Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
Everywhere I look these days, I seem to be reminded of gardening in the 1970's. The other day when I arrived for Thanksgiving at my older sister's house, my youngest sister opened the passenger side …
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Just a little coleus I'm attempting to turn into a houseplant. Welcome to May Dreams Gardens, home of the clashing Thanksgiving Cacti. Here in my sunroom, the big story, just in time for …
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Crocus speciosus Garden fairies here! It has been a long time since we posted anything but we are going to make it a short time by posting here now. We are quite excited about how we fooled Carol …
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Goodbye, my old friend, my favorite gardening shirt. I knew this day was coming. I could sense it when we last gardened together yesterday. I kept you safe, remember, by wearing a long-sleeve …
Let’s listen in as the Director of “A Play Called Autumn” conducts a rehearsal. Director: Queue up the asters for the opening number. And action! (Music plays, asters dance onto center stage with …
A lone Colchicum Now where were we? Oh yes, I was recalling how I had found the Secret Dairy of a Garden Fairy, returned it, and then found it again a few days later. Those fairies seem to leave …
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