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• Scouting for weeds: Common St. Johnswort

  Published on June 20, 2008
  

• Managing grubs in the home lawns

  Published on June 25, 2010
  

• Poison ivy alert

  Published on July 14, 2006
  

• Rain gardens: Part 2 - Rain garden plants

  Published on March 25, 2014
  Rain gardens resemble regular perennial gardens and borders, but have a more important function in the landscape. Learn more about which plants to include in your family’s rain garden.

• Science-fiction fungi

  Published on May 19, 2006
  

• Earwigs: Bane of summer garden plants

  Published on June 22, 2012
  The key to combating ravenous earwigs in container plants is to dry out the environment.

• Home for the Holly Daze

  Published on December 16, 2010
  

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  Multi-colored Asian lady beetles are moving from fields to homes

  Published on September 19, 2014
  Elevated soybean aphid numbers in western Van Buren County will mean high numbers of multi-colored Asian ladybeetles trying to get into area homes soon.

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  When animals invade your attic

  Published on March 29, 2016
  What is a simple, easy and quick fix to get animals living in attics to pack up and leave?

• Corn gluten acts an alternative organic weed control

  Published on May 8, 2012
  Tired of weeding, but don’t like the ecological impacts of synthetic herbicides? Controlling weeds with a natural product makes good sense.

• How to select and care for poinsettias

  Published on November 1, 2011
  Michigan produced nearly 2.4 million poinsettia plants last year. Try these tips to enjoy beautiful, fresh poinsettias this holiday season.

• Oak skeletonizer complaints

  Published on July 16, 2010
  

• The secret to getting a Christmas cactus to bloom: temperature and light

  Published on December 1, 2011
  To bloom or not to bloom, that is the question many Christmas cactus owners are asking themselves.

• Critter-proof, spring-flowering bulbs

  Published on October 19, 2011
  The future happens today for spring color from flower bulbs. Here are some varieties that do not seem to attract deer and rodents.

• Tropicals heat up summer gardens

  Published on August 11, 2010
  

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  A native Michigan shoreline: We did it, so can you! Part 2

  Published on September 15, 2015
  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.

• Why are there worms in my swimming pool?

  Published on July 2, 2009
  

• Dig in now to plant a living Christmas tree

  Published on November 15, 2011
  Plenty of planning and preparation are a must if you’re interested in adding a living Christmas tree to your holiday season and landscape plans.

• Spotted Mediterranean cockroaches

  Published on August 8, 2008
  

• When ants invade

  Published on February 18, 2011
  It’s easy to make your own ant bait if you find them gathering in your home.