Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
Garden fairies here! Happy First Day of Spring to all the clumsy big feet people, or CBF’s as we like to call all the gardeners. We call all you gardeners CBF's because it seems that whenever you …
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Look, we are showing our pollen! As the days grow longer, I once again have time to look around in my garden when I return home from the world. With each longer day, I notice that there are a few …
Protect the pollen! I can hear the rallying cry spread from crocus to crocus on these rainy days. Close up! Protect the pollen! By any means, protect the pollen. So how does this happen, this …
We have come suddenly to those early spring days when I need more than ten fingers to count the crocuses in bloom, but it is too cold to take off my shoes to further aid my efforts to keep track of …
The garden is beginning to stir a bit after several days of well above average temperatures. Here and there, the tips of leaves are beginning to break through the surface. The ground is squishy, …
Welcome to the "already" stage of spring. Already the Baptisia has buds on it. These grayish buds will soon be spikes of purple blooms. Already I'm getting ready to mow the lawn for the sixth, or …
