Potted and Pruned by Carol J. Michel

Potted and Pruned by Carol J. Michel

The subtitle to Carol’s book is Living a Gardening Life, and this book debuted in February of 2017.

Potted and Pruned won the 2018 Garden Media Awards Gold Medal for Best Overall Book.

As someone with an extensive garden library, one of the things I love about Carol’s delightful little book, aside from the title and all the beautiful stories inside, is the cover - it’s a verdant green. Is there any other color more suited to a garden book? I think not.

Yet, you wouldn’t believe how few garden books are green nowadays.

Beautiful green books like Carol’s are lovely to have out during the holidays.

But all year long, Carol’s book is the perfect book to have by the bed in a guest room, at the cabin, or just on an end table because it’s short and sweet—just 144 pages—and is heartwarming.

To read Carol’s book is to feel like you’ve made a garden friend.

Carol’s the kind of gardener who can laugh at her garden mistakes, and she makes you feel like making mistakes is as natural as the garden itself. After all, how else are we to learn?

In her book, Carol has written 36 wonderful stories for gardeners. You’ll feel like you’re right beside her in her garden called May Dreams, where some of her plants prove frustrating, the weeds want her full-time attention, and new rare plants are always welcome. And, as you read about how Carol handles drought or her practical advice sprinkled throughout the book, you'll find plenty of inspiration.

Carol’s Book reminded me of The Gardener's Bed-Book by Richardson Wright - only shorter, sweeter, and more relatable. You can dip in and out of her stories and then drift off to dreamland, where you’ll hopefully dream of your garden - your happy place.

You can get a used copy of Potted and Pruned by Carol J. Michel and support the show using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for around $3.