Our region is blessed by the moderating effects of the Great Lakes, and even those areas up to 100 miles inland from the lakes experience enough lake effect to have a definite impact on climate. It is my hope that someday, publications will recognize this region on its own merits. My goal is to share my gardening experience with others, those who live along the Great Lakes and all other gardening friends. This is a place for sharing ideas and suggestions, for discovering the diversity that this region offers to the gardener. Perhaps in the summer, you have notices a hint of honeysuckle on the air.
Scents can bring back powerful, long forgotten memories.
It can create marvelous new ones. This article is going to explore some of the choices of scented plants available to gardeners of the Great Lakes Region. Many of the plants discussed do well all around the United States and Canada. Selecting Spring Flowering Trees One of the things I really look forward to after a long and often hard winter is the explosion onto the scene of the beautiful flowering trees. Here is some information on varieties that do well in the Great Lakes Region, with some planting and growing tips.