Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
This has indeed been an unusual spring around here and everywhere.I'm kind of afraid (not quite ready) to actually go outside and look closely at my plants and flowers as I'm not sure what I'll find …
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Let's look at the positives first. After a night of freezing temperatures and a cloudy, cold day, the tulips don't look so bad. They are all upright and not too much clashing orange, yet.The star …
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Crabapple getting ready to bloom...My neighbor mowed his grass every day from last Wednesday through Sunday… five days in a row. I think that each time he mowed, he lowered the setting on his lawn …
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My intention this spring was to complete just one major project, which was to renovate a perennial bed that wraps around the patio and extends across the back of the house. I posted about that …
It is a bright, sunny day in central Indiana with clear blue skies overhead and pristine white snow underfoot. Lots of pristine white snow.And, underneath that snow surrounding the lamp post, there is …
What comes to those who wait?We got the wintry mix. I do not wish it upon anyone else. For those east of me, watch out. I am not “officially” in a county where they’ve declared “blizzard”, but I’m …
