Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
If the Garden Bloggers' Fling in Austin, Texas was a movie, it would win an Oscar for best picture. The "production company" of local Austin bloggers put together a script that included events and …
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When a gardener goes to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, She chooses a route that will take her through Charlotte, North Carolina. In Charlotte, she fulfils a long-time dream to see the gardens of …
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I really don't think I can do an adequate job of describing Wing Haven, the nearly three acre garden of Edwin and Elizabeth Clarkson, who lived down the street from Elizabeth Lawrence in …
The safest place for a plant during a drought is in a container in a slightly sheltered location that keeps it out of the hot sun. Ideally the location should also be near an outdoor faucet which has …
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I must tell you that Elizabeth Lawrence's study contains some rather large rabbit holes. A few evenings ago, I fell into one and came up with a brand new word -- pleasaunce. Let me start at the …
What fun it was to go inside the house of Elizabeth Lawrence after touring the gardens. I wanted most to see her study, which features a large window that looks out over the garden. When we entered …
