News
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New website assists gardeners in choosing impatiens alternatives
Published on February 21, 2013
Gardeners and landscapers looking for alternative plants to impatiens because of downy mildew infections can utilize a new Michigan State University Extension website. -
MSU’s Bailey GREENhouse demonstrates the food cycle loop
Published on February 17, 2013
Hoophouse grows food year round, which then goes to dining hall, and that compost goes back into hoophouse. -
Wildflowers and native plants: What’s the difference?
Published on February 8, 2013
Know what you are buying, because wildflowers and native plants are not the same thing. -
Community garden leaders could glean inspiration from new workshop
Published on February 4, 2013
MSU Extension workshop gives leaders ways to simplify organizing and maintaining community gardens. -
Community gardens: A healthy life trifecta
Published on February 2, 2013
Community gardening has several components of a high-quality lifestyle that could lead to a longer, healthier life. -
Garden planning for nutrition
Published on February 1, 2013
Trying to eat healthy? Start with your garden plan. -
Top performing annuals in 2012
Published on January 31, 2013
Michigan State University’s Horticulture Demonstration Gardens list of the Top Performing Annuals can give growers, landscapers and gardeners some great performing plants to choose from in 2013. -
Community gardening involves key components of a long, healthy life
Published on January 30, 2013
By analyzing so-call Blue Zones, a book reveals nine components of longer, healthier lives. Three of those components are intrinsic to community gardening. -
Starting and sustaining school gardens
Published on January 15, 2013
Learn more about a MSU Extension workshop that will help educators and volunteers get ready for spring gardening programs. -
Seasonality and school gardens
Published on January 10, 2013
Many nutritious food crops are grown best in the spring or fall while school is in session.