All the News That's Fit to Post about Chelsea, Michigan
By Jennifer Fairfield, owner Garden Mill It looks like winter decided it was time to make its appearance, and though the snow is pretty, the abrupt change in temperature isn’t so much. I shouldn’t complain too much though, since it’s … Read more
By Jennifer Fairfield, owner the Garden Mill (Publisher’s note: This is the second part of a 2 part column. Part 1 published yesterday.) All the wind we saw in March has likely left debris in your yard from broken branches. … Read more
By Jennifer Fairfield, owner Garden Mill The weather in the last week or so has been a reminder that spring in Michigan can be, shall we say, “interesting?” Going from 70’s to snow in a matter of days shouldn’t surprise … Read more
By Jennifer Fairfield, owner Garden Mill Even though the year is winding down, there may still be things you can or should do outdoors, weather permitting: In the Garden: There’s still time to plant bulbs in SE Michigan. With expected highs … Read more
By Jennifer Fairfield, owner The Garden Mill Isn’t Michigan weather fun?! Last Friday, had you come by the store, you might have seen me out back, painting our new back door. I was lamenting the fact that I was wearing … Read more
By Jennifer Fairfield, owner the Garden Mill (Publisher’s note: Part 1 of this column published yesterday.) In the flower garden: Much like in the veggie garden, keeping insects under control this month is often challenging, though I haven’t seen too … Read more
By Jennifer Fairfield, owner the Garden Mill I can’t tell you how much I appreciated the rain we saw last week. We all could have done without the high winds and other extremes that came with the rain (or the … Read more
By Jennifer Fairfield, owner the Garden Mill (Publisher’s note: Part one of this column published yesterday.) In the flower garden: Plant summer-blooming bulbs if you haven’t already. This includes dahlias, gladiolus, lilies, begonias and canna lilies. Wait to trim back … Read more
(Publisher’s note: Part one of this column published yesterday.) Indoors Have you finished making a plan for your gardens yet? If not, don’t wait. It really does help to have a plan for what you want to grow, so that … Read more
By Jennifer Fairfield, owner the Garden Mill That weather was fun, huh? Well, no it wasn’t, actually. I hope everyone came out of it in generally good shape – that your power has been restored, your house didn’t sustain any … Read more
By Jennifer Fairfield, owner of the Garden Mill So far, winter hasn’t been too bad in our little corner of the world – not too many bitterly cold days, not too much snow, and the occasional glimpse of the sun, … Read more
By Jennifer Fairfield, owner The Garden Mill (The Garden Mill will be closed for the month of January and will reopen on Feb. 1.) While we’re closed, you can still shop our Online Store, and we can make arrangements to … Read more
(Publisher’s note: Part one of this column ran yesterday.) By Jennifer Fairfield, owner the Garden Mill Trees and Shrubs: The only pruning of trees and shrubs that should be done between now about February is to remove dead or damaged … Read more
By Jennifer Fairfield, owner the Garden Mill I haven’t heard anybody complaining about the weather we’ve been having lately. OK, Oct. 31 wasn’t so great, but we’ll be back in the 70’s again at the end of this week. My … Read more
By Jennifer Fairfield Well, apparently Mother Nature took the calendar seriously this year – the calendar said it was fall, so we got fall. We went from a high of 81° on the last day of summer to a high … Read more