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Consider maintenance when choosing plants this spring

Published on May 13, 2025
Heavy-feeding plants such as petunia require more maintenance from home gardeners than other species to ensure season-long color.
Not your mother’s Roundup

Published on May 8, 2025
The ingredients in Roundup branded products have changed. What does that mean for you?
Learn to build a rain garden!

Published on May 8, 2025
Join us June 10, 2025, from 6:00 – 8:00 PM in Dimondale, MI, for a rain garden workshop for beginners.
Scholarship applications open soon for MSU Extension’s fall online Foundations of Gardening course

Published on May 6, 2025
Foundations of Gardening is a 10-week online course packed full of information to help you grow a healthier and more sustainable garden.
Pain in the grass: Crabgrass

Published on April 29, 2025
Crabgrass got you crabby? Learn more about its biology to help hone your management strategies.