Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
I went out to the garden yesterday evening, just before sunset, to cut a few flowers to bring inside. My few flowers included coreopsis, foxglove, a few last dianthus from its first flush of bloom, …
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Peonies anyone? You may have your fancy peonies, your new varieties, even your tree peonies. I am sure they are very nice and give you joy when they flower. But for me, I only need the peonies …
A new season of gardening is upon us. Fall. And with fall comes another secret to achieving happiness in your garden. This secret is one that people have been told time and again, but …
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OSO EASY™ Cherry Pie Rosa 'Meiboulka' by the green chairs. Now that it is June, the weather has done a complete reversal from last weekend's temperatures in the 90's to today's shivering temperature …
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Lurie Garden - Chicago, Illinois I never thought much about salvias before I saw them in big drifts in the Lurie Garden in Chicago. They seemed a bit, oh, I don't know, ordinary? …
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I will remain vigilant and alert as I look for the 15th secret to achieving happiness in your garden. Perhaps I will hear it in the faint whispers of the flowers? …
