Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
Once upon a summer, there was a place called May Dreams Gardens where garden fairies lived with a gardener named Carol. Every spring, Carol came out to the garden after the last frost and …
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I know something every gardener can plant in their garden in August, no matter where they live. It's something that does well in all types of gardens and all different hardiness zones. It can be …
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"Hello, Carol!" Hello, Dr. Hortfreud. Is it time for another session? "Yes, it's been a while since our last session and I've noticed something we should talk about." Something to talk about? …
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What's new in the genus Lego, you ask? Thanks for asking. What's new in this genus is a flowering plant that looks like a moth orchid. I'm calling it Lego orchida. It was pretty easy to get …
Garden fairies here! We are garden faires and we have discovered a new flower in the containers on the patio. It's a flower we haven't seen around here in, like, never. Immediately, though we …
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Say "weeding" in the presence of gardeners and watch their smiles turn to frowns. Then step back as they all begin to tell their favorite weeding stories, always using the verb "weeding." Well, …
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