Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
INDIANAPOLIS - A fothergilla was recently found to be blooming at May Dreams Gardens. This plant, Fothergill gardenii, generally blooms in early spring, in the April timeframe, and has …
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"Golden leaves carpet the ground beneath the honey locust, each one a memory of summer." Dear Hortense Hoelove, What is it about fall that makes us become reflective and …
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Management at May Dreams Gardens has been advised by staff that many gardening "to do" lists published for October are not complete. They lack certain key tasks that are regularly part of the …
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Last night, I started watching episodes of Brad Meltzer's Decoded on The History Channel. For those who missed out on season one and the re-running of several episodes last night and this morning, …
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When a gardener orders pizza, she is delighted to find some of her favorite toppings on the menu -- Brassica oleracea, Solanum lycopersicum (which she used to know as Lycopersicum esculentum), and a …
As soon as a gardener declares an area to be a garden and plants that first plant, it is time to start weeding and removing plants that are not part of the garden plan. This is because a garden is not …
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