Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
Gardening makes you feel younger and there's proof in your laundry room. If you are gardening nearly every day, like I try to do during the growing season, you'll end up with a pile of laundry, …
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I'm enjoying what I like to call The Wonder Years of Gardening in which I wander around and ask myself questions like: I wonder what variety this rose is? (I honestly don't know which leads to the …
"When to edge the sidewalk" seems like a question that should have an easy answer. It does have an easy answer for me. Before mowing. And also "every time." Before I mow, I get out my …
I didn't know I needed orange flowers until I planted some in a container that I see every time I look out the kitchen window. And I find myself smiling at how bright and cheerful they are. I've …
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There's a zinnia thief on the loose! This morning I filled up some gallon jugs with water, tossed them onto the bed of my truck and then drove up to the entrance of my neighborhood to water the …
Is my patio teaching me about gardening or is the hosta growing in the patio teaching me something about plants? And just what did I learn from their teachings? I learned that a hosta can grow …
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