Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
Is weeding in flower beds that are hopefully going to be dug up and expanded soon sort of like dusting the furniture in a house right before you plan to tear down walls for remodeling? No? Good, …
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An unexpected rainstorm this evening left another half inch of rain on the garden and kept me from going outside after work for an extended session of weeding therapy.Have you heard of or tried …
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This daylily, Hemerocallis sp., was nearly overtaken by a large dandelion, Taraxacum officinale, thus requiring extraordinary procedures to eradicate the dandelion.In other words, I had to perform a …
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One of the benefits of not weeding is seeing volunteer petunia seedlings blooming amongst the dried up corn stalks on a beautiful October day.These petunias are almost exactly the color of the …
Come admire the sunflowers (Helianthus annuus 'Monet's Palette') and I'll explain how to pull thistle weeds with your bare hands.On a previous post about the lessons we can learn from our weeds, I …
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One of the secrets to being happy as a gardener is to embrace weeding.No matter what kind of garden you have, as soon as you cultivate the earth and plant what you want to grow, the weeds will begin …
