West Michigan is exploding into color early this spring. Unusually warm temperatures have awakened the landscape weeks earlier than last spring. Growing Degree Day (GDD) numbers and soil temperatures have been climbing quickly causing plants…Continue Reading
Articles with Spring
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“Mow”-mentum
It appears we will all be the beneficiaries of an early spring this year. Whether you’re a runner, golfer, biker or gardener we will all benefit from an early start to spring 2012. Certainly an…Continue Reading
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Dig Drop Done
I love planting flower bulbs in fall. Maybe it’s my Dutch-European heritage or maybe it’s because planting bulbs is as easy as Dig, Drop, Done. I am amazed every spring by the number of people…Continue Reading
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Dutch Treat
Early May in West Michigan………you don’t have to be Dutch to enjoy these beauties…….take a moment today to do two things………1) Stop and smell the flowers………and 2) Walk over to your calendar and pencil in…Continue Reading
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Grow ahead…make my day
Nothing like a sunny day. Visions of planting flowers, wearing shorts and playing in the dirt. “Grow” ahead and make my day. Does it feel different this spring however? It’s not a “fig leaf” of…Continue Reading