Michigan Garden Muse

Fall and winter are not the gardener's favorite seasons. Nothing in the plant world grows in fall and winter except underground, out of ...

One day last week, three feet of snow fell in the northern Great Plains. In Michigan, it was 68 degrees, blue sky, and tempting to go swimmi...

Come the autumn, garden writers often put forth columns of advice on “putting the garden to bed” for the approaching dormant winter season,...

First the gardener must decide, which species of the thousands of trees to plant? Three factors held the most sway in my choices – appearanc...

The move-in date for the new-built house was mid-July 2003. The house is a simple two-story, wood frame, unembellished square with a steepl...