Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
Once upon a time, I bought a scented geranium, potted it up, and put it outside with other geraniums in a little theater set up. (Pelargoniums, actually, but you know what flower I'm talking …
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When I heard the line about asking for gardening tips in the movie Grow, I knew I had to carefully pull out my phone and record it in my notes app. How could I not. It's so true. And I …
Garden fairies here! We are garden fairies, and today we are breathing a sigh of relief, exhaling if you will, taking a well-deserved break for a multitude of good, well-thought out, and …
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I recently read the greatest sentence every written about gardening. If you don't have much time, here it is. "...Gardening simply corrodes the character." If you have a bit more time, allow …
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Plantcrastination: Noun (plant-kras-tuh-ney-shuhn) The act of postponing or putting off until some future date the planting of newly purchased or acquired plants. Verb: Plantcrastinate. She …
Garden fairie here! We are once again taking over the keyboard so that this blog doesn't just wither up and fade away like... like... like a rose petal that has silently fallen to the ground and …
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