Garden News

The Canton Farmers Market kicked off its new season Sunday with a record-breaking attendance of 1,000 people, according to Market Manager Tina Lloyd.

By Gretchen Voyle, Michigan State University Extension Many gardeners really enjoy being outside and caring for their landscapes.

We now are entering the ideal time for planting summer gardens - depending on where you live and your aversion to risk.

Eastern Market Flower Day runs 7 a.m.-5 p.m. today. The market is at 2934 Russell, Detroit.

By Gretchen Voyle, Michigan State University Extension Many gardeners really enjoy being outside and caring for their landscapes.

Mark Snyder digs up some climbing hydrangea he anticipates on selling at a joint plant sale.

In the Spring of 1913, the Woman's Suffrage Parade took place in Washington, D.C., led by Inez Milholland on horseback, Woodrow Wilson took office, succeeding William Howard Taft, and the Kent County Garden Club was launched in Grand Rapids by 50 leading female citizens, who wanted to share their love for gardening among themselves and the ... (more)

Renee Larsen prunes plants at Eckert's Greenhouse in Sterling Heights. Gardeners looking to plant flowers are advised to hold back for now.

Residents attend Burpee Home Garden's "Anywhere Tour" at Durant-Tuuri-Mott Elementary, 1518 W. University Ave., Friday, May 10, 2013 in Flint, Mich.. Durant-Tuuri-Mott Elementary edged out schools from Detroit with more than 1 million votes on Facebook in Burpee Home Garden's competition.

The City of Grand Blanc announces the return of its Farmers Market for its eighth season in downtown Grand Blanc on May 12th.

By Rebecca Finneran, Michigan State University Extension Gardeners from Florida to Michigan reported last summer that the impatiens in their landscape showed signs of a disease known as downy mildew.

Sun People Dry Goods Co. has released their May class schedule. As usual, several are garden related or of interest to those who are trying to become more self sufficient or sustainable.

Home gardeners will be able to combat this year's long cold spring with technology that in the past has been available for greenhouse growers -- grafted tomato plants, designed to bear tomatoes weeks earlier and double or triple yields.

There's not a lot going on this weekend, April 26-28, but the weather forecast finally calls for sunshine and a warming trend.

The Traverse City native has parlayed his ability to handle a hammer and saw into several popular HGTV shows like "Million Dollar Rooms," a new home improvement book called "Carter's Way," and a 3-year-old vineyard he started in the Leelanau peninsula with his brother.

The Farmers Market will open for the first time on May 2, and then run every Thursday through Oct.

A University of Michigan-Dearborn program is doing its part to teach children the importance of developing a sustainable food source.