News
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Winter injury on shrubs following combined environmental stresses
Published on June 24, 2022
MSU Plant & Pest Diagnostics and MSU Extension have seen an uptick in the number of winter injury cases in spring 2022. -
Broadleaf helleborine: A weedy orchid invading lawns and flowerbeds
Published on June 24, 2022
Updated methods for combating broadleaf helleborine. -
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. -
MSU Extension and Windmill Island Gardens present Smart Gardening with Garden-Sized Trees
Published on June 22, 2022
Learn how to select trees and other beautiful woody plants for any size garden. -
Drive-by botany: Black locust and multiflora rose
Published on June 21, 2022
Profiles of common Michigan roadside flora in early June 2022. -
A native Michigan shoreline: We did it, so can you! Part 1
Published on June 21, 2022
The steps taken by a lakefront property owner, and current participant in MSU Extension’s Lake & Stream Leaders Institute, to change his typical lakeshore into a native lakescape that protects the lake and provides a home home for birds and butterflies. -
A native Michigan shoreline: We did it, so can you! Part 2
Published on June 20, 2022
A lakefront property owner describes next steps in restoring his typical lakeshore into a native lakescape that protects the lake and provides a home for birds and butterflies. -
Pollinator Week fundraising campaign for MSU honey bees and beekeeping education
Published on June 3, 2022
You can support pollinator programming in Michigan by making a donation! -
Tree seedlings are infesting lawns
Published on May 26, 2022
This spring a prolific crop of maple tree seedlings are sprouting up in lawns across the state. -
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.
