Gardening Tips: Lessons about life that trees teach us

1.) Be firmly rooted in your particular place. Trees are not wishy-washy, nor are they easily pushed around or moved once they have become established. Some humans have these attributes, too. Together they are referred to as “integrity.”

Tips for Dealing With a Bumper Crop From the Garden

With summer peaking and the popularity of home gardening growing faster than a weed, more and more gardeners are facing a challenge as old as gardening itself. Â What to do with all those tomatoes and zucchini?

English Gardens hosting free gardening presentations during August and September

DEARBORN HEIGHTS — English Gardens will host free gardening presentations during August and September at its seven retail stores. Locations include: Ann Arbor, Brighton, Clinton Twp., Dearborn Heights, Eastpointe, Royal Oak/Troy and West Bloomfield.

Gardening Tips: Lawn renovation Part 2

At least one reader did not like my column last week about completely re-doing a lawn. I suggested that the existing lawn be killed off using a non selective herbicide such as glyphosate, widely sold as Round Up. Some people do not like using chemical herbicides or any chemical pesticides at all for that matter.

Five deals to shop for this fall

Everyone loves a deal when shopping, but what are the best deals for fall? The Daily Green talked to four experts to find out how to become a "discount druid," as Jeff Yeager, The Daily Green's Green Cheapskate, calls end-of-season bargain-hunting specialists.