Seeded and Sodded: Thoughts from a Gardening Life, Michel Carol

Автор: Michel Carol J.
Название: Homegrown and Handpicked: A Year in a Gardening Life
ISBN: 099869794X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780998697949
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Цена: 30640.00 T
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"Professionally dirty clothes," "The MulchMobile," "The Gardener's Handshake," "Thanksgiving Conversation Starters for Gardeners," and "Going Steady with a Grower" are just a few of the delightful subjects covered in Homegrown and Handpicked: A Year in a Gardening Life.

Read it to discover if you have an eccentric gardener in your neighborhood or to see if, gasp, you are the eccentric gardener in your neighborhood.

The sequel to the popular essay book, Potted and Pruned: Living a Gardening Life, which taught us about gardening math, distance, time, and other important fundamentals, Homegrown and Handpicked is a journey through the seasons, with just as many laugh-out-loud, hey-that's-me stories as the first book.

Read to remember why you love gardening, and keep returning to your garden again and again, despite the bugs, weeds, and marauding garden fairies running off with your tools.

Автор: Michel Carol J.
Название: Creatures And Critters: Who`s In My Garden
ISBN: 1733500936 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781733500937
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Цена: 22980.00 T
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Who's in your garden?
Gardening. It's one of the most peaceful activities you can enjoy. The solitude of the plants, the sun, fresh air, and the fragrance of flowers.

Then you look around. "Wait," you say. "Who took a bite out of that tomato?" "What was that sting on my leg?" "Did I just see a Garden Fairy disappear behind a flower?" "Is that a dinosaur?"

You are not alone
Turns out, you're never really alone in the garden, and in Creatures and Critters, the fifth book from author Carol J. Michel, she explains why that's a good thing. Usually. It depends on the critter. And the circumstance. Helpfully, Carol gives tips for which animals to welcome with an open gate and which ones might be relocated elsewhere (such as the neighbor's yard).

Welcome those critters
You might be wondering: just how do you welcome or ward off those creatures and critters? Well, with plants, of course In this book, you'll learn how Hosta 'Empress Wu' protects her subjects (chipmunks) and what to grow to entice rabbits to eat in the lawn, not the vegetable patch. You'll learn about the magical powers of the common columbine growing in your mixed border and what to plant as your dinosaur's preferred tree cover.

Watch out for rabbit holes
But wait -- there's more Gardens are, in fact, busy places. Creatures and Critters isn't just about furry or feathered friends. It's also about you, dear reader. It's about the books you might enjoy paging through after you encounter wild things in your garden, the stories that bubble up inside of you when you hear about Carol's sister's iguana, and the flowers and shrubs, worms, trees, and songbirds that you start noticing outside your window.

You'll change your whole gardening attitude.
One thing's certain: after reading Creatures and Critters you'll never experience your garden in the same way again, because suddenly, you'll know it isn't just a garden. It's an entire universe waiting to be discovered.

Автор: Michel Carol J.
Название: The Christmas Cottontail: A Story for Gardeners of All Ages
ISBN: 1733500928 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781733500920
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Цена: 20830.00 T
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The story of the Christmas Cottontail who rides along with Santa on his Christmas Eve journey, rewarding good gardeners everywhere A joy to read for both children and their gardening parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles Make it a holiday tradition to read The Christmas Cottontail and then look for flowers the next spring.

Awarded First Place in the 2019 Communications Contest for Children's Books - Fiction by the Women's Press Club of Indiana. Awarded Third Place in the 2019 Communications Contest for Children's Books - Fiction by the National Federation of Press Women.

Автор: Michel Carol J.
Название: Potted and Pruned: Living a Gardening Life
ISBN: 0998697915 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780998697918
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Цена: 13790.00 T
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Описание: Winner of the 2018 Gold Medal of Achievement for Best Book from GWA: The Association of Garden Communicators, Potted and Pruned is a delightful collection of humorous and light-hearted essays on gardening.

Автор: Michel Carol J.
Название: Potted and Pruned: Living a Gardening Life
ISBN: 0998697907 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780998697901
Издательство: Неизвестно
Цена: 22980.00 T
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*Winner of the 2018 Gold Medal of Achievement for Best Overall Book from GardenComm: Garden Communicators International.*

Carol Michel, lifelong gardener and author of the award-winning blog May Dreams Gardens, has penned a delightful book of gardening stories recounting her years speed weeding, scolding plants for their poor manners, experiencing the magic of a clover lawn, searching for elusive "rare in cultivation" plants, narrowly avoiding tussles in the garden center, formally evicting drought from her garden, and offering advice for those new to gardening.

Is it possible to be utterly charming and wickedly funny at the same time? Yes, and avid gardeners will find themselves nodding along and laughing out loud as they turn the pages, recognizing their own quirks reflected back to them in Michel's words. Whether it's the chapter about the four phases of houseplant care or the gardener's unique interpretations of time, measurements, and quantities, one can't help but point and say, "That's me " and then read a snippet or paragraph aloud to one's friend or significant other.

Through 36 light-hearted essays, readers are treated to a glimpse behind the gate at May Dreams Gardens and the philosophies and musings of its caretaker. There's take-home wisdom for gardeners new and experienced between the pages. Reviewer Dee Nash says, "As you read, I know you'll chuckle and be charmed, but you also might just learn a thing or two. A how-to book that teaches the love of gardening. What could be better?"

Other Reviews:

"Michel does a brilliant job of capturing such fun facts about gardeners-including their warped sense of time in the garden-in her book of gardening essays." - Julie Bawden-Davis, Parade magazine, Feb. 2018

"Pull up a chair, get a nice drink, and prepare to be thoroughly entertained..." - Mary Ann Newcomer, Country Gardens, Spring 2018

"This is, in the main, a little book to tuck away by a comfortable chair and pull out when you need a break, a laugh and a bit of gardening time." - Julie Jensen, Northern Gardener, Nov/Dec. 2018

"...it's also sure to bring your gardener giftee lots of smiles and thoughts of, "So, I'm not the only one " - George Weigel, pennlive.com

"This book would be a great gift for a fellow gardener, or for that person in your life who doesn't quite understand why you are so into gardening and so peculiar about it, or for yourself, for those days when charm and whimsy would be just the right flicker of light in the darkness." - Erica H. Smith, Washington Gardener, January 2019

Автор: Michel Carol J.
Название: Homegrown and Handpicked: A Year in a Gardening Life
ISBN: 0998697958 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780998697956
Издательство: Неизвестно
Цена: 18380.00 T
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Описание:

"Professionally dirty clothes," "The MulchMobile," "The Gardener's Handshake," "Thanksgiving Conversation Starters for Gardeners," and "Going Steady with a Grower" are just a few of the delightful subjects covered in Homegrown and Handpicked: A Year in a Gardening Life.

Read it to discover if you have an eccentric gardener in your neighborhood or to see if, gasp, you are the eccentric gardener in your neighborhood.

The sequel to the popular essay book, Potted and Pruned: Living a Gardening Life, which taught us about gardening math, distance, time, and other important fundamentals, Homegrown and Handpicked is a journey through the seasons, with just as many laugh-out-loud, hey-that's-me stories as the first book.

Read to remember why you love gardening, and keep returning to your garden again and again, despite the bugs, weeds, and marauding garden fairies running off with your tools.