Guest View: Going Native, Why and When to Choose Native Plants (Lucas Harrison-Zdenek, Ferndale Permaculture, June 15, 2016) Going Native: Why and When to Choose Native Plants Native Plants have been an important topic among gardeners for many years. Recently, with the advent of the “green” movement, many non-professionals have begun to take notice of…
Blumz Designer Wins Michigan Floral Association Florist of the Year (Blumz Press Release, March 14, 2016) Ferndale, MI – Robbin Yelverton, AAF, AIFD, CF, PFCI, Blumz…by JR Designs, Detroit/Ferndale, Michigan, has been named the Certified Florist Member of the Year. He was honored at the MFA Great Lakes Floral Expo in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Yelverton…
Guest View: How I Spent My Summer Vacation Being Monarch Momma (Alice McKeage, Aug. 8, 2015) Actually just kidding…I am retired, so every day is vacation! I became interested in the plight of the monarchs a number of years ago. My first move was to make sure my lawn feeding each year did not include…
Flowers Are Like Family, The Roots Run Deep at Blumz (Sadie Quagliotto, Blumz by JR Designs, June 22, 2015) Flowers have all kinds of different meanings to different people. They are given to celebrate joy, happiness, the arrival of a new baby, a birthday and even the loss of a loved one. Flowers are the…
Angell Students Beautify Berkley Library (Berkley Beat, May 23, 2015) Last weekend, Angell students spent time Saturday morning beautifying the planting beds in front of the Berkley Library. Students have been growing flowers with volunteer Doug Deeds, and had a chance to give back to their community. For more great news about Berkley Schools visit…
Clean the Ferndale Up Event Ups Its Game, Even in the Rain (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 16, 2015) In spite of the rain, over 70 people showed up for a city-wide day of volunteering called Clean the Ferndale Up. Each year the event gets more sophisticated. This year the addition of recycling drop off and…
Owners Robbin Yelverton and Jerome Raska have shared the following tips to help make holiday floral orders as simple as possible:
Since 1931 the Ferndale Garden Club has been connecting people through the love of horticulture. The long-standing group met on July 28 for a membership drive meet and greet, and they will be busy again on August 4 as they host their annual Plant Exchange.
The group has been active since 1931 and there are now over 30 members. Members do not need to be experts, though many have gardens of breathtaking beauty, and some are even certified Master Gardeners.
Each winner has the sign placed on their property, and will be presented with a certificate at the Sept. 26, 2011 Ferndale City Council meeting.
How Our Gardens Grow: Ferndale’s Perennial Exchange (Crystal A. Proxmire, Ferndale 115 News, 9/24/2011) There aren’t many places where Mother Nature has a good return policy, but here in Ferndale the annual Perennial Exchange gives residents a chance to dig up the plants they don’t want and trade them with other gardeners for some they…