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Plants, Tips and Smiles Exchanged in Ferndale

June 5th 2018

Plants, Tips and Smiles Exchanged in Ferndale (Crystal A. Proxmire, June 5, 2018) Ferndale, MI- Jenna Nelson had too many spider plants, and a desire to start working on her yard.  Thankfully each year the Ferndale Beautification Commission hosts a Perennial Exchange to help people like Nelson find homes for unwanted plants while picking out […]

Ferndale Creates a Demo Garden for Native Vegetation

August 1st 2015

Ferndale Creates a Demo Garden for Native Vegetation (Crystal A. Proxmire, July 31, 2015) Dotted with bright yellow Black Eyed Susans and a spattering of blue Blazing Stars, the newly planted demo garden in front of Ferndale City Hall has replaced what was once a plain patch of grass. The change in landscaping is not […]

Farmington Hills Gets Goat to Help with Landscaping

June 23rd 2015

Farmington Hills Gets Goat to Help with Landscaping (City of Farmington Hills, June 23, 2015) The City of Farmington Hills will soon be implementing a pilot project on the City Hall Campus that involves a weed-eating goat! Goats are being used in several metropolitan areas and on forward-thinking private business campuses, such as Google, as […]