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  • Landscaping

    Whether you are a professional landscaper or homeowner, MSU Extension is your connection to the most trusted information on designing, installing and caring for the environments where we live and work.

  • MSU Soil Testing Update

    Published on May 15, 2023
    Join Michigan State University Extension educators to learn what’s new in the soil testing process from Michigan State University (MSU).

  • Introduction to Lakes Online

    Introduction to Lakes Online is a six-week online course specially designed for lake users, lakefront property owners and lake managers interested in learning about inland lakes. From the comfort of home or office, participants have 24/7 access to six online units complete with closed-captioned video lectures, interactive activities, additional resources, discussion forums, quizzes and live chat sessions with classmates and MSU Extension experts. The course is offered once a year in January.

  • Pollinator Protection for Land Managers

    This self-paced, online course about pollinators is directed toward pesticide applicators with a focus on land management.

  • Pollinator Protection for Pesticide Applicators

    This self-paced, online course about pollinators is directed toward pesticide applicators with a focus on crops pollinated by honey bees.

  • Pesticide Applicator Training

    This course is designed for those who are studying to take the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Restricted Use Pesticide (RUP)Exam or for those who need a refresher on safe pesticide handling. The course material follows the National Pesticide Core Manual. Those who complete the course can receive 12 RUP credits.

  • Michigan Ornamentals: Beautifying Landscapes One Plant At A Time

    Published on October 7, 2021

    American agriculture currently employs 24 million workers. Nursery and landscape production in Michigan is estimated to be worth $783 million. Modernized practices help ensure environmental and economic viability.

  • MSU Extension Educator Brent Crain shares the importance of soil testing

    Published on June 20, 2025

    MSU Extension staff were able to highlight our mission and programmatic efforts on WLNS' Discover Greater Lansing thanks to a community sponsorship. This is part eleven of a fourteen-part series.

  • Native bees of Michigan with Dr. Rebecca Tonietto

    Published on June 17, 2021

    Learn about native bees of Michigan

  • Michigan Floriculture: Cultivating Beauty

    Published on August 16, 2018

    The Michigan greenhouse industry is the third largest in the United States with an annual value of $472 million. Michigan has 705 greenhouse operations employing 13,000 seasonal and full time workers. The total area in production is over 1100 acres of greenhouses.

  • Spongy Moth Overview for 2022

    Published on May 2, 2022

    Deb McCullough, MSU professor of forest entomology and experienced expert of spongy moth, formally gypsy moth, provides an overview of spongy moth, including strategies homeowners can utilize to minimize spongy moth effects on yard trees.

  • Flowering Bee Lawns with James Wolfin

    Published on April 19, 2022

    Learn how to support pollinators by turning your grass into a flowering bee lawn

  • Michigan Bee Plants with Dr. Zachary Huang

    Published on April 26, 2021

    Learn about the major honey plants in Michigan

  • Michigan Department of Transportation Vegetation Management & Sunflower Plots with Carla Ahlschwede

    Published on April 12, 2023

    Carla Ahlschwede describes the Michigan Department of Transportation's vegetation management strategy to provide suitable habitat for wildlife, including pollinators, by establishing sunflower plots.

  • Home Lawn and Garden Soil Test Mailer from MSU Extension

    Published on January 23, 2025

    This brief video shows you how to use the residential soil mailer from MSU Extension.

  • Erineum Mite on Maple

    Published on May 28, 2025

    This short video will show you the symptoms caused by crimson erineum mite (Aceria elongatus).

  • The buzz about native bees with Dr. Michelle Fearon

    Published on April 22, 2021

    Learn about interacting factors affecting native bees

  • Trees for bees: from planting to pruning with Mike Connor

    Published on February 25, 2023

    Mike Connor describes the benefits of trees for bees and how to avoid common mistakes when planting or caring for them.

  • Large-scale pollinator habitat through the Bee & Butterfly Habitat Fund's Seed a Legacy program

    Published on September 27, 2022

    Learn about the Bee & Butterfly Habitat Fund's Seed a Legacy program, which supports large-scale pollinator habitat. ​Jeremy Rhodes shares his experience and provide a case study, and Elsa Gallagher, Habitat Program Coordinator for the Bee & Butterfly Habitat Fund, speaks about about the program.

  • The Science of Michigan's Fall Colors

    Published on September 26, 2024

    Deanna Hedlund, consumer horticulture educator, explains the science of Michigan's fall colors.

  • Eastern Tent Caterpillar

    Published on July 7, 2025

    Nate Walton shows the tent construction of the eastern tent caterpillar and discusses the life cycle and management options for Michigan residents.