reginae)Elephant Ears (Colocasia sp.)Kangaroo Paws (Anigozanthos)And Eucalyptus Hey, how did that Koala get in the …
Do you collect anything? If you do, how did your collection start? Did you sit down and look at a Big Book of Collections and choose something to collect?No, of course you didn’t. Somewhere, somehow, …
