Resources
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Smart Gardening for Shorelands: Soak Up the Rain with a Rain Garden
Published on October 6, 2020
Beautify your yard and neighborhood while helping the environment with a rain garden. -
COVID-19 Safety Guidelines for Community Gardens
Published on June 8, 2020
This document provides suggested practices for community gardens and gardeners to stay safe and minimize risk of COVID-19 transmission. These guidelines are gathered from a combination of resources including the CDC, WHO and Extension services. -
Smart Gardening: What makes a pollinator rare or endangered?
Published on March 16, 2020
This tip sheet introduces a few of the rarer pollinators that are poorly known and only referred to by their scientific names. -
Smart Gardening: Prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species
Published on January 16, 2020
Smart Gardening tip sheet on how to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species -
Understanding and managing invasive plant species
Published on February 1, 2018
Smart gardeners can reduce the impacts of invasive plants by following these tips. -
Container gardening in a shaded area tip sheet
Published on May 12, 2017
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Container gardening in a sunny area tip sheet
Published on May 11, 2017
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Smart gardening to deter deer
Published on January 6, 2017
Stop deer damage in your garden or landscape with smart gardening techniques. -
Smart Gardening to support monarchs
Published on January 6, 2017
Support monarchs with a season-long display of flowering trees, shrubs and perennials in your yard. Include milkweed for the caterpillars. -
Fascination on poinsettia
Published on August 8, 2016
Did you hit your poinsettias with too much growth retardant? This Michigan State University research shows how to recover using products that contain gibberellic acid.
