Articles tagged:flowers

Posted: Tue Mar 20 4:04 p.m. by Monica Milla AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Exchange garden seeds at Project Grow Seed Swap on March 25

Due to popular demand, Project Grow and Ann Arbor 350 are hosting a second seed swap this season on Sunday, March 25, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Downtown Home and Garden.

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Posted: Wed Feb 8 3:09 p.m. by Monica Milla AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Trade your garden seeds at Project Grow Seed Swap on Feb. 18

Get a jump on the growing season by attending a seed swap on Saturday, Feb. 18, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Downtown Home and Garden. The swap is hosted by Project Grow in partnership with Ann Arbor 350.

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Posted: Mon Jan 16 8:11 a.m. by Monica Milla AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Tips for a mixed flower border

Last week, I attended a presentation on practical mixed flower borders by Janet Macunovich at the Dexter Garden Club. Janet is a professional gardener with 30 years of experience, and she shared a wealth of information. I'm going to cover a few highlights for you!

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Posted: Wed May 11 11:27 a.m. by Nancy Stone AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
You can recycle clean plastic flower pots and trays

As planting season ramps up, local gardeners may be glad to learn that clean plastic flower pots and plant trays can now be recycled in curbside collection carts. Thanks to the upgrade to the City of Ann Arbor’s single-stream recycling facility, an expanded range of plastic bottles, tubs, deli-trays, and ...

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Posted: Tue Oct 26 11:25 a.m. by Jim and Janice Leach AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Naturalizing daffodils could mean pleasant spring surprises in your lawn

Are you: • running low on gardening space? • looking for an excuse to postpone the initial mow in the spring? • in need of a pick-me-up in the gray days of April? Naturalizing daffodils in the lawn can be a unique solution to a variety of gardening situations.

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Posted: Mon Jul 19 5:45 a.m. by Alana West Freelance reporter

Jeanene Riemenschneider loves to be home working with the soil, and watching things grow. “I play golf, but I’d rather be gardening. I’m a much better gardener,” the Chelsea resident said. “I’d rather be gardening than almost anything else.” Her garden was among the 10 unique gardens on display at ...

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Posted: Thu Jul 15 6 a.m. by Alana West Freelance reporter

Ten unique gardens will be featured in this year’s Chelsea Garden Walk, including a three-acre “secret garden” in the city and a stunning lakeside garden filled with hundreds of day lilies and ornamental grasses. The biennial walk, which offers a rare opportunity to view some of the Chelsea area’s most ...

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Posted: Thu Jun 10 6 a.m. by Janet Miller Freelance reporter

David Baker has combined natural with cultivated, arid with bog and traditional with fanciful to create gardens at his country home in Salem Township that have something for everyone. There are gardens for meditation, gardens for hot colors and gardens for cool colors. There are acres of woodlands with native ...

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Posted: Tue Mar 30 3:38 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
Former Michigan football players Steve Breaston and Gabe Watson re-sign with Arizona Cardinals

Former Michigan wide receiver Steve Breaston, a restricted free agent, signed a new deal with the Arizona Cardinals on Tuesday that pays him $2.4 million next season, according to MSNBC.com.

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Posted: Fri Jan 15 7 a.m. by Spencer Baily Community Contributor

camera is my mother’s eye. She hunches under light- repelling black cloth. She’s my height now and so rectangular. She asks me to choose a yellow box of undeveloped film by her feet.

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Posted: Sun Aug 2 8:50 p.m. by Dennis Sparks Community Contributor
A Sidwalk View: Curbside Flowers

It always gives me great pleasure to wander the Old West Side, camera in hand, with no particular destination in mind, to see what attracts my attention. Today it was the vibrant colors of these curbside flowers. Dennis Sparks is a resident of the Old West Side who serves as ...

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Posted: Tue Jul 28 12:30 p.m. by Julie Wiernik
Beautiful blooms on the Old West Side

After a rough day at work, you could come home and pop a beer. Or sip some chardonnay. Or here’s a third option: Take a stroll around the Old West Side and admire the beautiful blooms.

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