While I am in Los Angeles Alana Haley is going to paint the fence at Torch Lake Views. She even has presents for you. On Friday, April 24, Pine Hill Nursery is giving away white pine seedlings in honor of Arbor Day. Drop by to pick up your baby tree, wander around the greenhouses sniffing your fill […]
Pick a perfect peach, or apricot, or nectarine . . . this is glory time at the orchards. Explore Tai Chi or massage or yoga – or just visit the magical gardens during the Wellbeing Evening at Pine Hill Nursery on Wednesday. (See the Community Calendar for more details.) Find a porch swing or a […]
In my experience, herbs are fraught with difficulties. (Like that “fraught”? Me too.) The first problem, of course, is whether to say herbs (with the “h”) or ‘erbs (without the “h”). No trying to weasle out by mumbling, either. I’ve adopted the h-less standard, and I’m stickin’ to it.
If you’re a gardener, or if you just like green stuff, you should head over to Pine Hill Nursery on Friday June 13 from 6-8pm. Listen to music by Syzygy – sample locally produced taste treats – hang out with experts from Grass River Natural Area, The Watershed Center, Tip of the Mitt, and Dr. […]
Pine Hill isn’t the only place getting ready for spring. If you want to start dreaming about summer bounty, read about John King’s seed order and the prospect for U-pick raspberries and cherries at King’s US-31 market. The plans at Pine Hill and King Orchards renew my sense of optimism. If John can plant raspberry canes […]
Saturday was a pretty day for a drive, and I had company, so off we went – breakfast at Sonny’s, a little shopping at Stuff ‘n’ Such in Elk Rapids, some picture-taking along the Bay – and a visit to Pine Hill Nursery on our way back to the Writing Studio and Bait Shop.
April 22, 2009
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