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December Chill the night wind moans and sighs,
On the sward the stubble dies;
Slow across the meadows rank
Float the cloud-rifts grim and dank;
On the hill-side, bare and brown,
Twilight shadows gather down,—
'Tis December. Stark and gaunt the naked trees
Wrestle with the wrestling breeze,
While beneath, at every breath,
Dead leaves hold a dance of death;
But the pine-trees' sighing grace
Greenly decks the barren place,
In December. Chirp of bird nor hum of bee
Breaks across the barren lea;
Only silence, cold and drear,
Nestles closely far and near,
While in cloak of russet gray,
Nature hides her bloom away
With December. Yet we know that, sleeping sound,
Life is waiting underground;
Till beneath his April skies
God shall bid it once more rise,
Warmth and light and beauty rest
Hushed and calm, upon the breast
Of December. So, though sometimes winter skies
Hide the summer from our eyes,
Taking from its old time place
Some dear form of love and grace,
We can wait, content to bear
Barren fields and frosted air,
Through December. We can wait, till some sweet dawn
Finds the shadows backward drawn,
And beneath its rosy light
Maytime flushes, warm and bright,
Bring again the bloom that fled
When the earth lay cold and dead
In December. by Mary Elizabeth [McGrath] Blake 1840-1907 |
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Have you ever wondered how to "give back" to the seed library? Join us as we gather together to package donated seed for the LTPL Grows Seed Library. Enjoy meeting and conversing with other helpers as we fill and label seed packets. Be one of the first to see the new additions to the seed library! Snacks and drinks will be provided, as well as a special surprise gift for all helpers. If you have saved seeds to donate, bring them along! |
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Monday, December 16 @ 6:30 pm
Join us to make a festive centerpiece using a holiday mug. We will have greens, ribbons, and natural decorations for you to design your perfect centerpiece. Bring your own mug or we will provide one for you. This craft is for adults 18+. Limit 20 participants. |
It's December! The LTPL Seed Library is open for business all year long with seasonally appropriate seeds added on an ongoing basis. The mission of the seed library is to promote gardening and encourage sustainability through seed saving. The seeds are available at no cost to you. Although it is not required, we hope that you will attempt to save seeds from your crops and return them to the seed library to help keep it self-sustaining. To use the seed library, simply make your selections and log your initials and number of packets taken on the clipboard. The clipboard and instructions are on top of the Seed Library cabinet.
Gardening handouts are available at the Seed Library and also on the LTPL Grows Webpage, along with informative videos! |
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Full of lush photographs, this book is full of ideas to bring your food garden forward in the landscape. Learn how to share your front yard and backyard living spaces with your vegetables and herbs. |
The author, a Vermont forester, offers a vision of healing our struggling forest ecosystems that is as complex as the modern world in which we live. "What is simple is rarely true, and what is necessary is rarely easy." |
Just in time for the cozy reading season, this award-winning mystery novel will keep gardening - and murder - on your mind. Set in the Berkshires, Maggie Walker is all set to help open a community garden when she finds a boot buried in one of the plots... with a body attached! |
Michigan Gardener Magazine no longer publishes a print magazine. You can still visit the Michigan Gardener website for occasional new articles and the calendar, and browse through digital back issues of the print magazine and newsletters. |
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Find more information on LTPL Grows and other resources! |
Visit and "like" for gardening news, tips and upcoming events. |
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