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Visit the upcoming Lansing Home and Garden Show, March 19-22, 2015
Published on February 20, 2015
Take an early step into spring at the Lansing Home and Garden Show and get great money- and time-saving tips for smart gardening. -
Best of the best: Top plant performers at the 2014 MSU Annual Trials – Part 2
Published on January 19, 2015
Michigan State University’s Horticulture Demonstration Garden’s list of the Top Performing Annuals can give greenhouse growers, landscapers and gardeners some great performing plants to choose from in 2015. -
Learn how consumers and ornamental plant growers can protect pollinators at Ag Action Day
Published on January 16, 2015
Learn how consumers, landscapers and commercial nurseries and greenhouses can protect pollinators in the landscape. The session will also cover 2014 marketing research on the public perception of conventional and alternative pest control practices. -
The winter season highlights snow fleas
Published on December 29, 2014
Snow fleas, Hypogastrura nivicola (Hypogastrurida), are tiny creatures that we usually only notice while there is snow on the ground. These little creatures are uniquely adapted to cold weather conditions. -
2014 Michigan Garden Plant Tour recap – Part 1
Published on December 17, 2014
Check out the “Best of the Best” varieties from the 11th Annual Michigan Garden Plant Tour. The young plant producers share the top five plants that visitors talked about the most from their host sites. -
Discouraging deer year-round in your yard: Facts versus fantasies
Published on December 8, 2014
Give your landscape and garden a fighting chance from hungry deer by knowing the facts. -
Protecting the Detroit River: New shoreline design manual discusses shoreline protection options
Published on December 5, 2014
Traditional and alternative shoreline design options explored in new manual released by ERCA. -
Deer damage to woody ornamentals
Published on December 3, 2014
How to stop serving your fresh produce to the deer herd. -
Smart winter protection for trees and shrubs
Published on November 21, 2014
Protect your landscape plants from Old Man Winter by following these tips. -
Online continuing education offered in turfgrass science
Published on November 14, 2014
The Great Lakes School of Turfgrass Science Online begins Jan. 7, 2015, with instructors from eight universities in the Great Lakes region.