Michael Ianni. Michael was the first to submit the correct answer to our January trivia question: "From what did the city of Novi get its name?" The correct answer is "No one knows!" There are several opinions, each as reasonable as the other, but there is no documentation definitively determining the source of the name according to the office of communications for the city of Novi.    

1. A mole can dig a tunnel 300 feet long in just one night!

2. Almost all varieties of breakfast cereals are made of grass.       

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Bailey Red-Twig Dogwood

Cornus baileyi  

If you want to add brilliant color to an otherwise black and white winter landscape consider Bailey Red-Twig Dogwood. Blazing red stems against a backdrop of winter white will draw your attention to this beautiful shrub. The Red-Twig Dogwood has dark green leaves turning to red or orange in autumn and  small white flowers that appear in clusters up to 2" across in late spring, followed by white fruit.   

This shrub is effective in natural plantings in moist soils where plants are allowed to spread and form thickets. It is effective also as property line screens. Plants perform very well in wet locations along streams or ponds where spreading roots help combat soil erosion.

For information on Bailey Red-Twig Dogwood's landscape attributes and plant characteristics, click here. 

A Grand, Old Company 

"The Burpee company was founded in Philadelphia in 1876 by an 18 year-old with a passion for plants and animals and a mother willing to lend him $1000 dollars of "seed money" to get started in business. Within 25 years he had developed the largest, most progressive seed company in America.

Through good times and bad, great depression and world wars, Burpee has been a beacon of hope for Americans for over a century. Despite the invention of the radio, television, cell phone and Ipods, nothing is more amazing and powerful than the enchantment of planting a seed in soil and watching it grow. We, at Burpee, certainly did not invent it, but we have been dedicated to enabling you to share, in a very small but significant way, in the astonishing magic of nature."

Of course, the finest selection of Burpee seeds can be found at Wedel's. Wedel's is where you go when you want the very best; the very best seeds and the very best information that assure you success in your flower or vegetable garden. Speaking of information, Burpee, though an old company, is keeping up with technology. You'll find a QR (quick response) code printed on each of the seed packets. Simply scan the code with your smart phone and you have immediate access to all sorts of information about the seeds in the packet you're holding.

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