Photo of the Week: University of Michigan Campus Farm

Brown wooden arches sport a a weathered archway created from rusted farming and gardening tools over the path leading to the straw-bale building in the background.

Turn the corner from the west parking lot at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens and you’ll find the archway sculpture at the entrance to the University of Michigan Campus Farm in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It was a cold winter day when I stopped by the gardens, not much activity during late winter in Michigan. But I’m… Continue reading Photo of the Week: University of Michigan Campus Farm

Not Too Early to Think About Gardening

Brilliant yellow wildflowers with deep magenta centers against a mass of lancelike green leaves.

Looking out my window today, I see snow-covered yards, piles of snow on the side of the street, and long icicles on the eaves of houses.

Yesterday, we received over four inches of snow.

And I learned this morning, our metro Detroit area snow total for January 2024 is 17 inches of snow.

Which has me thinking of gardening.

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