Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
I have good news for everyone. Summer isn't over yet! In fact, we haven't even reached the mid-point between June 20 and September 20, which will be on August 4th. Yes, indeed, I can ignore the big …
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There are some garden tasks that require you to prepare yourself physically and mentally, to gird your loins. One of those tasks in my garden is cutting back Amsonia tabernaemontana, Bluestar, after …
I like to start out my blog posts with a pretty picture, even if the picture doesn't relate to the blog post topic. Today's pretty picture is of my trout lilies. Sorry about the full sun exposure, …
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My goal for the last several years is to have something newly blooming at any given time in my garden. Then it will always be "spring" in my garden, at least for one or two plants. That's one of the …
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I do love a gentle self-sower in the garden, one that establishes itself here and there without looking like it is intent on crowding out every other plant around it. I love a flower that is content …
Spiderwort, oh spiderwort, why does thou love my garden so much? I remember seeing you growing in my grandmother's garden many years ago, though I didn't really know your name back then. I was just a …
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