Shopping for seedlings at the nursery tends to be a wonderful way for gardeners to pass the time, but, of course, it can get expensive. If you have a lemon balm plant from the previous year going strong and you’d like to have more in your garden, perhaps this is the year you try your […]

LUDINGTON — Growing up, Julia Chambers, a retired Manistee Area Public Schools teacher, always cared about the environment. “Even when I was young, I was the one in the family that would do the recycling of newspapers, and I always loved animals and nature,” she said. Eventually, Chambers’ interest became a passion. “As I got […]

Even though temperatures are still quite warm, and it may seem early to begin preparing the garden for winter, it soon will be time to bring in tender perennials. Cannas (Canna indica) are on the list of tender perennials to bring in for the winter. The genus Canna comes from the Greek for “reed”, while […]