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Here is a list of garden centers, mail order nurseries, tool makers, glovers, landscape supply yards, clothiers, professional organizations, news services, libraries, etc. that have been our suppliers and resource experts for many years. Good people and good products. You'll note that some are linked so you can go directly to a website. We are linking the rest one by one as they come up in new articles or we have a chance to talk to them about what we're doing.
Abele Greenhouse and Garden Center
new varieties of shrub potentilla,
Allemon's Landscape Center
AM Leonard
Association of Professional Gardeners
Bad Axe Iron Works
tree-form trellis, sculptural peony cage
Baker's Creek Seeds
vegetable and flower seed, heirloom varieties
Bogie Lake Greenhouses
annual and herb topiary, flower basket care
Bordine's
plants, bird baths
Bushel Mart
mulch, stone
Clarington Forge
fine forged tools
Dean Krauskopf, 760 AM WJR radio: Garden Show
English Gardens
special order plants, bird baths ,
Fiskars Power Gear pruning tools and long-reach pruner
Fleur Detroit
plants, accessories, bird baths, holiday greens ideas, unique rustic furniture,
Gardenviews
accessories, tools, bird baths, more bird baths, holiday greens ideas, unique rustic furniture, ornaments,
Glasshouse Works, retail on-site and on-line; overstuffed winter storage,
Goldner Walsh Nursery
special order plants, winter sunbreak,
Gossler Farms
Grass Roots Nursery Water Gardens
Owner Scott Bates, Forum Moderator; bird baths, koi food,
Greer Gardens
Highland Tree Farm
Hortech Wholesale
Premium Plants Plant Selection Wizard, Green roof plants
Johnny's Selected Seeds
vegetable seeds, heirloom varieties
King Creek Timber Products
sculptural tree trunks, garden arbors and pergolas
Lee Valley Tools
Lodi Farms
Mahoney's Garden Centers, Boston area, Cape Cod
bird baths,
Mary's Plant Farm, Hamilton, Ohio
Master Gardener Association of Wayne County, Michigan, an all-volunteer organization that puts on fabulous educational events; here re holiday lights in the garden,
Michigan Gardener magazine, "Your guide to Great Lakes gardening"
MTEC - Midwest Tool and Equipment Center
core aerator
Oikos Tree Crops
Plant Delights Nursery
plantsman Tony Avent quoted here, new Buddleia,
Planter's Palette, Salem Township, MI
Planter's Palette, Winfield, IL
Plymouth Nursery
Assisted here on topics:
native & unusual perennials, bird baths, bird feeding supplies, childrens' tools, garden clothing, ornaments, statuary
Prairie Nursery
Neil Diboll, owner and prairie restoration specialist, quoted here
Assisted here on topics: wildflower plantings, seed, attracting wildlife
Ray Hunter Florist and Garden Center
Ray Wiegand's Nursery
bird baths, butterfly plants, crabapple pruning, gloves, evergreen pruning demos, hardy pansies, organic fertilizer, holiday plant care,
Red Wing boots
Sage Advice Nursery, Margaret Thele
perennials in small pots, groundcovers and herbs at the Pontiac, MI Farmers' Market, winter sunbreak,
Seed Savers Exchange
heirloom varieties vegetables and flowers
Shades of Green Nursery
helping a new tree grow,
Songsparrow Perennial Farm, Klehm's Songsparrow Nursery, Song Sparrow Farm,
intersectional peonies, Helleborus,
Specialty Growers Perennials,
Forum Moderator Karen Bovio
big betony (Stachys micrantha), transplanting tips, perennials in small pots, watering seedlings
State Crushing Landscape Supply
compost, mulch, soil, stone, organic disposal
Sunny Border Wholesale Nurseries
green roof plants
Sunshine Farm & Garden specialty perennials, hellebore specialist
Telly's Greenhouse, George Papadelis
impatiens care, perennials for late summer, winter sunbreak,
Uncle Luke's Feed Store, fertilizer, wild bird food, pet supplies
Urbanscapes Detroit
display gardens,
Weston Nurseries
Wild Birds Unlimited
Wild Birds Unlimited, Royal Oak, MI Lu Ann Linker, bird baths,
Woman's Work Gloves