Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
Let's play a new gardening game called "Where's the Baptisia". Baptisia australis, which has the common name of Blue False Indigo, is a native flower in the eastern United States. Well-planted …
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Road trip! Last week, I went on a road trip with the Hoosier Gardener to the Cabin at Wildflower Woods, the home of the Indiana author, Gene Stratton-Porter (1863- 1924). In her lifetime, …
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A "toe" of Spring as it wakes up from slumber I went out in search of Spring and wildflowers for Wildflower Wednesday and though I didn't find many spring ephemerals in my garden, I found this quote …
I have a plan for my lawn. I have a plan to cultivate it as a cut meadow filled with various flowers, including some wildflowers, each with its own season. I started working on my plan a few …
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Lucky Alice! Once upon a time, her Aunt Sally gave her a copy of Wild Flowers Every Child Should Know by Frederic William Stack (Doubleday, Page & Company, May 1909) I know not one thing …
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Back garden after the Blizzard of '12 Following the lead of Gail at Clay and Limestone, who hosts Wildflower Wednesday on the fourth Wednesday of the month, I thought I'd review some of my posts on …
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