2019

WOODLAND TREASURES FOR SHADY GARDENS

by Tony Reznicek For those of you who missed Dr. Tony Reznicek at October’s General meeting, attached is his handout. Also below is a link to his website as Curator and Research Scientist at the University of Michigan Herbarium. It was an excellent presentation. Some additional notes and information: A few plants to avoid accepting […]

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USING NATIVES IN LANDSCAPING

by Jean Gramlich Vern Stephens, co-founder of Designs By Nature LLC in Laingsburg, a nursery and landscaping company, spoke on using natives in landscaping at our July meeting. Before starting the business he was a grassland and invasive species specialist for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. He runs a 40 acre farm with no

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SWEET AND SAVORY SPICES

Stu and Michele Eddy, who own James Creek Sutlery, presented a program on spices. They import 100 spices from all over the world, grind them and mix them together in many ways to enhance the flavor of food. The spice regions of the world are tropical and sub-tropical with lots of rainfall and humidity. The

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Gardening APPS

Caston Thomas is the owner of InterWorks and co-host of The Internet Advisor Radio show. The title of his talk was “Gardening Apps,” but an alternate title was “Master Gardeners Meet High ‘Yech’ (and It Ain’t Gonna Be Pretty).” He quoted Richard Louv: “Gardening is not leisure time.  It’s an essential investment in our health.”

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Hugelkultur gardening

By Sheri Trout | January 18, 2019 What do you do when you have a small wooded area with lots of fallen branches and dead wood, three horses that poop a lot and a desire for raised garden beds? You build a Hugelkultur garden. Hugelkultur, pronounced Hoo-gul-culture, means hill culture or hill mound. It’s literally

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