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Welcome to Downtown Home & Garden - a hundred-year-old shop right in the heart of downtown Ann Arbor. Over the last century, our store has evolved from a livery stable and feed mill into an urban emporium for garden supplies, classic housewares, and gourmet kitchenware. Welcome to the store!
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We received a ton of plants over the last couple days. Here's a quick summary of what we have in stock:
Herbs, Fruits, & Vegetables
- herbs - a great selection of all kinds of herbs
- vegetables - lots of starts now available, including peppers and tomatoes
- root crops - tons of potatoes, onions, shallots, garlic, and asparagus
- fruits - strawberries, grapevines, boysenberries, raspberries, blackberries, gooseberries, and rhubarb
- Frog Holler organics - herbs and some cold-weather vegetables
Flowers & Ornamentals:
- annuals - a small selection of annuals
- perennials - a selection of flowering perennials is now available
- tropicals - we are overflowing with beautiful tropical flowering plants
- pansies - hardy and blooming beautifully, a 6-pack is $6.99; whole flats are $15.99
- bulbs - all summer bulbs (gladiolus, dahlias, lilies, etc.) have arrived - some are running low
Seeds:
- packets - as always, we have a huge selection of seed packets at 25% off
- bulk - save money by weighing up exactly what you need from our bulk seed selection
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UPDATE, March 30: All of our seed potatoes are now in stock, with eleven new varieties of organic seed potatoes (including fingerling varieties). We also have a half dozen varieties of soft-neck garlic for spring planting, and two more types of shallots.
Previously, March 22: Our first shipment of seed potatoes has now arrived. We have ten varieties available: Adirondack Blue, Dark Red Norland, German Butterball, Irish cobbler, Kennebec, Onaway, Red Pontiac, Russet Burbank, Superior, and Yukon Gold. We also have four varieties of onions sets: Yellow, White, Red, and Stuttgarter; Jersey Green and Purple Passion asparagus roots; and Canada Red Rhubarb.
We're expecting our certified organic and fingerling seed potatoes sometime in the next few weeks, along with garlic for spring planting.
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In addition to our previous update, we now have Stuttgarter onion sets, yellow shallots, and fern roots on hand.
We expect more onions and the first shipment of potatoes this week - we'll post here as soon as they're available.
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We'll be hosting a somewhat shortened soil testing drop-off period at the store this year - it will take place on three Saturdays, April 14, 21, and 28, from 9AM to noon. It costs $20 per sample, and results will arrive in the mail several weeks later. If you have any questions about taking a proper soil sample, give us a call or visit us at the store.
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Our bulb collection is growing (pun intended)! In addition to our native wildflower roots, we now have multiple varieties of the following bulbs, roots, and tubers in stock:
- begonias
- callas
- cannas
- dahlias
- daylilies
- elephant ears
- geranium
- gladiolus
- lilies
- peonies
We also have single varieties of agapanthus (white), babiana stricta, foxtail lily, tritonia, ixias, and two varieties of eucomis (pineapple lilies).
As far as crops go, right now we've only received Canada Red rhubarb. We'll post on the site as soon as we get onions and potatoes.
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Our bare-root perennial native wildflowers are here! We have a great collection, including several varieties of trillium, rattlesnake orchids, bluebells, and lily of the valley, among others. They can all be planted as soon as you can comfortably work in the soil.
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We got our first few boxes of bulbs in for the spring - a dozen varieties of tuberous begonias are now on display. Start them in pots indoors and then put them outside or transplant them into the ground after danger of frost. Remember to dig up any non-hardy bulbs like begonias in the fall and save them for the following year.
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Our new seed packets are now in stock and on sale for 25% off. Seeds from Burpee, Ferry Morse, Renee's Garden, Seeds of Change, and Johnny's Selected Seeds are now on display. Choose from our huge collection of certified organic seeds, tasty heirloom vegetables, hardy hybrids, and some fantastic rare and unusual varieties. Shop early for the best selection!
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