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Improved health through gardening
Improved health through gardening

Dean Hay
Jul 4, 20211 min read
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White vinegar is a great natural alternative to weed killers
Separating white vinegar is the best weed killer if applied correctly. This article describes how and when to apply to weeds and seeds...

Dean Hay
Apr 28, 20211 min read
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Would you consider installing a bee hotel or bee stop?
The Netherlands has finished their annual bee census and found that their honeybee population is holding stead. In the US, 70% of our...

Dean Hay
Apr 28, 20211 min read
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Henry Ford College Earth Day planting
HFC and their new pollinator forest

Dean Hay
Apr 26, 20211 min read
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Ornamental Pear trees should be avoided
Ornamental Pear trees are known invasives

Dean Hay
Apr 21, 20211 min read
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The truth about colored mulches
Is colored mulch toxic to humans and animals?

Dean Hay
Apr 15, 20211 min read
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Sunflowers are a fun and easy way to attract pollinators
Sunflowers are fun and easy!

Dean Hay
Apr 11, 20211 min read
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Oaks are caterpillar champions
Oaks are caterpillar champions

Dean Hay
Apr 3, 20211 min read
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How to ditch your lawn!
How to ditch your lawn...

Dean Hay
Mar 27, 20211 min read
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There’s butterfly eggs in your leaves
Pause to save pollinators! https://www.mlive.com/news/2021/03/delaying-early-spring-yardwork-helps-save-michigan-bees-and-butterflies.html

Dean Hay
Mar 13, 20211 min read
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Backyard gardens are powerhouse for pollinators
https://phys.org/news/2021-02-reveals-gardens-secret-powerhouse-pollinators.html

Dean Hay
Feb 22, 20211 min read
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Stormwater landscapes and basement flooding
Using stormwater plants to remedy basement flooding

Dean Hay
Jan 24, 20211 min read
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Biodiversity and Mental Health
Biodiversity and Mental Health

Dean Hay
Jan 3, 20211 min read
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Can Monarch caterpillars be “hangry”?
Can Monarch caterpillars get “Hangry”?

Dean Hay
Dec 23, 20201 min read
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Will Monarchs be added to U.S. federal protection this year?
Will the U.S. protect the declining Monarch population?

Dean Hay
Dec 15, 20201 min read
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Non-native plants contribute to reductions in native bird populations
Non-native plants diminish bird populations

Dean Hay
Dec 9, 20201 min read
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When caterpillars are hungry
Hangry, Hangry Caterpillars

Dean Hay
Nov 21, 20201 min read
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Is it ok to mow wet grass?
There are generally four different types of mowers: cylinder, rotary, hover and ride on. Each are good for different sized lawns or seed...

Dean Hay
Nov 6, 20201 min read
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It’s almost time for lawn restoration!
Fall lawn renovation time is coming!

Dean Hay
Sep 11, 20202 min read
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Has lawn maintenance become a larger priority during COVID?
COVID driven lawn maintenance behaviors?

Dean Hay
Sep 6, 20201 min read
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