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Mackinac Island - A Magical and Timeless Destination for Flower Lovers
Posted by Scott Sharkey on Aug 19th 2019
One of our favorite vacation spots to visit is Mackinac Island. This 18+ square mile island is located in the Straits of Mackinac in between the Upper and Lower Peninsulas of Michigan and is truly a m
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Refurbishing a Waterfall Feature with Flowers
Posted by Scott Sharkey on Aug 1st 2019
Several years ago we built a waterfall feature in our front yard. It was a very daunting task I might say and I learned a lot and as much work as it was I really was pleased with the way it turned out
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Our Petunia Tree
Posted by Scott Sharkey on Jul 29th 2019
We absolutely love to sit and watch the traffic drive by our store and "rubberneck" when they see all the flowers. One of our main attractions every year is our petunia "tree." At over 7 feet tall, it
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Swarming Bees - What is the reason for this?
Posted by Scott Sharkey on Jul 9th 2019
If you've ever come across a mass of honey bees all swarmed together it is a very neat thing to witness, although it may also be a little frightening to see tens of thousands of them all at once.The b
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Herbal flower arrangements
Posted by Deb Doubek on May 29th 2019
The simple things...When most people think of herbs in flower arrangements, they
typically think dried. We would like for you to think of herbs as much
more than something that can be used for c
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Is that Hanging Basket Too Wet or Too Dry?
Posted by Scott Sharkey on May 12th 2019
I learned a very valuable lesson yet again in the greenhouse this week.I had an entire row of 10" hanging baskets made up with Wave petunias and I noticed that several had drooping leaves. This isn't
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