MSU Extension Gardening in Michigan

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  Drive-by botany: Orange daylily and white sweet-clover

  Published on July 19, 2022
  Profiles of common Michigan roadside flora in early July 2022.

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  Windmill Island Gardens and MSU Extension team up to celebrate grand reopening of two popular attractions

  Published on July 19, 2022
  Discover Windmill Island Gardens' new signature mocktail, the WIG-a-Rita, and snack on some healthy grilled vegetables during this celebration event on July 30, 2022.

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  Drive-by botany: Elderberry and ox-eye daisy

  Published on July 12, 2022
  Profiles of common Michigan roadside flora in late June 2022.

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  Where can you ask gardening questions?

  Published on June 23, 2022
  From food safety to insect identification, Ask Extension is an online tool that allows Michigan State University experts answer the public’s questions.

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  Drive-by botany: Black locust and multiflora rose

  Published on June 21, 2022
  Profiles of common Michigan roadside flora in early June 2022.

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  Drive-by botany: Purple dead-nettle and Morrow’s honeysuckle

  Published on May 24, 2022
  Profiles of common Michigan roadside flora in mid-May 2022.

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  Spring blooming lawn and garden weeds: A focus on winter annual identification and management

  Published on April 13, 2022
  Understand your spring blooming lawn and garden weeds for better control.

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  Best annual and perennial varieties according to the 2021 Michigan Plant Trials

  Published on April 5, 2022
  MSU and each cooperating firm in the Michigan Garden Plant Tour trialed varieties throughout last summer and chose their best-of-the-best and visitor favorites from the 2021 trials.

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  Plant identification? There’s an app for that—actually several!

  Published on April 1, 2022
  2022 update! Plant identification apps for smart phones have seen significant improvements over the past several years, offering the opportunity to take a photo and get an instant identification in many cases.

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  Gardeners will benefit from Smart Gardening resources and presentations at Escanaba Kiwanis Home and Garden Show

  Published on March 28, 2022
  Look for free gardening tip sheets, presentations, activities and Extension Master Gardener program information at the Escanaba Kiwanis Home and Garden Show, April 8-10, 2022.