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Want to show mom you care this Mother’s Day? How to prep her patio for flower season
Read full article: Want to show mom you care this Mother’s Day? How to prep her patio for flower seasonBanotai Greenhouse is a family owned business that has been around since the 1950s. Their greenhouses span 8 acres, which Pinter said is around six full football fields worth of covered space.
Parents say Girl Scouts were barred from selling cookies near Walled Lake marijuana shop, officials say otherwise
Read full article: Parents say Girl Scouts were barred from selling cookies near Walled Lake marijuana shop, officials say otherwiseWALLED LAKE, Mich. – Girl Scout troops in Metro Detroit were reportedly prohibited from selling cookies outside of a marijuana dispensary in Walled Lake, but local organization leaders say that the troops were given false information. Last weekend, Oakland County Girl Scouts were welcomed outside of the Greenhouse of Walled Lake cannabis store by owner Jerry Millen, who authorized the girls to sell cookies outside of his dispensary. Following their successful sales, several more Girl Scout troops asked Millen if they could also sell cookies outside of Greenhouse, which Millen approved. Ad“Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan (GSSEM) does not have a policy prohibiting troops from selling cookies at or near any legally operating business. The national Girl Scouts organization, Girl Scouts of the USA, does discourage troops from selling at locations where the girls cannot legally enter, however, there is no policy prohibiting selling at such businesses,” the statement reads.
What are those mysterious colorful lights south of Detroit?
Read full article: What are those mysterious colorful lights south of Detroit?Published: November 25, 2020, 12:53 am Updated: November 25, 2020, 6:49 amDETROIT – Bright colorful lights -- sometimes purple or orange -- could be seen across the Detroit River in Canada. Local 4′s Tim Pamplin investigated to find the cause of the lights. Watch the full story in the video above.
Greenhouse owners concerned over financial impact of Michigan’s extended stay-at-home order
Read full article: Greenhouse owners concerned over financial impact of Michigan’s extended stay-at-home orderBELLEVILLE, Mich. – Robson’s Greenhouse in Belleville is usually extremely busy on Easter weekend. Gretchen Whitmer’s extended stay-at-home order deems greenhouses and garden centers non-essential -- impacting the industry’s busiest time of the year. Robson’s Greenhouse, a family-run business established in 1929, is only open from mid-May until June. “If we cannot get this stuff out it turns to garbage," says Kevin Robson, owner of Robson’s Greenhouse. He hopes others can enjoy his products during this time, as he says flowers are the “best mental health remedy.”