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Website Extra: Reviving a historic home and garden

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Editor’s Note: The following are bonus photos from a profile of Shane Eason and Jac Blanco’s garden featured in the June 2022 issue of Michigan Gardener. To read the full story, pick up a copy of Michigan Gardener in stores or see it in our Digital Edition, which you can read for free by clicking on “Digital Edition” in the upper right corner.

The walk leading to the welcoming yellow front door.
This greenhouse door opens into the yard.
A raised bed garden produces the veggies and herbs.
An antique gazebo dome was the finishing touch to the pergola.
Pink phlox and orange daylilies provide a burst of front yard color.

Website Extra: Borrowed landscapes between friends

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Editor’s Note: The following are bonus photos from a profile of the Greanya and Byler gardens featured in the May 2022 issue of Michigan Gardener. To read the full story, pick up a copy of Michigan Gardener in stores or see it in our Digital Edition, which you can read for free at MichiganGardener.com.

photos by Lisa Steinkopf

A mix of choice hostas, conifers, and small trees call this Greanya planting bed home.
‘White Wall Tire’ hosta emerges pure white in the spring. Then the veins turn green, and the leaves are all green by summer.
Siberian iris (foreground) and gas plant (Dictamnus, background).
Alpine baby’s breath (Gypsophila aretioides).
‘Bartzella’ tree peony is even more lovely with an allium (Allium siculum) growing up through it.
Lady’s slipper orchid.
This collector hosta bed at the Greanyas also contains the dwarf ginkgo ‘Troll.’
The Bylers had enough room to add a weeping katsura tree (left) and a tricolor beech (right), which are well on their way to becoming statuesque specimens.
Skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) is one of the first plants to bloom in the spring. Then a rosette of large basal leaves emerges after the flower.
The Greanya house and garden from the driveway entrance.

Website Extra: Serenity in the shade

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Editor’s Note: The following are bonus photos from a profile of Jim and Kathy Mikuska’s garden featured in the July/August 2021 issue of Michigan Gardener. To read the full story, pick up a copy of Michigan Gardener in stores or see it in our Digital Edition, which you can read for free at MichiganGardener.com.

When arriving at the Mikuska home, the first thing you see is this serene view into the woods from the top of the driveway.
Jim and Kathy love to collect unique stones for their garden.
Most of the garden is a woodland, where Kathy has added ferns, rodgersia, Japanese forest grass, and many more shade-loving plants.
Natural stone stairs blend into the landscape.

Website Extra: A lovely mixed garden

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Editor’s Note: The following are bonus photos from a profile of Sally and Jim Jarvey’s garden featured in the June 2021 issue of Michigan Gardener. To read the full story, pick up a copy of Michigan Gardener in stores or see it in our Digital Edition, which you can read for free at MichiganGardener.com.

The shady side yard is filled with hostas, Japanese maples, and ferns.
A clematis-covered, metal arbor leads to the perennial garden.
A perfectly shaped paperbark maple specimen.
Nestled in this mixed border, the blue container remains outside throughout the winter to add color. It sits on a cement base and does not contain any soil—the flowers are planted in plastic pots that are lifted out at the end of the season.

Website Extra: Old Home and New Garden

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Editor’s Note: The following are bonus photos from a profile of Carol Gagliardi and Dave Flesher’s garden featured in the May 2021 issue of Michigan Gardener. To read the full story, pick up a copy of Michigan Gardener in stores or see it in our Digital Edition, which you can read for free at MichiganGardener.com.

The sunroom in the house is a wonderful place to enjoy the garden views. (Photo: Lisa Steinkopf)
Mulched trails make it easy to wander through the four acres of garden and natural areas. (Photo: Carol Gagliardi and Dave Flesher)
The children’s playhouse in the woods is a dream play place for kids. (Photo: Carol Gagliardi and Dave Flesher)
This stone fountain even has glass fish swimming around the base. (Photo: Carol Gagliardi and Dave Flesher)
A panoramic view of Carol Gagliardi and Dave Flesher’s gorgeous garden. (Photo: Carol Gagliardi and Dave Flesher)

Website Extra: A country retreat

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Editor’s Note: The following are bonus photos from a profile of Vivienne and William Young’s garden featured in the June 2020 issue of Michigan Gardener. To read the full story, pick up a copy of Michigan Gardener in stores or see it in our Digital Edition, which you can read for free at MichiganGardener.com.

Found in the barn, this Stroh’s water trough is filled with sedums and a reading gnome—naturally, it is now part of the reading garden.
A beautiful stone arch frames this quaint seating area adjacent to the barn.
An antique stove is covered with pans and drawers full of succulents.
With its green wicker furniture, the gazebo is a relaxing place to pass a lazy afternoon.
What a perfect spot for afternoon tea!

Website Extra: Finding their garden theme

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After experimenting with various styles, Mark and Carolyn Resch settled on a gorgeous Asian garden

Editor’s Note: The following are bonus photos from a profile of Mark and Carolyn Resch’s garden featured in the May 2019 issue of Michigan Gardener. To read the full story, pick up a copy of Michigan Gardener in stores or see it in our Digital Edition, which you can read for free at MichiganGardener.com.

Japanese lanterns nestled among the ivy groundcover bring added interest to an otherwise all green area.
Japanese lanterns nestled among the ivy groundcover bring added interest to an otherwise all green area.

The koi pond is nestled between the deck and the pavilion. The koi fish add color to the garden while the bubbler adds soothing sound.
The koi pond is nestled between the deck and the pavilion. The koi fish add color to the garden while the bubbler adds soothing sound.

Against a green shrub backdrop, the red torii gate is a striking focal point in the Resch’s Asian-themed garden.
Against a green shrub backdrop, the red torii gate is a striking focal point in the Resch’s Asian-themed garden.

Website Extra: The Rubinstein garden

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Editor’s Note: The following are bonus photos from a profile of Beth and Richard Rubinstein’s garden featured in the September/October 2018 issue of Michigan Gardener. To read the full story, pick up a copy of Michigan Gardener in stores or see it in our Digital Edition, which you can read for free at MichiganGardener.com.

The lawn is framed by a mixed border of perennials, grasses, and shrubs, designed by Beth Rubinstein.
The lawn is framed by a mixed border of perennials, grasses, and shrubs, designed by Beth Rubinstein.

A weeping Norway spruce accents the landscape at the beginning of the stream. Beth collects frog statuary and this frog couple at stream’s edge is enjoying the soothing sounds as they relax on a bench.
A weeping Norway spruce accents the landscape at the beginning of the stream. Beth collects frog statuary and this frog couple at stream’s edge is enjoying the soothing sounds as they relax on a bench.

The stream is still running in late fall.
The stream is still running in late fall.

A new 10,000-gallon pond is being built for some new fish, which will be arriving from Hawaii.
A new 10,000-gallon pond is being built for some new fish, which will be arriving from Hawaii.

Website Extra: Bob Labadie’s Garden

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Editor’s Note: The following are bonus photos from a profile of Bob Labadie’s garden featured in the April 2018 issue of Michigan Gardener. To read the full story, pick up a copy of Michigan Gardener in stores or read it in our digital edition, which can be accessed for free on our website home page.

Bob Labadie had this windmill made to place near the barn. It takes viewers back to another era when windmills had the job of pumping water for his historic 1886 home.
Bob Labadie had this windmill made to place near the barn. It takes viewers back to another era when windmills had the job of pumping water for his historic 1886 home.

The “Cracker Barrel” porch is a perfect place to relax and enjoy the garden.
The “Cracker Barrel” porch is a perfect place to relax and enjoy the garden.

Bob’s vintage, orange Bricklin car is parked near the barn where a horse and carriage once resided.
Bob’s vintage, orange Bricklin car is parked near the barn where a horse and carriage once resided.

A garden of rooms

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Editor’s Note: The following are bonus photos from a profile of Elaine and Roy Smith’s garden featured in the June 2017 issue of Michigan Gardener. To read the full story, pick up a copy of Michigan Gardener in stores or read it in our digital edition, which can be accessed for free on our home page.

Elaine wanted on outhouse shed, so Roy built one. In the winter, it is a storehouse for the garden’s statuary.
Elaine wanted on outhouse shed, so Roy built one. In the winter, it is a storehouse for the garden’s statuary.

A door opens into the insulator garden and is framed by ‘Limelight’ hydrangeas.
A door opens into the insulator garden and is framed by ‘Limelight’ hydrangeas.

Three teapots have found new lives as birdhouses.
Three teapots have found new lives as birdhouses.

A trellis is a great place to showcase Elaine’s collection of enamel ware pans. The flower on the back wall is made from whisk brooms.
A trellis is a great place to showcase Elaine’s collection of enamel ware pans. The flower on the back wall is made from whisk brooms.

Elaine and Roy Smith ran an electrical line out into the wooded area of their garden so the sound of this bubbling fountain greets you on the trail.
Elaine and Roy Smith ran an electrical line out into the wooded area of their garden so the sound of this bubbling fountain greets you on the trail.

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