Category Archives: Landscaping & Gardens

Weird Wednesday: Stonehenge Reloaded

The last Wednesday of every month is a “Weird Wednesday” on Absolute Michigan, when we feature offbeat stories from the Great Lakes State. Check out more Weird Wednesdays from Absolute Michigan. Here’s a video feature that we last showed so long ago, it should feel new to just about everyone! Thanks Jim for the reminder… [...]

Photo Friday: it starts tiny, it starts slow by caterpillars

caterpillars (Laura) has a degree in anthropology and studio arts, many cameras (mostly film) and a yard full of lionhead rabbits. She will also totally shoot your wedding, event, or portrait, so contact her. Check out her Michigan slideshow. Her photo sets include metro-detroit, MCS and SuperSampler you may just want to dive into her [...]

Photo Friday: Seeds by Princess_Sparkles

On her Sunny Days set (slideshow), Jules says that if you keep your face to the sunshine, you cannot see the shadows. Some of her other sets include Eastern Market, In Bloom, People, Places and Things. Hope your face gets plenty of sunshine this weekend! Share this:

The Week for July 7 – 13, 2008

the gardener by jenny murray The Absolute Michigan pool on Flickr chronicles the storms that rolled through southern Michigan once again last week, downing trees and cutting power to hundreds of thousands of homes. On a less destructive note, there are plenty of photos of fireworks and parades. Click over and add your best photo [...]

Ready to Pick: Baby Salad Greens

Locally grown salad! by jpwbee (read more about this photo below!) Taste the Local Difference says that baby salad greens are ready to pick! Mixed greens are high in Vitamins A and C, potassium, calcium, phosphorus and (hopefully) crunchiness. Fresh picked greens have the highest nutritional content, but you can keep them fresh by wrapping [...]

Consider Planting Michigan Native Plants

Sharptail I believe by wxman1952 This year consider planting plants native to your area when landscaping or gardening. Native plants are defined as plants that existed in an area prior to European settlement. The use of native plants has numerous benefits due to having evolved over thousands of years and, as such, are adapted to [...]

Michigan Asparagus is Ready to Pick!

YUCK/YUM – Pick a Side by Rudy Malmquist Taste the Local Difference says that asparagus is ready to pick! It’s a member of the lily family and can grow as quickly as 10 inches in one day! Michigan ranks third in the nation for asparagus production (behind California and Washington) and the Michigan Asparagus Advisory [...]

Mayapple

Mayapple by curlyson The mayapple is a perennial plant in the barberry family which can be found in the woodlands here in Michigan. The plants grow up to 18 inches in height and grow in patches. Each plant has a single stalk that is topped with one to two broad, deeply divided leaves that resemble [...]

Photo Friday: Tulip Festival – Holland Michigan 2008 by bmg5

Brian Gudas took several photos at the Veldeer’s Tulip Farm in Holland the other day. He has some cool photos sets including this beautiful collection of spring flowers (slideshow), the Coast Guard Fest and the Grand Haven Coast Guard’s 50th Anniversary fireworks show. In addition to the sets, he has photos of everything from this [...]

the lilac bush is blooming by 1ManWithACamera

Larry (1ManWithACamera) doesn’t have to leave his backyard to find plenty of cool photos. When he does head out to the country, Mackinac Island or a Tigers game, you can count on him to bring back some great pics … often with a humorous twist. (and for the record, lilacs are most definitely NOT blooming [...]