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I hope your Memorial Day Weekend was celebratory! My family and I visited Greenfield Village and participated in a Civil War Rremembrance. It was wonderful! We visited with hundreds of military reenactors, Michigan Cavalry Brigade, drum and fife, concerts, Fashions of the Time and much more. I hope you took a moment to reflect and honor those who have fought [...]

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LET’S TALK ABOUT SHEET MULCHING

If you’re thinking about starting a new garden or flower bed or foot path, sheet mulching is a quick and easy ’short-cut’.  BASICALLY, SHEET MULCHING requires NO DIGGING UP GRASS OR WEEDS. ENCOURAGES MOISTURE RETENTION. ENCOURAGES WORM ACTIVITY AND “AERATION” OF THE SOIL. A MEANS OF DIRECT COMPOSTING.
For a new garden bed, it’s best to start [...]

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What Gives – To Mulch or Not to Mulch?

Consider this: Mulch is a protective layer of ‘material’ spread over the surface of a garden. It may be a NATURAL product such as peat moss, straw, grass clippings, etc. or it may be MAN-MADE, such as plastic films or synthetic cloths. Some mulches are also soil amendments, adding nutrients to the garden as they decompose. They [...]

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