News
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Save the date for the 2019 Starting and Sustaining a School Garden Conference
Published on December 17, 2018
Come to Starting and Sustaining a School Garden Conference to get your garden off to a great start and keep it on track.
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Have a closer look at your boxwood wreaths this holiday season
Published on December 11, 2018
Boxwood blight has been detected on boxwood wreaths in Michigan. Suspected plants can be examined by MSU Diagnostic Services, alternatively, they can be burned or double-bagged and disposed of in the trash.
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Demystifying fertilizer labels for home gardeners
Published on November 27, 2018
Understanding the numbers on a fertilizer bag and soil test results can help you choose which fertilizer to buy that will supply the needed nutrients for your garden or landscape plants.
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Water is the essential ingredient in keeping your real Christmas tree fresh
Published on November 20, 2018
Clean water and plenty of it is the only essential ingredient for maintaining tree freshness.
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Choosing the right Christmas tree
Published on November 20, 2018
Michigan farms and tree lots offer an array of great Christmas tree choices.
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Tips for success with your first real Christmas tree
Published on November 20, 2018
Consider these tips for relieving the stress of buying and setting up your farm-grown Christmas tree this holiday season.
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Connecting the school garden to curriculum standards
Published on November 14, 2018
Resources to address the challenge of offering experiential education and meeting content standard requirements.
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Resources for starting a school garden
Published on November 14, 2018
Starting a school garden can be a daunting task. Get some help with these resources.
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Pollinator gardens give children a reason to read
Published on November 12, 2018
Using science and the environment to help encourage youth to read.
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To bag or not to bag?
Published on October 31, 2018
If you start early, you can avoid all the work and time of raking, bagging and hauling leaves from your lawn.
