It’s that time of year again. The higher summer temperatures have given way to cool mornings and, in my opinion, better sleeping weather.
Which has me considering plants I want to add to my garden.
While many nurseries have fewer plants (or have closed for the season), local fall plant sales and swaps are happening all over southeast Michigan.
Continue reading Fall 2025 Southeast Michigan Plant Swaps and Sales
We were into our second hour of birding this week at Erie Marsh Preserve before we found a Semipalmated Sandpiper.
Once my birding friend and I found one, we discovered another two dozen (and possibly more!) Semipalmated Sandpipers foraging in an adjacent mudflat at the marsh.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: Semipalmated Sandpiper at Erie Marsh Preserve
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!
Continue reading Photo of the Week: Colorful Lilliput Zinnias