During the short but sweet warm season in Michigan, days and evenings spent outdoors are like a dream, and local landscaping companies are working hard to enhance those fantasies. “People are trending toward ‘staycations,’ where they stay at home,” said Mark Garmo of Outdoor Accents, Inc., in Novi. “People are spending money on their backyards. Because the time we do have outside is so precious, people want a little piece of paradise in their backyard."

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