Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
We could have a good debate about who has the most challenging climate to garden in. Other than those who live on “the fringes” in climates that barely sustain life anyway, I’m sure we would all make …
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If you go out very early in the morning, before the dew has dried on the grass, you might find a bit of fairy lace, left behind by a garden fairy hurrying off at the first light of dawn to hide …
How long are you willing to wait for a plant to reach peak performance in your garden?We’ve all heard the saying about perennials. The first year they sleep, the second year they creep, and finally …
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Goodbye, Stella (Hemerocallis ‘Stella de Oro’). It’s time for you to go. Life is too short and the garden is too small to give you all the space you are taking.You’ve gone all commercial on me and I …
The daily "squash watch" has begun here at May Dreams Gardens.Every morning and every evening, I go out to the garden and check on the summer squash to see if there is one ready to harvest.I am …
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The foliage looks like Geranium, doesn't it, but what is that flower?It's a flower most people wouldn't expect to see in a Zone 5 garden.It's a cactus flower.This is an Opuntia, Prickly Pear Cactus.I …
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