Well, you have to hand it to Michigan weather – if nothing else, it is definitely interesting! The late-summer-like temperatures we had leading up to the holiday weekend made it seem like we were past all the chilly stuff. And then came the holiday itself. You know – the official kickoff to summer? The time when everyone gets together for …
We made it! It’s May, and gardening season is finally getting into full swing! I don’t know why it has seemed to take so long to get here – it’s not like we had much of a winter or anything – but it sure has felt like May took a long time showing up. Of course, now that it’s here, …
If you’ve been into The Garden Mill recently, you’ve probably seen lots of boxes and a bit of chaos as we have been trying to receive in and put away all of the spring merchandise that has been arriving daily. Please excuse the mess a little longer, as we have a few more big deliveries to get in, but we …
A friend who lives on the west side of Michigan said Tuesday that she found it a little odd to see on her phone that it was currently 71° out and that they were also under a Winter Weather Advisory. I have to agree with her. I also found it odd that I was in short sleeves with the doors …
As I sat down to write this month’s newsletter, I had the song, “All I have To Do Is Dream,” by The Everly Brothers, going through my head. Probably because right now, that seems like all I can do about my gardens. While we are certainly not getting typical Michigan winter weather so far, it’s still not exactly gardening weather …
Let’s Get Gardening! As the year comes to an end, I am taking the proverbial look back on everything I have (and have not) accomplished. That includes, of course, looking at how things went in my garden. On that front, it was a pretty good year. I didn’t have the chipmunk problems that I experienced last year, which meant we …
Let’s Get Gardening! Isn’t Michigan weather fun?! Last Friday, had you come by the store, you might have seen me out back, painting our new back door. I was lamenting the fact that I was wearing jeans – I would have been more comfortable in shorts! Saturday morning found me putting on a light jacket and turning the heat back …
Let’s Get Gardening! Did somebody forget to tell Mother Nature that it’s October?! The temperatures seem more like August right now, and I hear that the predictions for this winter are for it to be milder and drier than normal. I do worry when our winters are “mild” that the insects and diseases that would normally be killed off over …