Detroit Lawn & Garden Calendar
Detroit Lawn & Garden Calendar
Local garden events, yard reminders, and seasonal care tips
Sign up for Ley's weekly Metro Detroit lawn and garden email with local events, planting reminders, fall cleanup prompts, summer lawn care notes, and winter snow planning.
Upcoming Detroit and Michigan garden events
Michigan gardening workshop
MSU Extension Bonsai Workshop
Create and learn how to care for a bonsai tree. Open to ages 13-adult.
View event sourceGarden tour
Grosse Pointe / Garden Conservancy Open Day
A local garden-tour day featuring private gardens, terrain notes, and landscape inspiration.
View event sourceMacomb County gardening class
Adding Ornamental Grasses in the Garden
Learn how ornamental grasses can add movement, texture, and seasonal interest to a yard.
View event sourceGarden seminar
English Gardens: Hydrangeas Unfiltered
Tips on hydrangea blooms, color, pruning, and summer garden care.
View event sourceOakland County garden open house
MSU Tollgate Garden Open House
Tour more than 20 gardens at MSU Tollgate Farm and gather ideas for seasonal planting and landscape care.
View event sourcePlant workshop
English Gardens: Sansevieria Garden Workshop
Create a snake plant garden and pick up indoor/outdoor plant care ideas.
View event sourceFamily garden workshop
English Gardens: Kids Bug Hotel Workshop
Kids decorate a bug hotel to attract beneficial insects and learn about pollinator-friendly yards.
View event sourceDetroit urban agriculture tour
Keep Growing Detroit Annual Farm & Garden Tour
See farms and gardens across Detroit, with tour options typically including bus, bike, or walking routes.
View event sourceGarden seminar
English Gardens: Summer Garden Rescue
Learn about pests, weeds, drought stress, and transitioning the garden from summer into fall.
View event sourceDetroit garden distribution
Keep Growing Detroit Fall Crop Distribution
Fall crop distribution for Garden Resource Program members and Detroit growers preparing late-season gardens.
View event sourceUrban agriculture class
Keep Growing Detroit New Marketer Orientation
Orientation for growers interested in selling through Grown in Detroit and building farm-based market skills.
View event sourceDetroit garden activity
Greening of Detroit: Vase Decorating Workshop
A Healthy Habits Series workshop hosted at Lafayette Greens Garden in downtown Detroit.
View event sourceCut flower class
Keep Growing Detroit Cut Flower Class
A flower-growing class listed by Keep Growing Detroit and the Transition to Organic Partnership Program.
View event sourceGrower crop study
Gathering of Growers: Tomatoes and Peppers
A crop-study gathering focused on tomatoes and peppers for local growers and gardeners.
View event sourceUrban agriculture business class
Keep Growing Detroit: Fundraising for Farmers
A class for growers and farm projects on finding resources and applying for fundraising support.
View event sourceGarden harvest class
Family Foodways Food Preservation Class
Food preservation programming tied to local garden harvests and family foodways.
View event sourceFall garden class
Season Extension & Putting Your Garden to Bed
A fall class on closing up the garden for the season and growing through colder months.
View event sourceDetroit garden wellness event
Greening of Detroit Healthy Habits Series
A Healthy Habits Series event at Lafayette Greens Garden, useful for local garden and community calendar followers.
View event sourceDetroit seasonal SEO guide
Spring
Planting, mulch, and first cuts
Watch Eastern Market flower season, soil temperature, spring cleanup, mulch timing, bed edging, and first mowing windows across Detroit, Wayne County, Oakland County, and Macomb County.
Summer
Watering, weeds, and drought stress
Detroit lawns need summer reminders for mowing height, brown patches, weed pressure, irrigation checks, hydrangeas, containers, annuals, and heat-stressed turf.
Fall
Leaves, final cuts, and garden shutdown
Fall cleanup, final mowing, leaf pickup, shrub touch-ups, bulb planning, crop preservation, and putting gardens to bed all create timely reminders for local customers.
Winter
Snow and access planning
Winter marketing should remind customers about snow routes, parking instructions, salting needs, sidewalk access, and spring quote planning before the season opens.
Local events
Gardens people actually visit
The calendar monitors Detroit agriculture, English Gardens, MSU Extension, Greening of Detroit, Eastern Market, and Wayne/Macomb/Oakland gardening sources.
Calendar sources we monitor
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MSU Extension Gardening in Michigan
Michigan gardening, lawn, horticulture, and plant-care classes.
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Keep Growing Detroit
Detroit urban agriculture, garden distribution, grower classes, and farm/garden tours.
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The Greening of Detroit
Detroit garden, tree, green-space, and Lafayette Greens community events.
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English Gardens
Metro Detroit plant workshops, garden seminars, and seasonal retail garden events.
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Macomb MSU Extension
Macomb County gardening, horticulture, and lawn-care event listings.
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Master Gardener Association of Wayne County
Wayne County gardening conferences, education, and community events.
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Eastern Market flower season
Detroit Flower Day, Flower Tuesdays, and seasonal plant-buying reminders.
Seasonal yard reminders
Late June and July
Summer care reminders
Watch for heat stress, mower-height issues, brown patches, weeds, and dry spots. Early-morning watering and clean edging help lawns hold up through Detroit summer heat.
August
Late-summer recovery
Check irrigation coverage, thin turf, compacted areas, grub damage, and overgrown beds before fall cleanup season starts.
September and October
Fall cleanup planning
Book leaf cleanup, final cuts, bed cleanup, shrub touch-ups, and winter-prep work before leaves and cold weather stack up.
November through March
Winter snow reminders
Confirm snow service expectations, parking instructions, salt/ice-melt needs, and priority access areas before storms arrive.
April and May
Spring planting and first cuts
Plan spring cleanup, mulch, planting, first cuts, bed edging, and irrigation checks once soil and turf conditions are ready.