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Gardeners rejoice: Frost-free date fast approaching
Experienced gardeners hold off planting warm season crops until Memorial Day weekend in West Michigan. It’s not necessarily the air temperature, but soil temperature that determines success or failure when… Read more
Fennville second-grader lends her crafting skills to a cause
According to the Wes Leonard Heart Team website, 92 automated external defibrillators have been installed in Michigan schools, but many schools still don’t have them.
Give mom a well-deserved break: Buy her disease-free perennials, and help plant them
Looking for something special to give mom on Mother’s Day: trying planting some flowers in her garden.
Stitching toward wellness: Crafters band together to join women’s heart health campaign
Laura Zander, co-owner of Jimmy Beans Wool, has been compiling a wonderful series of books featuring top designers to raise awareness of heart disease in women and funds for The… Read more
On rainfall, rain barrels, songbirds and more
The Grand Rapids Audubon Club on May 10 and 11 will highlight the benefits of songbirds in the landscape during its West Michigan Birdathon and Nature Festival.
Look for sweet spot when it comes to crabgrass control
Southern Michigan now is entering the optimum time for controlling crabgrass. The line extends from Grand Rapids to Saginaw and southeast to Port Huron.
Bag ladies unite: Local mother-daughter duo makes handbags, jewelry using vintage materials
Local mother-daugher tandem will have their custom-made handbags and jewelry on display at the Green Market and Info Expo from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 27 at… Read more
Abnormal weather continues: Here’s what you can do for plants
Digging in organic matter and gypsum helps break up compacted soil, enhancing drainage and root penetration.
National Arbor Day on April 26: A call to action
President Richard Nixon in 1970 proclaimed the last Friday in April as National Arbor Day. This tree-planting holiday in Michigan falls on the last Friday in April.
Saginaw Valley Orchid Society presents annual workshop
The Saginaw Valley Orchid Society hosts its 2013 annual orchid workshop from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at Family Baptist Church, 3530 Midland in Saginaw Township.
Table & Tap holding grand opening April 11
FLINT, MI — Downtown’s newest bar is ready to release their beer, barbecue, and bourbon.
Is it still raining? Shake off that umbrella and take a photo break
Grand Valley students keep dry under brightly colored umbrellas as April showers continue on Wednesday, April 10.
Eating for two: Live chat focuses on what pregnant women should eat – or avoid
A dietitian discusses hot pregnancy nutrition topics, such as: Fish (some is good), deli meats (should be cooked), listeria (how to avoid it).
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction program offers free information sessions
The eight-week program is offered by the Grand Rapids Center for Mindfulness beginning the week of April 22-25.
Cold-weather stretch offers chance to treat trees, shrubs
Pine trees deserve special attention this year as on the immediate horizon are the dreaded pale weevils, northern pine weevil, white pine weevil and Zimmerman pine moth.
Diverse Sao Paulo: Brazilian metropolis offers bustling markets, beautiful architecture, delicious food
Food has become the center of most of my travels, and this 48-hour visit to Sao Paulo was no exception.
Yoga – not ‘yogurt’ – studio owner twists through 35 years of evolving attitudes toward yoga
The expansion of yoga over the years “has been phenomenal,” says Carolyn Heines, owner of an Eastown yoga studio.
