Michigan provides the best of everything: warm summers, cool springs, glorious autumns, and a long winter's rest. We write about vegetable and herb gardening, as well as some of our favorite landscape plants, all with an organic perspective. Spend some time with us, gardening in beautiful, bountiful Michigan!
Herbs
How to Transplant Borage

How to Transplant Borage

Borage is one of those plants I just NEED to have in my garden. The perfect blue-ness of its blooms (unless you get the occasional errant pink bloom, which happens sometimes, usually after very wet weather, I’ve noticed) and the cucumber-y flavor of the leaves and blossoms makes this a must-grow plant for me. I...

My Favorite Groundcover for Shade: Sweet Woodruff

When you think of groundcovers for shady areas of your garden, you probably think of either ivy or pachysandra. And both of those are nice, reliable choices. But for my money, I’ll take a fragrant carpet of sweet woodruff instead. Sweet woodruff (Galium odoratum) is an herb that spreads via runners and seed, forming a...