Articles tagged: seeds
Home & Garden: Get ready for two seed swaps on Feb. 16
Posted: Feb 08, 2013Get a jump on the growing season by attending seed swaps hosted by two local community gardening organizations on Saturday, Feb. 16. Project Grow, in partnership with Ann Arbor 350, is hosting a swap from ... Read more »
Superior Township voters approve 3 millages
Posted: Aug 07, 2012Superior Township residents voted to approve all three millages that were put before them on the Aug. 7 ballot. Read more »
Hoekstra wins Michigan GOP primary for US Senate
Posted: Aug 07, 2012Former Michigan Congressman Pete Hoekstra has won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, overcoming a challenge from two Republicans who questioned his record as a conservative. Read more »
Home and Garden: Exchange garden seeds at Project Grow Seed Swap on March 25
Posted: Mar 20, 2012Due 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. Read more »
home & garen: Learn about starting plants from seed at the Master Gardener Talk series at Nicola's Books
Posted: Mar 11, 2012The new Master Gardener Talk Series continues on March 15 with a presentation on Starting Plants from Seed. The talk begins at 6 pm at Nicola's Books (2513 Jackson Road, Ann Arbor). At this presentation, ... Read more »
Home & Garden: Trade your garden seeds at Project Grow Seed Swap on Feb. 18
Posted: Feb 08, 2012Get 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 ... Read more »
home & garden: Heirloom or hybrid? Annual or perennial? Understanding seed packet terms
Posted: Jan 25, 2012Ah, January in Michigan! During this month, we experience winter at its finest. Cold, snow, ice, rain, fog — we see it all. January is also the gardening season when seed catalogs and seed displays ... Read more »
home & garden: Even beginners can save seeds for next year's garden
Posted: Dec 10, 2011My interest in saving seeds began with sunflowers. More than a decade back, we decided to fill the middle of the large round bed in our garden with sunflowers. Jim’s Grandma McGregor always had wonderful ... Read more »
Home and Garden: America's oldest seed company is in danger of closing
Posted: Sep 02, 2011America's oldest seed company, D. Landreth, which has been in business since 1784, is in danger of having to close its doors forever on Sept. 30. But there's something you can do to help. The ... Read more »
Garden Faerie: Get outside for fun activities including mulching, native plant seed collecting
Posted: Oct 06, 2010These two upcoming events look like a lot of fun: Leaf mulching demonstration and lawnmower giveaway on Oct. 10 Native plant seed collection and planting workday on Oct. 23 Read more »
home & garden: Backyard gardening on Ann Arbor's west side: it's all about timing
Posted: Sep 18, 2010Gardening is a lot about timing. There is a sense of connectedness to the natural cycles that is very different from non-seasonal food consumption. I shop at the grocery store along with everyone else, but ... Read more »
Backyard gardening on Ann Arbor's west side: harvesting veggies and saving seeds
Posted: Aug 02, 2010Hey, everybody! I managed to crawl out of the garden for a brief stint at the computer to write the fifth garden blog entry. So…harvest season is upon us, weeds are taking over and it's ... Read more »
home & garden: Backyard gardening on Ann Arbor's West Side: tomato time!
Posted: May 22, 2010There is a tremendous amount of information available about gardening. However helpful this may be, it can also become overwhelming and stressful. Gardening to me is a joyful process of trial and error. Yes, I do ... Read more »
home & garden: Backyard gardening on Ann Arbor's West Side: compost, a cold frame and sharing gardening ideas
Posted: May 08, 2010Hi, I’m Kevin Dorn, back with the second installment of the biweekly garden blog. Thank you for reading and commenting on the first installment; I am thrilled with the level of interest and excitement about ... Read more »
Backyard gardening on the west side of Ann Arbor
Posted: Apr 24, 2010Hi, I’m Kevin Dorn - a regular guy who lives on Ann Arbor's West Side and who loves to garden, so much so that a friend of mine asked me to blog about it for ... Read more »
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