Category Archives: Landscaping & Gardens

The Week for March 31 – April 6, 2008

March 31, 2008 – 7:53 pm

lil white flower by artsy T OK, it’s spring now. Thanks for the great memories, Winter, see you in 8 months or so. As usual, The Week is the place to post comments on what’s popping up in your garden or in the Michigan news. You can complain about the weather too if Winter decides [...]

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April is Garden Month on Absolute Michigan

March 24, 2008 – 8:01 am

A Light from Within by Daylily18 In just over a week, we’ll turn our focus on Absolute Michigan to gardens and gardening. Features will include some of Michigan’s great botanical gardens, nurseries and greenhouses, garden-themed events and we’ll also be featuring profiles of native Michigan plants. If you’d like to get warmed up, have a [...]

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6% of x? Untangling Michigan’s Service Tax

October 11, 2007 – 9:08 am

Half Staff by Apocaplops UPDATE Oct 25: Carol of ArborLaw.com writes: I actually have the entire list of services descriptions covered by the law, on my blog at Arborlaw.com. When the law came out, I cross-referenced the NAICS codes (which are incorporated into the new law specifically by reference) with the section numbers from the [...]

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It’s Garden Time in Michigan

April 24, 2007 – 9:07 am

Monster Garden by Senor Velasco Last week’s HUB had a nice feature on getting your garden going. In addition to some tips for when to start vegetables (now) and garden size (any size will do) they also list some herbs and vegetables that do particularly well in Michigan. One of their links is to the [...]

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The Last Barn at Mentha: The Decline of Michigan’s Mint Farming

April 19, 2007 – 8:44 am

Last Barn at Mentha by John Clement Howe John Clement Howe went to the ghost town of Mentha and also dug up the fascinating story of Michigan’s now vanished mint industry. As the very detailed article about Mint in Michigan from Michigan History Magazine explains: Peppermint (Mentha piperita, named for its pepper-like taste) and spearmint [...]

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Photo Friday: We’re Back by suesue2

April 6, 2007 – 10:11 am

Today’s photo is posted in deliberate defiance of the weather, which is apparently trying to make up for those few weeks of spring we had this January. From fantastic flower photos to shots of superb skies, you can tell that Sue really loves the colors of Michigan. She’s also one of the people who helps [...]

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Exploring Detroit’s urban gardens

March 21, 2007 – 7:35 am

contrasts 2 by grande baliad More photos of Detroit gardens! Dave Nelson at Grow Detroit posted Detroit Takes One More Step Into the Sci-fi Future: Urban Farming over the weekend and took a look at a Detroit News article exploring how Detroit has quietly become the nation’s mecca for urban farming. For those wondering “Why?”, [...]

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Get your Spring back through The Michigan Gallery

March 15, 2007 – 7:53 am

Upsy Daisy by suesue2 Spring is just a few days away, so over at The Michigan Gallery on Flickr, Kathy has put out a call for spring pictures from Michigan. Check them out and (if you’re a Flickr member) add your own! Spring is in the Air by Kathy Share this:

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Vol I, No. 1: Introduce Your Michigan Business or Organization!

January 25, 2007 – 9:16 pm

This is a page where we asked folks to say hello. Lots of them did! The current version of Introduce Your Michigan Business or Organization is right there. Share this:

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Warm Weather Can’t Stop Michigan Ice Sculpture Contests

January 12, 2007 – 11:17 am

Despite the warming trends across the state, several Michigan cities won’t skip the usual winter festivities, including traditional Ice Sculpture contests. Carving the Elephant by Josh Leo Last week Holland hosted their own contest, and folks came from across the state to try their hand (and saw) at an age-old winter tradition. Teams from Grand [...]

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