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Cut stems brighten the winter indoors

February 11, 2013 • Leave a Comment

These forced forsythia blooms brighten up the Michigan Gardener office as we prepare our first issue of 2013—coming in early April!

Forsythia courtesy of Backyard Bouquet Farm

Weeping Norway Spruce encrusted with snow

February 9, 2013 • Leave a Comment

norway-spruce-loaded-with-snow — This weeping Norway Spruce caught my eye as the wet snow had blown hard enough to almost fully entomb each branch. (Photo: Jonathon Hofley / Michigan Gardener)

Libraries discover new role lending seeds

February 6, 2013 • 1 Comment

NPR:

Despite the cold and snow, some signs of spring are starting to break through in Colorado. The public library in the small town of Basalt is trying an experiment: In addition to borrowing books, residents can now check out seeds.

In a corner of the library, Stephanie Syson and her 4-year-old daughter, Gray, are just finishing a book with a white rabbit on the cover.

When Gray approaches the knee-high shelves filled with seed packets, she zeroes in on a pack labeled “rainbow carrots.”

Read the full story here…

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