{"id":1203,"date":"2021-03-20T18:28:42","date_gmt":"2021-03-20T22:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.centralindianawritersassoc.org\/?page_id=1203"},"modified":"2026-07-07T15:55:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T19:55:36","slug":"carol-j-michel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.centralindianawritersassoc.org\/?page_id=1203","title":{"rendered":"Carol J. Michel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“If your neighbors don\u2019t think you\u2019re a little crazy, you need to up your gardening game.<\/em><\/strong>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carol J. Michel is the award-winning author of a trilogy of gardening humor books, a book about garden creatures, and one children\u2019s book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more info, visit her website,\u00a0www.caroljmichel.com<\/a>\u00a0and her long-standing garden blog,\u00a0www.maydreamsgardens.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Potted and Pruned: Living a Gardening Life (2017)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Winner of the 2018 Gold Medal of Achievement for Best Overall Book from GardenComm: Garden Communicators International<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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\u2019s words. Whether it\u2019s the chapter about the four phases of houseplant care or the gardener\u2019s unique interpretations of time, measurements, and quantities, one can\u2019t help but point and say, \u201cThat\u2019s me!\u201d and then read a snippet or paragraph aloud to one\u2019s friend or significant other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homegrown and Handpicked: A Year in a Gardening Life (2018)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Awarded Second Place for Nonfiction Books for Adults\u2014Humor by the Woman\u2019s Press Club of Indiana, 2019 Communications Contest<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cProfessionally dirty clothes,\u201d \u201cThe MulchMobile,\u201d \u201cThe Gardener\u2019s Handshake,\u201d \u201cThanksgiving Conversation Starters for Gardeners,\u201d and \u00a0\u201cGoing Steady with a Grower\u201d are just a few of the delightful subjects covered in Homegrown and Handpicked: A Year in a Gardening Life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seeded and Sodded: Thoughts from a Gardening Life (2019)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Awarded First Place \u00a0for Non-Fiction Books for Adult Readers, Humor from the National Federation of Press Women, 2020<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both beginning and seasoned gardeners will savor these memorable musings, presented in short bites that are easy to enjoy whilst planting, pruning, and watering. Join Michel for a good thyme as she slips on her gardening clogs, ties on her wide-brimmed hat, and tills it like it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creatures and Critters<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Gardening. It\u2019s one of the most peaceful activities you can enjoy. The solitude of the plants, the sun, fresh air, and the fragrance of flowers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then you look around. \u201cWait,\u201d you say. \u201cWho took a bite out of that tomato?\u201d \u201cWhat was that sting on my leg?\u201d \u201cDid I just see a Garden Fairy disappear behind a flower?\u201d \u201cIs that a dinosaur?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who\u2019s in your garden?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Christmas Cottontail: A Story for Gardeners of All Ages (2018)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Awarded First Place for\u00a0Children\u2019s Books\u2014Fiction in the Woman\u2019s Press Club of Indiana 2019 Communications Contest and Third Place in the National Federation of Press Women 2019 Communications Contest.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The story of the Christmas Cottontail who rides along with Santa on his Christmas Eve journey, rewarding good gardeners everywhere! A joy 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“If your neighbors don\u2019t think you\u2019re a little crazy, you need to up your gardening game.“ Carol J. Michel is the award-winning author of a trilogy of gardening humor books, a book about garden creatures, and one children\u2019s book. For more info, visit her website,\u00a0www.caroljmichel.com\u00a0and her long-standing garden blog,\u00a0www.maydreamsgardens.com. Potted and Pruned: Living a Gardening … Continue reading Carol J. Michel<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":76,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1203","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centralindianawritersassoc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centralindianawritersassoc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centralindianawritersassoc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.centralindianawritersassoc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.centralindianawritersassoc.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1203"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/www.centralindianawritersassoc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1203\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1245,"href":"https:\/\/www.centralindianawritersassoc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1203\/revisions\/1245"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.centralindianawritersassoc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/76"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centralindianawritersassoc.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}