Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
When Carol returned home on Friday and looked out the back door at the garden, she gasped audibly. Were those crocuses blooming already on February 5th? She flung open the door and rushed …
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I can think of no place more magical than a garden, where every hoe and trowel is a magic wand. The magic is there in each petal of each flower as it opens up. It's there in the unfurling of each …
Crocuses! Step right this way, ladies and gentleman, to admire the first crocus blooms of the season. Be careful of the piles of snow still lining the driveway. Don't all crowd around at …
The snowdrop bloomed when I wasn't looking. If one could bring forth blooms in the garden by simply staring at the poor little plants until the flowers burst forth, I would be living in a floral …
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With each walk through the garden, I see them. Weeds. Dead branches. Plants in trays and black pots. I'm going to need all hands on garden this week to get this place in shape so I can go on …
It's May in my garden. The crocuses are just a memory now, and the early Daffodils have gracefully begun their exit as we welcome more tulips into the garden. Fresh green leaves seem to come from …
