Published In:
Ann Arbor News, July 12, 1984
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Most of us think of cacti as Western desert plants, but Barbara Alexa of Scio Township thinks of them as the perfect addition to a Michigan yard.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, June 28, 1984
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Last year John and Marj Roth of Sunnyside Street in Ann Arbor gave up the backyard battle of the clay, one with which many an area gardener is familiar, and one with which the Roths themselves were well acquainted after more than 40 years in Ann Arbor. Instead, they built four one-foot-high raised boxes, filled them with good loam, put stone pathways between the boxed and said goodbye forever to the hardships of clay gardening.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, June 2, 1939
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THE FLOWER SHOW TROPHIES ARE READY FOR NEW WINNERS: Mrs. Harley A. Haynes (at the left), chairman of hostesses for the Ann Arbor Citizens' Flower show at Yost Field house this week-end, and Mrs. Everett S. Brown, chairman of judges, discussed the trophies to be awarded tomorrow morning at the show. The cups, from left to right, are: The Kiwanis trophy for school exhibits; the new trophy given by Mrs. Alex Dow for miniature flower arrangements; the Rotary Club cup, for a home garden product; the cup of The Ann Arbor News for the choicest variety of blooms produced by a gardening family; and the Yost cup, for six most perfect blooms. A silver vase has been added as an award by Mrs. R. Bishop Canfield, for the best larger flower arrangement.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, June 4, 1949
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Charles Palmer, of 2744 Kimberly Rd., who specializes in growing iris, is pictured with one of the 350 plants which are now in full bloom in his garden. The variety he is inspecting is known as Snow Flurry. His garden is open for inspection this week-end.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 6, 1944
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NARCISSUS NAMED FOR MRS. EARHART: The Carrie Beal Earhart narcissus, named for the late Mrs. Harry B. Earhart of Ann Arbor because of her love and knowledge of horticulture, is a new example of growth in the narcissus species. Its perianth is of ivory-white and its trumpet is finely proportioned of clear, pale primrose passing into pure white, as opposed to the yellow trumpet of the usual daffodil in the narcissus family. James Fisher, a representative of the Lohrman Seed Co., asked Mr. Earhart for permission to name the flower after his late wife, whose love for flowers was widely known.