Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
Working under a grant provided by iGROW (Institute for Gardenetics Research and Other Works*), Dr. Hortfreud recently published an important paper on the five primary types of garden therapy, as …
Continue Reading about Dr. Hortfreud Reveals Five Types of Garden Therapy →
Garden fairies here. After getting “called out” for posting so infrequently last year, we’ve been biding our time waiting for Carol to relinquish control of the laptop so that we could get in here and …
Continue Reading about Hortish: A Guest Post by the Garden Fairies →
On this bright, cold sunny afternoon, there it was… the first crocus of the season. And nearby, another crocus. Both were just a few days later in arriving compared to when they showed up last year, …
Continue Reading about Thoughts On Seeing The First Crocus Bloom… →
On this last day of February, our thoughts turn to gardening, as they always do. We sense it is coming. We can see it in the tiny green sprouts, imagine it in the breeze, hear it as the …
Continue Reading about How to Soothe the Winter Weary Gardener →
An alert friend recently sent me information on the world’s largest rabbit, weighing 42 pounds. Another equally alert friend, replied to the email with “We are going to need bigger spoons”. With …
Continue Reading about Who’s Afraid Of The Big Ol’ Rabbit? →
The Institute for Gardenetics Research and Other Works (iGROW)* would like to conduct a study to determine if the quantity of vegetable and flower seeds purchased by gardeners goes up when there is …
