The arrival of Earth Day and Arbor Day, (here in Michigan in the same week), might cause you to reflect on how you’re taking care of your little piece of earth. The founder of Arbor…Continue Reading
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across the rooted plains....
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What’s Tina Turner got to do with it?
I’m a big fan of Tina Turner and love to watch her perform. You can always count on her for a high energy performance, and talk about durable……what a career! The plant pictured above is…Continue Reading
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I just wet my “plants”
We’ve all been anxious to “dive in” to our yards and gardens after a long winter. My garden center friends around the country have been saying the same thing I have…….where’s spring? It looks like…Continue Reading
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Taking your lawn’s temperature
As a gardener, I’m the type of person who is constantly watching the weather. In early spring, I subject myself to 7 to 10 day forecasts. I don’t know why I put myself through…Continue Reading
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Naked gardening
I have a sheltered area in my landscape where Ive tried to grow some marginally hardy plants. My Musa basjoo (Banana) does very well there. I’ve tried to grow some hardy common figs there…Continue Reading