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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. -
Is it too late to plant bulbs?
Published on November 9, 2021
Three tips for the procrastinating fall gardener. -
Drive-by botany: Frost aster and evening primrose
Published on September 27, 2021
Profiles of common Michigan roadside flora in mid-September 2021. -
Drive-by botany: Purple loosestrife and spotted knapweed
Published on September 2, 2021
Profiles of common Michigan roadside flora in mid-August 2021. -
Michigan insects in the garden - Season 2 Week 11: Cantharidae
Published on September 2, 2021
Common flower-visiting beetles that are often mistaken for bees. -
Drive-by botany: Chicory and common mullein
Published on August 4, 2021
Profiles of common Michigan roadside flora in mid-July 2021. -
Michigan insects in the garden – Season 2 Week 7: Robber flies
Published on August 4, 2021
If you’re not careful, these predatory flies might just steal your heart. -
Drive-by botany: Poison hemlock and perennial pea
Published on July 6, 2021
Profiles of common Michigan roadside flora in late June 2021. -
Cool combo containers to consider
Published on June 14, 2021
Combination containers are popular among consumers for instant color. Let’s see some cool combinations at garden centers in west Michigan during the spring of 2021 to inspire you for next season. -
Drive-by botany: Golden Alexanders and Arrowwood viburnum
Published on June 14, 2021
Profiles of common Michigan roadside flora in early June 2021.