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You’re Invited to My Not-So-Fancy Garden
You’re Invited to My Not-So-Fancy Garden
A place where gardeners gather to share their knowledge and love of gardening
Katie Michaelson
Jul 22
Submission Guidelines For Welcome to My Not-So-Fancy Garden Publication
Submission Guidelines For Welcome to My Not-So-Fancy Garden Publica...
Welcome Gardeners.
Katie Michaelson
Jul 22
Growing Homegrown Goodness for 43 Years and Counting
Growing Homegrown Goodness for 43 Years and Counting
Robin MS is a home gardener experienced in zones 7 and 8
Robin MS
Jul 23
Practice These Insanely Simple Gardening Strategies for Our Planet’s Sake
Practice These Insanely Simple Gardening Strategies for Our Planet’...
Rainwater is the magical elixir
Monica Ray, M.Ed, MS
Aug 1
I’m A Transplanted Northerner Learning to Garden in the Deep South
I’m A Transplanted Northerner Learning to Garden in the Deep South
There’s nothing fancy about transitioning from zone 5 to zone 8
Coyote Susan
Aug 6
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The Ripening
The Ripening
How to quickly ripen stubborn blushing tomatoes
Elle M. Athens
Aug 15
Grow Your Own Italian Seasoning Mix
Grow Your Own Italian Seasoning Mix
Basil — Parsley — Oregano
Robin MS
Jul 30
About Katie Michaelson — The Plant Lady
About Katie Michaelson — The Plant Lady
My mission is to help you fall in love with gardening or simply grow a house plant
Katie Michaelson
Jul 25
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How Cow Manure Became My Best Friend
How Cow Manure Became My Best Friend
And why you should use it in your garden too!
Robin MS
Jul 24
Why Isn’t My Mock Orange Fragrant This Year?
Why Isn’t My Mock Orange Fragrant This Year?
The problem with the answers you get to this question is that those answering have not grown a mock orange!
Katie Michaelson
Jun 3
Enchantment Scents the Morning Air
Enchantment Scents the Morning Air
The simple and awkward Mock Orange bears no fruit but only memories
Katie Michaelson
Jun 3
Can Lungwort Thrive in a Sunny Location?
Can Lungwort Thrive in a Sunny Location?
Shade plants curl up and die in the sun, but I have a workaround that works!
Katie Michaelson
Jun 1
Let’s Walk Through My May Garden
Let’s Walk Through My May Garden
As we walk, we’ll chat about how perennials provide a foundation for vegetables and herbs
Katie Michaelson
May 28
My Wolfsbane Blooms for Halloween
My Wolfsbane Blooms for Halloween
Why Aconitum napellus, with her magical blue blooms, hides in my garden keeping werewolves away.
Katie Michaelson
Oct 6, 2023
Slain for Love: He Lives in My Garden
Slain for Love: He Lives in My Garden
Jealousy gave this youth immortality as the fragrant hyacinth
Katie Michaelson
Sep 30, 2023
Lemongrass, a Honeybee & Me
Lemongrass, a Honeybee & Me
A prose-poem and verse about lemongrass wreaths for tea
Katie Michaelson
Sep 19, 2023
You can have a Small Space Biodiverse Garden
You can have a Small Space Biodiverse Garden
A brief look at the bounty of a small urban sustainable living garden
Katie Michaelson
Sep 18, 2023
Cow Tales: How There Came to be — A Cow Named Margaret
Cow Tales: How There Came to be — A Cow Named Margaret
The true story about neighbors, friendship, gifts, cows, and a calf
Katie Michaelson
Sep 4, 2023
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