Archive for category: gardening

The tiny kestrel is patrolling Leelanau’s cherry orchards!

MyNorth shares that northern Michigan cherry farmers are turning to the tiny American kestrel to protect orchards from pests.

Start growing tomorrow’s trees today with the Leelanau Seedling Sale

The Leelanau Conservation District's annual Spring Seedling Sale is underway with a new deadline of April 17, 2026.
Ripening Redcurrants by Mark Smith

Ripening Redcurrants

A glowing shot from Mark's garden. He says that the robins love to eat them!
Leelanau Conservancy Wildflower Rescue Sale

Leelanau Conservancy Wildflower Rescue Sale coming Memorial Weekend

The Leelanau Conservancy invites you to their annual Wildflower Rescue Sale this Friday and Saturday (May 23 & 24) at the Village Green in Leland from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. ⁠

Lilac Season on the Leelanau Peninsula

One of the signs that spring is giving way to summer in Leelanau County is the blooming of lilacs. We have a ton of them, particularly around Leelanau’s many old farms, and they began to bloom a few days ago. If you’d like to get some in your own yard, read on!

Frosted: May 20th freeze takes toll on cherries, vineyards

The Traverse City Ticker has a report on the state of the…

Memorial Day Weekend Wildflower Rescue Plant Sale (May 23 & 24, 2014)

The Annual Plant Sale at the Village Green in Leland is on tap…

Memorial Day Weekend Plant Sales

Looking to spruce up your garden or your yard? Two area communities…

Holiday Color Tour: PlantMasters Poinsettias

Ken Scott shot this photo of Plant Masters of Suttons Bay…

Leelanau's Centennial Iris Farm

Irises are in bloom all over Leelanau, so we thought it was a…

Leelanau Backgrounds: Daffodils in the Dark

Here's a new background for you to help you keep up with the…

SEEDS on South Manitou

Here's a great video by Andrea Maio with naturalist Susan Fawcett…