June 3, 2026 4:03 pm
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It’s JUNE!!! Wow! Update on our Vermiculture Class with Jill, our local worm lady: We changed the date to Saturday, June 27 at 11:00 am. Come and get soil smart! We’ll be in Jan’s backyard. Jill will enlighten us on the benefits of enriching your soil, increasing fertility by adding beneficial bacteria, fungi, and mychorrhizae using worm castings. (it will make an amazing improvement to your garden soil.) We have another program going on: CHILDREN’S BUTTERFLY ART CONTEST – get your young artists going on this! The Butterfly Effect; How Butterflies Affect My World Open to 1st through 8 th... View Article
April 30, 2026 4:00 pm
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HAPPY MAY DAY! Take a bouquet of flowers to your special person. It’s spring! (I think!) Patience! We must have patience. Things are greening up and the birds are singing up a storm. So, lets get out in the garden. A smart thing to do first is pull garlic mustard. It’s blooming which means you still have time before the seeds start to form. Don’t let them go to seed or you will have double trouble next year. There’s nothing wrong with smothering other little tiny weeds with bark mulch right now, which will save you a lot of time... View Article
April 2, 2026 3:56 pm
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Welcome to Spring! It’s officially here. Now we’re just waiting for some decent weather! The plants are all busy coming out of dormancy. Buds are swelling and things will be happening really soon! It’s a great time to: Plant trees and shrubs Fertilize, especially plants that struggled last year during the drought. Prune out dead branches Shorten down your Knock Out Roses if you haven’t done that yet. Edge garden beds to keep the grass from growing into them. Mulch flower beds for weed control. Get a step ahead of those darn weeds. Apply Preen pre-emergent to prevent weed seeds... View Article
October 21, 2025 6:06 pm
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This is a special edition of our newsletter focused on boxwoods. In all situations below, fertilize damaged plants in fall and spring. Water regularly and deeply during drought periods. If you would like assistance in determining your situation, please bring photos of the plant and a small sample of your plant in a sandwich baggie with you to the store. Spider Mite – Mites feed by sucking the sap from leaves, leaving tiny spots on leaf surfaces. Leaves may look pale from many tiny wounds. Prevalent in hot, dry conditions when plants are stressed. Most damage is done in the spring. ... View Article
October 11, 2025 3:02 pm
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Hi there, all you plant-a-holics! It finally turned fall! How fun to feel the chill in the air and the warmth of the sun at the same time. That’s why we love Michigan. Change is so refreshing. We see it happening in the garden and that gets us excited. Get yourself a treat. Rip out the bedraggled annuals and grab a mum or two and some ornamental cabbage to perk you up. It’s also time to think about planting bulbs for next spring’s excitement. If you have deer (don’t we all?) you are safe with daffodils and hyacinths. We are... View Article
