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Register for Plant Quest 2024, a favorite winter webinar series for Midwest gardeners
Published on December 21, 2023
Join the hunt for garden-worthy trees and shrubs, perfect perennials, amazing annuals and natives to nurture during the 2024 Plant Quest webinar series starting Jan. 8. -
Drive-by botany: Joe Pye weed and ironweed
Published on August 24, 2023
Profiles of common Michigan roadside flora in mid-August 2023. -
Top 10 native plants for shorelines that are easy to find
Published on August 14, 2023
These native plants are not hard to locate and can improve your shoreline with their beauty and support of pollinators. -
Drive-by Botany: Yellow coneflower and wild bergamot
Published on July 31, 2023
Profiles of common Michigan roadside flora in late July 2023. -
Green stormwater infrastructure: Building sustainable and resilient communities
Published on July 28, 2023
Green stormwater infrastructure practices can protect waterways by reducing pollutants. -
Grant Increases Habitat for Pollinators Across Michigan
Published on July 27, 2023
Meghan Milbrath, Ph.D., was awarded NCR-SARE grant to work with farmers to improve habitat for pollinators. -
Drive-by botany: Crown vetch and common milkweed
Published on June 30, 2023
Profiles of common Michigan roadside flora in late June 2023. -
Drive-by botany: Marsh marigold and autumn olive
Published on June 29, 2023
Profiles of common Michigan roadside flora in late May 2023. -
Wildfire-resistant landscape plants can protect your home
Published on March 6, 2023
Build landscape resilience to climate change and drought, heat, and wildfires with fire resistant plants. -
The too-common reed? Invasive phragmites can cause serious environmental problems
Published on February 17, 2023
Native phragmites is also common across the Great Lakes, but it can help the environment. It’s important to know the difference between the two species.