The Garden Thymes

March 28, 2020

Native Plant Nurseries (South East Michigan)

Excited about native plants, but wondering where to purchase them? Check out this resource of native plant nurseries in South East Michigan.

Celebrating

A Time to See the Weeds — Do what you can today enjoy the blooms you have now plant more seed for tomorrow That’s the reminder I give myself …

Garden Design 101

Is your garden feeling outdated or uninspired? Perhaps it could be more eco-friendly and support the local pollinators, or maybe your kids have grown up. Time to mix things up.

Seasonal Containers + Borders: Elevate Your Curb Appeal

Each new season brings an opportunity to add dynamic color, texture, and style to your entryways, patios, and garden beds throughout the year. Did someone say seasonal pots?

We are expanding…

Embracing the Seasons: As we embrace the quiet of winter, my focus shifts to the theme of release.

Winter Reading Recs

This winter, Jen is cozying up with books rooted in nature, ecology, and personal growth.

Seeing our native plants provide ecoservices – contributing food and habitat for surrounding plants – gives us a new appreciation for the relationships they foster. This fall, we’re excited to spotlight one of our favorite autumn flowers: the native aster.

Lawns Suck: A Love Story Gone Wrong

Unrequited love, also known as one-sided love, is when you give your time, affection, and energy to someone who can’t – or won’t – return the feeling. It leaves one weary and disheartened. Why does this sound so familiar?

Leave the Leaves

What if your fall garden routine is keeping your garden beds from thriving? Eeek! During a fall cleanup, we’re often tempted to wipe the slate and get rid of the layer of brown, curling leaves scattered across our beds. However, Mother Nature doesn’t get out her rake and put all this decomposing matter in the…

Seed Magick

Within each tiny seed lies a story. It’s a tale of survival, growth, and perseverance. When we harvest seeds in the fall and plant them in the spring, we’re passing down these stories of resilience from one generation to the next. We love the abundance of seeds during this season. It always gets us thinking…

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What people say about us

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Thank you so much for your excellent consultation and for sharing your recommendations on the Pinterest boards. Your advice helped us work out of our landscape design rut. We will be contacting you again in the future for additional coaching and encouragement.

Marina D.

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We worked with Jennifer from My Thyme Gardens to landscape an area in the front of our house. Jennifer is extremely knowledgeable in all things in the gardening world, but in particular with pollinator plantings, which is what we wanted for our garden. She came out and assessed the area and listened to needs and wants and then designed us a beautiful garden! She also sourced and delivered the plants, and then spent considerable time placing them. She gave us tips and demos on good planting techniques and even taught me how to arrange and place the rocks that we had amongst the plants. We wanted to do our own planting which was fun, and with all of Jennifer’s help we are now enjoying a really beautiful garden! I highly recommend Jennifer and My Thyme Gardens for your landscaping needs!

Don & Nancy V.

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