When I learned the Tall Ships Challenge would be visiting Detroit, Michigan this month, I was thrilled!
And thought I would go on a tour of a tall ship and possibly a cruise down the Detroit River.
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Deborah Edwards-Oñoro
Free Webinar: Native Plants and Forest Gardens for Food, Medicine, Crafts, and Habitat
Whether you’re new to native plant gardening or a longtime gardener who’s been growing native plants for years, you want to stay informed on how to select native plants for your garden that benefit wildlife and people.
I know it’s short notice, but tonight’s Native Plants and Forest Gardens for Food, Medicine, Crafts, and Habitat is a free webinar from The Battery Conservancy offering helpful resources and tips.
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When I visited our local farm nursery last summer to order some compost to be delivered, the owner saw me browsing through their seed packets.
And told me to take one of the packets home with me, free of charge.
I had already planted my vegetables and many flowers (other than native plants going in the new composted beds), so I picked a packet of zinnias I never heard of before: Lilliput zinnias.
And they’ve become one of my favorite flowers to grow!
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