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Embrace Mowing for a Happier Life

July 10, 2008 By Carol Michel 23 Comments

On the occasion of the completion of the 25th mowing of my lawn this season, I ask you to consider embracing mowing for a happier life.I suspect there are some who look down on those of us who will admit that we enjoy mowing the lawn. They are probably shaking their heads right now and getting ready to hit the "delete" key on this post.Perhaps they think we are some kind of faux gardeners, those of us who enjoy mowing. That we are not yet enlightened on the joys of either hiring a mowing crew to … [Read more...] about Embrace Mowing for a Happier Life

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And Ladies of the Lawn

April 8, 2008 By Carol Michel 26 Comments

Yesterday was a special day at May Dreams Gardens.These Turkish Glory of the Snow, Chionodoxia sardensis, were starting to bloom. I planted them last fall, scattering them here and there through out the front flower beds. They are small flowers, so you can't see them from the street; I can see and enjoy them as I walk around the garden.But you can sure see this Forsythia 'Gold Tide' from the street. It was just beginning to bloom last Thursday, and now it is screaming with yellow. I've told … [Read more...] about And Ladies of the Lawn

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A Garden of Miscellany

February 20, 2008 By Carol Michel 15 Comments

Tonight I’m posting a “garden of miscellany”, some gardening related thoughts that aren’t quite enough for a full blog post and are too much for a twitter.~~~~Does anyone else think this orchid bloom looks like a chicken’s foot? I posted about this for Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day, but didn’t include a picture, just a link, so I think a lot of people didn’t see what I was talking about. Often flowers and plants look like something else from a distance, or even up close. I can’t think of any good … [Read more...] about A Garden of Miscellany

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More Fall Clean Up Tips

October 24, 2007 By Carol Michel 9 Comments

Gray skies are going to cheer us, we have a happy face...What? Those aren't the words to the song??They should be, at least around May Dreams Gardens here in central Indiana. It's been raining off and on since yesterday afternoon and the skies are overcast. My garden has gotten way more than one inch, but not quite two inches, of rain, near as I can tell.Once the rain ends, I am hoping for some cool, sunny weather so I can start stripping the sod off the area where I want to plant a new tree and … [Read more...] about More Fall Clean Up Tips

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Why Is It Still Like Summer?

October 6, 2007 By Carol Michel 11 Comments

One could almost mistake this fine fall October day for a hot summer July day, except the asters are blooming, and asters don’t bloom in July.I walked the labyrinth of the lawn late this afternoon after work, deep in thought. It might have looked like I was mowing the lawn, but actually I was planning how to battle the moles, thinking about an idea for the garden bloggers’ bloom day in winter when flowers won’t be blooming outside at my house, and theorizing on why summer seems so persistent … [Read more...] about Why Is It Still Like Summer?

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Gardening Time Management

May 14, 2007 By Carol Michel 13 Comments

Do you ever get overwhelmed by all you need to do in your garden? Weeds to pull, flowers to dead head, mulch to spread, shrubs to dig out, annuals to plant, seeds to sow, the list seems endless at times!My sister was feeling overwhelmed by all she wants to do in her garden and her time is limited. The picture above is of a simple bird house with a clematis vine wrapped around it sitting on a ledge on her gazebo. A gazebo! I don't have a gazebo. Do you? If I did, I'd love having a garden accent … [Read more...] about Gardening Time Management

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