Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
A few random thoughts on a day when I should be very focused and busy. Focused. Busy. The bleeding heart, Dicentra spectabilis, is starting to bloom. Seems early to me, but it might not …
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Why did I plant these hyacinths in a straight row? Is it possible to plant these “soldiers of spring” in another way, other than a straight row? Somewhere it is probably possible, but not where the …
Pansies? Or Violas? I am in favor of both pansies and violas for early spring color in containers and window boxes, or even just planted in the ground. I purchased and planted my pansies and violas …
May I introduce to you Iris histrioides 'Lady Beatrix Stanley', a new dwarf iris that I purchased last fall from Brent and Becky’s Bulbs. Did you know that there really was a Lady Beatrix Stanley? I …
Yes, that’s me, driving slowly by the still desolate garden centers, peering out the window hoping for a glimpse of the first pansies and violas for sale. I have my routes, I make my rounds. On the …
Just like that, today was overcast and the temperature was around 38 F at 5:00 pm. The crocuses that were blooming yesterday have closed up to guard against the cold. Such is the fickleness of …
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