Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
Tulipa acuminata In a rare gathering, Dr. Hortfreud, Hortense Hoelove, the Old Woman at the Door, several garden fairies, and I gathered in the early morning hours here at May Dreams Gardens to watch …
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Good evening, Carol. Hi Dr. Hortfreud. Are you ready for our session, Carol? Yes, I am. Okay, tell me what you are feeling when you look at this half circle of peonies? Well, Dr. Hortfreud, I …
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Finally, with the first lilacs just beginning to bloom and the early blooming Viburnums still hanging on, I had the perfect opportunity to smell each one and decide, once and for all, which flower …
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Tulipa humilis 'Magenta Queen' I like to name my gardens. I don't like to force the names. I wait for the names to come to me. The overall name of my gardens is May Dreams Gardens. Repeat after …
There in the garden, the wild dandelion was trapped, cornered, easy prey for the gardener, who swooped down upon it and with her bare hands pulled it out of the rain-softened earth. She was …
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It is important to know if you have rabbits in or around your garden so that you can take precautions to prevent them from eating your lettuce before you get a chance to harvest it for yourself. How …
