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Michigan Gardening

What are Keystone Native Plants and Why are They so Important?

Asian Jumping Worms

Plants Bees Like Best

Kalamazoo Garden Council

Spring Blooming Shrubs

Floral Design Tips Learned at the 2019 MGC Convention

Invasive Garlic Mustard

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Top Five Environmental Concerns for 2019

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Having a Healthy Lawn While Being Environmentally Sound

Consequences of Seemingly Harmless Activity

Photography by member Pat Pawlak. Image used with her permission.

We’re Losing Monarch Butterflies Fast- Here’s Why

The Nature Conservancy’s Ross Coastal Plain Marsh

Spiderwort Friend or Foe?

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Gardening Tips

Better Homes & Gardens-Garden Design
Farmer's Almanac-Three Season Garden Design
Blog by the Helpful Gardener
Blog by The Empress of Dirt

Beneficial Insects and Pollinators

Pollinator Plants-Great Lakes Region

Native Plants

Michigan Native Plants Database
Deer Resistant Plants Database
USDA Plants Database
USDA Forest Service
MSU Native Plants and Ecosystem Services
Michigan DNR Learn about Birds, Plants, Trees, Insects, Mammals, etc.

Regional and National Gardening Organizations

Michigan Garden Clubs, Inc
National Garden Club

Kalamazoo Natural Areas

Lillian Anderson Arboretum, Kalamazoo College
Asylum Lake Preserve, Western Michigan University
Al Sabo Land Preserve, Texan Township

Gardens and Arboretums

Fernwood Botanical Garden, Niles
Nichols Arboretum and Mathaei Botanical Garden, Ann Arbor
Dow Gardens, Midland
Frederick Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids
Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton
W.J. Beal Botanic Garden, East Lansing
Loda Lake Wildlife Sanctuary, Newaygo County
Whitehouse Nature Center, Albion College, Albion
Slayton Arboretum, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale

Specialized Plant Organizations

American Rose Society
American Orchid Society
American Hosta Society
American Fern Society

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