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After 27 years, nearly 200 issues published, and millions of copies printed, we have decided it is time to end the publication of our Print Magazine and E-Newsletter.

We will continue to update our Website with articles and enter current gardening events in our website Event Calendar. All the best wishes for 2024 and beyond.

Growing Great Gardens conference

February 18, 2014 • Leave a Comment

The conference date is Saturday, March 15, 8-4 p.m. at the Wayne County Community College in Taylor.
Attendees can look forward to a low-cost, high-value day of learning, along with fun surprises and shopping. There is something for everyone—from the person who wants to try gardening for the first time, to the gardening professional who wants to learn the latest in garden trends. Returning this year is the Garden Marketplace, with products including fanciful garden art, stepping stones, birdhouses, teas, indoor plants, soaps, baskets, garden tools, and jewelry.

The speakers and topics include:
Dr. Laura Deeter, Associate Professor of Horticulture at The Ohio State University:
• Hortus Mortus: Plants You Gotta Have!
• Getting to “Know” Maintenance: Tips and Tricks to Make Perennials Work for You

Rebecca Titus, Farm Manager of Titus Farms:
• Vegetables of a Different Color.

Jack Barnwell, from Barnwell Landscape & Garden:
• Pedal Power: Creating the Signature Mackinac Island Look.

Registration is $35 until February 21 and $45 after. For more information, please click here.

2014 MSU Extension Smart Gardening Conference

February 13, 2014 • Leave a Comment

The 2014 Michigan State University Extension Smart Gardening Conference will be held in Grand Rapids on Saturday, March 8, 8:15 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The day includes 4 lectures and a vendor marketplace. Participants will learn how their everyday efforts at home can have earth-friendly impacts. The 2014 presenters are:

Melinda Myers, nationally-known gardening expert, TV/radio host, and author: “Create a Smart Garden with Year-Round Interest”
Dr. George Bird, Michigan State University, Department of Entomology: “Smart Soils and Good Practices: Keys to Building a High Quality, Sustainable Garden”
Chuck Martin, Horticulturist at Dow Gardens: “Practicing Phenology is Phun!”
Dr. Douglas Tallamy, Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware and author of Bringing Nature Home: “Smart Gardening for Life”

For more information or to register download this PDF.

Proven Winners presents Outdoor Living Extravaganza

February 5, 2014 • Leave a Comment

Proven Winners is once again bringing this educational gardening seminar to Michigan on Saturday, March 8 in Grand Rapids. Attendees will learn from experts about creative new ways to use color, the easiest ways to grow plant varieties, how to put together exceptional containers, and much more.

In addition, participants will receive a bag of exciting gifts, including a plant. Plus, lunch, beverages, and snacks, as well as plenty of chances to win great prizes. Even non-gardeners will enjoy this relaxed and entertaining look at what’s new in outdoor décor.

For more information and to register, click here.

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