by Lissa Edwards | Dec 21, 2021 | Counties, Live Here, Towns
On the hunt for Northern Michigan’s dream home-design-and-build team? From architects to landscape designers, here are your 2021 Northern Home and Cottage Home Sweet Home Award winners as voted by YOU! Northern Michigan’s Best Architect Richmond &...
by MyNorth News Service | Jul 27, 2021 | Live Here, Outdoors
A survey created by Michigan Shoreland Stewards is helping waterfront homeowners in Northern Michigan assess how their property is contributing to the pollution of their lake or river and offers tips on how to minimize that harm. This is the official press release...
by Carly Simpson | Dec 16, 2020 | Counties, Live Here, Towns
Dense foliage, rich colors and ornate patterns greet visitors as they walk through the door at Darling Botanical. The flourishing jungle-like shop in Traverse City’s Warehouse MRKT teems with plants—towering fiddle leaf figs, wispy ferns, spiky cacti. Owner and...
by Lissa Edwards | Aug 2, 2020 | Counties, Towns
Why do most of us live in Northern Michigan? Because of the stunning natural beauty, of course. The truth is, we can’t get enough of it. That’s why we love these outdoor home features, which will keep your lifestyle up close and personal with nature. Home...
by Gail Snable and Lissa Edwards | Jun 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
Even folks lacking a green thumb can fill their homes with these funky, fun, plump plants that come in countless shapes, sizes and textures. You have to love a plant that thrives on neglect. “They are forgiving as long as you don’t over-water them,”...
by Lissa Edwards | Apr 9, 2018 | Counties, Live Here, Towns
This Torch Lake Home reflects a family’s love for the lake and for each other. This home is featured in the April 2018 issue of Northern Home & Cottage, a bi-monthly home publication included in all subscriptions to Traverse, Northern Michigan’s...
by Khristi Sigurdson Zimmeth | Apr 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
Touring the old stone courtyards of Italy inspired a Northern Michigan couple to re-create that sense of earthy, outdoor living at their own home. The resulting backyard makeover is beautiful! This home is featured in the April 2018 issue of Northern Home &...
by Carly Simpson | May 4, 2017 | Counties, Towns
This Michigan city is famous for its annual cherry blossom explosion, when more than 2 million trees in the region’s cherry orchards burst into bloom for several weeks in mid-May. But the city and its neighbors are also a wonderland of smaller gardens. Wander down the...
by Janice Binkert | May 23, 2016 | Counties, Live Here, Outdoors, Towns
How does their garden grow? With persistence, endurance and resoluteness. Come inside the nearly 20-year journey of the Traverse City Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park. Planning and creating a garden takes research, organization, patience, perseverance and,...
