Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
I spotted a copy of The Wonderful World of Bulbs by Bebe Miles (1963) at a local antique mall the other day and wondered why I'd never heard of the author. Then I picked up the book, opened it, …
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In January, a popular garden meme makes its way around the internet with a quote that may or may not be attributed to its author, Josephine Nuese, my next featured Lost Lady of Garden Writing. The …
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In my stack of Christmas-y gardening books is a slim book, The Christmas Rose, written and published in 1948 by Arthur E. and Mildred V. Luedy. 'Tis the season for Mildred to be my latest lost lady …
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I recently received a box of old gardening books that someone offered me, knowing that I've often claimed my library is a sanctuary for old gardening books. The last book I pulled out of the box …
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I wrote about Buckner Hollingsworth back in 2014 but decided to post about her again today because she deserves a place amongst the Lost Ladies of Garden Writing. Buckner, or Buckie to her …
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Our next Lost Lady of Garden Writing is Mrs. Francis King. She was the editor and sometimes the author behind all of the books in The Little Garden series published in the 1920s. Truth be told, …
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