Category Archives: Home & Garden

Flint's Carriage Town makes a comeback

The Mason House c 1872 in Carriage Town by mansardroofsf
The New York Times has taken note of an area in Flint called Carriage Town that is making a comeback due to some industrious and motivated homeowners. In the midst of an otherwise impoverished area and dire economic circumstances these people are taking advantage of [...]

Eat Fresh: Support Your Local Farmers Market

Ann Arbors Farmers Market by RichardD72
As the buy local revolution continues to build steam we are seeing more and more farmers markets popping up around the state. This is a great situation for such an agriculturally based state and it shows that there is not only a great demand for the products but also a [...]

Absolute Michigan 2008 Holiday Gift Guide

The Big Bright Light Show by suesue2
Think Globally, Shop Locally with our Michigan Holiday Gift Guide, designed to help you find the perfect Michigan gifts online or off. Feel free to add your Michigan based gift suggestions in the comments section below!
Art, Books & Music
Fire Center Studio - Ishpeming, MI
Savu has owned Fire Center Studio [...]

Change a Light, Change Michigan

Changing your incandescent light bulbs to compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) can do all that.
Starting October 1st these light bulbs will be available at an unbeatable price: 99 cents at participating Meijer, Kroger, and Menard’s stores, as well as seven Lansing-area and three Upper Peninsula Ace Hardware stores. At that price, these bulbs [...]

2008 Michigan Energy Fair, June 27-29 in Manistee

Spinners 1 by n8xd
The 3rd annual Michigan Energy Fair will be held June 27-29, 2008 at the Manistee County Fairgrounds in Onekama. Billed as "one of the most comprehensive expositions of renewable energy generating equipment, home and business energy efficiency techniques, and technical workshops in the state".
The 2007 Michigan Energy Fair hosted over 4000 [...]

Michigan Farmers Market Map

One way we're going to help you get local is with our Absolute Michigan Map. As one of our first projects, we've dug up some of Michigan's best local farmer's markets and laid them down on our Google map of Michigan. Just look for the jug of milk and apple icon (well, at least until [...]

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 local [...]

Michigan Plants: Dutchman's Breeches

Dutchman's Britches by cyoas55
The Dutchman's Breeches has delicate, fernlike foilage with unique blooms that resemble white pantaloons hanging upside down upon their arched stems. This dainty plant is wonderful in woodland or shade gardens and can often be found in the wild growing tucked into root flares of large trees. The blooms first [...]

Michigan Plants: Trillium

Large-flowered Trillium by ER Post
The most common species of trillium in Michigan is Trillium Grandiflorum or the Large-flowered Trillium. This plant has a large, often white three-petaled flower above three broad bracts that look like leaves.
Picking the flowers of Trillium can seriously injure the plant. The three leaves below the flower are the plant's [...]

Cranbrook House and Gardens – Bloomfield Hills

The Gardens Of Cranbrook by suesue2
Cranbrook House and Gardens stands as a centerpiece of Cranbrook’s 319-acre National Historic Landmark campus. From May through October, visitors can experience the grandeur of both the House and the Gardens with guided and self-guided tours.
The house was designed by the famous Detroit architect Albert Kahn for the founders of [...]