ROW WHEN HERE AT 10 A.M. NOW THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT
MAGICAL HAPPENING ON DETROIT’S EACH SIDE. ONE LOCAL BOTANIST
HAS TAKEN HER PASSION FOR
GROWING PLANTS TO ANOTHER LEVEL
LIKE THAT APRIL, MORTON
INTRODUCES US TO THE RARE PLANT
FAIRY WHO IS RECEIVING GLOBAL
REQUESTS FOR HER PLANTS. DETROIT
IS KNOWN FOR PRODUCING SOME
PRETTY AMAZING THINGS BUT RARE
EXOTIC PLANTS. SO I GROW AND
SELL RARE TROPICAL PLANTS AND I
BECAME THE RARE PLANT FERRY
BECAUSE I GRANT PEOPLE PLANTS
WISHES WHAT CREATED PLANT WISHES
. WELCOME YOU STILL HAVE A LOT
OF PEOPLE LIKE OFTENTIMES LOOK
FOR PARTICULAR PLANTS, AND THEN
OVER TIME, I JUST LEARNED TO
GROW. THOSE SPECIFIC TYPES, AND
I LEARNED TO READ THE MARKET AND
WHAT ANTICIPATE WHAT PEOPLE WANT
. AND SHE’S BRANDY. THOSE WISHES
TO CUSTOMERS ALL OVER THE GLOBE
. WE’LL GET BACK TO THAT
AWESOMENESS IN A MINUTE. WHAT’S
SO COOL? SHE’S CREATING ALL THIS
MAGIC FROM A WAREHOUSE ON THE
EAST SIDE. SO HOW DOES ONE
BECOME A PLANT FAIRY STARTED OFF
AS A COLLECTOR. I JUST KINDA
COLLECTED THE PLANTS THAT I
LIGHT. AND IT JUST SO HAPPENS
THAT MY TASTE IS PRETTY MUCH
MATCHES EVERYONE ELSE’S TASTING
. I CAN ANTICIPATE WHAT PEOPLE
WANT AND WHAT COLORS THEY WANT
OR WHAT SHAPES THEY WANT, AND I
TRY TO EITHER SOURCE THEM OR
GROW THEM MYSELF. BELIEVE IT OR
NOT, JOSH LYNN GREW HER FIRST
PLAN IN HER SPARE BEDROOM. JUST
A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. SHE
LITERALLY OUTGREW IT. AND NOW
WELL, LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE
HER PLANTS ARE IN SUCH HIGH
DEMAND. SHE HAS ORDERS COMING IN
FROM AROUND THE WORLD. THIS
PLANT CONSOLATION MAST ERA’S
MOST POPULAR PLAN, THESE
BEAUTIES HEADED TO HAWAII.
THAT’S RIGHT, HAWAII. NOW, IF
I’M NOT MISTAKEN, THAT PLACE HAS
EXOTIC PLANTS AND FLOWERS
EVERYWHERE, RIGHT? FUNNY THING
IS THE MONSTER ACTUALLY GROWS
WILD IN HAWAII, BUT THE SPECIFIC
COLOR PATTERN THAT WE GROW IS
NOT LIKE A WHILE. OH SOMETHING
THAT’S FOUND IN THE WILD. OKAY,
ALL THIS IS TWO INTERESTING. SO
I HAD JOCELYN SHOW ME HOW TO
CREATE A CUSTOM PLANS. THIS
PLANT IS LOVED FOR ITS ROUND
LEAF SHAPE. AND THERE’S LIKE
OTHER PLANS HERE. FOR EXAMPLE,
THIS ONE IS KNOWN FOR ITS RED
BAINES. AND WE CAN, LIKE CROSS
THEM AND SEE IF WE COULD GET
SOMETHING WITH THE ROUND LEAF
SHAPED WITH RED VEINS. HERE WE
HAVE A FEMALE RECEPTIVE FLOUR.
SO IT HAS IF YOU ZOOM IN YOU CAN
SEE LIKE DO DO. WE DROPS POLLEN
HERE? THAT YOU COULD JUST RUB
ONTO THE FEMALE PARTS. WHY DON’T
YOU GIVE IT A TRY? OKAY HERE WE
GO. GUYS I’VE NEVER LIKED IT.
YEAH JUST TO RUB TO FIT. YEAH
ROB, GRAB SOME POLLEN AND THEN
RUB IT ONTO HERE. ALL THE WAY UP
. YEAH. THERE YOU GO. I THOUGHT
YOU DO. SO IF I DID, MY JOB
RIGHT PLANT WILL GROW BERRIES,
WHICH WILL CONTAIN SEEDS TO BE
PLANTED, AND AFTER A COUPLE OF
MONTHS, WE’LL SEE WHAT WE GOT.
OH I CAN’T WAIT TO BE A NEW
PLANT, MOMMA. ALL ALL OF THIS IS
HAPPENING RIGHT HERE IN DETROIT.
AND WHEN I TELL YOU THIS
GREENERY IS NOT CHEAP. THIS
PLANT ITSELF IS LIKE $8000 1000
DOLLARS. YEAH. SHE EVEN HAS A
PLANT WORTH $20,000 WON’T I
DON’T KNOW, BUT MAYBE I’M IN THE
WRONG BUSINESS. I AGREE. APRIL
MAYBE WE ARE ON THE WRONG
TELLING YOU WHAT? I DON’T GIVE
ME ANY PLANT THAT COSTS $20,000
JUST LIKE THAT’S TOO MUCH. WE’RE
BOTH LIKE WE WILL JUST KILL. WE
WILL JUST COMPLETELY KILL THAT
PLAN. IF WE KNOW SO SHE NEEDS TO
HELP US KEEP IT ALIVE. DOESN’T
COME WITH AN INSURANCE PLAN.
WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT, LIKE,
YOU KNOW, CONTACT WITH HER ON A
REGULAR BASIS TO MAKE SURE
YOU’RE TAKING CARE OF YOUR
$20,000 INVESTMENT. EXACTLY VERY
INTERESTING POSTS HER PRODUCTS
WEEKLY ONLINE ON HER WEBSITE.
IT’S RARE PLANT FAIRY. AND SHE
SAYS, USUALLY THEY SELL OUT
WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS.
INCREDIBLE PEOPLE GOT MONEY TO
SPEND THAT MONEY FOR A PLANT. NO
IT’S LIKE A PIECE OF ART. THAT’S
WHAT I WAS THINKING OF IT AS I
THINK OF IT AS ARTROW WHENROW WH
INFORMATION ON HOW YOU CAN CLAIM
YOUR PRIZE. SUMMER IS THE TIME
TO GET OUTSIDE AND ENJOYING
NATURE, WHETHER THAT BE RIDING
YOUR BIKE OR JUST GOING FOR A
WALK, AND IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR
SOMEPLACE NEW TO EXPLORE OUR
SPONSOR, THE HURON CLINTON METRO
PARKS HAS A BUNCH OF TRAILS FOR
WALKING, RUNNING, BIKING AND
MORE SO I HEADED OUT TO ONE OF
THOSE PARKS STONEY CREEK METRO
PARK IN SHELBY TOWNSHIP TO CHECK
THEM OUT. AS YOU DRIVE INTO A
METRO PARK, MAYBE TO VISIT THE
BEACH OR SPLASH AROUND AT ONE OF
THEIR WATER PLAY SCAPES. YOU
PROBABLY SPOTTED THESE TRAILS.
WE’VE BEEN ALONGSIDE THE ROAD.
THIS IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THEIR
BIGGEST ATTRACTIONS, ONE OF THE
MOST POPULAR THINGS TO DO IN THE
METRO PARKS BY FAR IS OUR
VARIETY OF TRAILS. SO IN TOTAL,
WE HAVE JUST OVER 400 MILES OF
TRAILS IN THE METRO PARKS.
THAT’S ALL OF OUR TRAIL TYPES,
AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT
TYPES OF TRAILS. BIKE TRAIL IS
ARE PAVED TRAIL THAT WE’RE
STANDING ON RIGHT HERE THAT YOU
WILL FIND IT ALMOST EVERY METRO
PARK ACROSS THE SYSTEM. IT MEANS
THAT YOU CAN BIKE YOU CAN HIKE
OR YOU CAN ALSO WALK. RUN
ROLLERBLADE PRETTY MUCH ANY
NONMOTORIZED ACTIVITY AND IF YOU
DON’T HAVE A BIKE, YOU CAN
ALWAYS RENT ONE LIKE I DID. SO
THEY ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE BELLS
AND SAFETY FEATURES SO THAT YOU
CAN GET AROUND THE PARK. EVEN IF
YOU DIDN’T BRING A BIKE WITH
YOU. ALL RIGHT, SO WE’LL SAY
THIS. THIS BIKE HAS NO GEARS.
WHAT IS MAKING IT A TOUGH RIDE?
I’M GETTING IN MY WORKOUT,
SPEAKING OF WORKING OUT THEY
HAVE A TRAIL FOR THAT TO TRAIL
USUALLY RUNS ALONGSIDE SOME OF
OUR HIKE, BIKE TRAILS AND A
VARIETY OF PARKS, AND THERE ARE
FITNESS STATIONS ALONG THE WAY
TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL EXERCISE
INTO YOUR WALK, RUN, BIKE OR
HIKE. I NEEDED A BREAK, SO I
JUST DECIDED TO TAKE A BREATHER
BY THE WATER. IT’S REALLY PRETTY
HE DOESN’T NEED A BREAK. HE’S
GOOD. BIKE TRAILS IN A VARIETY
OF PARKS OFTEN CONNECT INTO
NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES. THEY
CONNECT METRO PARKS IN SOME
CASES, AND THEY’RE TIED INTO
EXISTING REGIONAL TRAIL SYSTEMS
. IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR SOME
PEACE AND QUIET, CHECK OUT THEIR
NATURE TRAILS THE NATURE TRAILS
ARE WHERE YOU’RE GOING TO FIND A
LOT OF WILDLIFE, SO YOU’LL
ENCOUNTER A LOT OF BIRD
WATCHERS. A LOT OF PHOTOGRAPHERS
TAKING NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY.
THEY’RE A NATURAL SURFACE TRAIL
THERE, USUALLY AROUND OUR NATURE
CENTERS AND INTERPRETIVE CENTERS
. WHAT MAKES THEM A LITTLE BIT
UNIQUE IS THAT YOU’RE NOT
ALLOWED TO BRING PETS AND NO
BIKES. RUSTIC HIKE TRAILS WILL
GIVE YOU A SIMILAR VIBE, BUT YOU
CAN BRING YOUR FURRY FRIEND. AND
THEN THERE ARE THE MULTI USE
TRAILS. WE’RE CURRENTLY STANDING
ON SHELDON TRAILS, WHICH IS AT
STONEY CREEK METRO PARK. IT IS A
MULTI USE TRAIL SYSTEM, SO IT’S
MOST WELL KNOWN FOR ITS MOUNTAIN
BIKING OPPORTUNITIES. BUT YOU
CAN ALSO HIKE AND WALK THROUGH
THIS TRAIL SYSTEM AS WELL. IT’S
FULL OF FUN OBSTACLES FOR THE
BIKERS TO TEST OUT AND HAS
POSTED SIGNAGE TO KEEP EVERYONE
SAFE. SO YOU’LL COME ACROSS SIGN
POSTS THAT ACTUALLY HAVE ARROWS
AND ACTIVITY I CAN SO YOU CAN
SEE WHICH DIRECTION YOU SHOULD
BE TRAVELING BASED ON THE
ACTIVITY THAT YOU ARE DOING. IN
FACT, THE SIGNS THAT ALL THEIR
TRAILHEADS ARE SUPER INFORMATIVE
ALL OF OUR TRAILS. PIPES HAVE A
LITTLE BIT OF A DESCRIPTION IN
EACH OF THE PARKS OF THE TYPE OF
EXPERIENCE OF VISITOR COULD
EXPECT SO THAT A VISITOR CAN
DECIDE IF THAT’S AN EXPERIENCE
THAT THEY’RE CAPABLE OF DOING.
SO TAKE A LOOK AND FIND A TRAIL
THAT SOUNDS LIKE FUN TO YOU. I
CAN ATTEST IT MAKES FOR AN
ENJOYABLE AFTERNOON. MY JOB
ROCKS, SOMETIMES ALL RIGHT TO
EXPLORE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF
TRAILS AT YOUR LOCAL METRO PARK
AND DEFINE THE PARK NEAREST YOU
GOROW WHENROW WHEN
SO WHEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE OVER TO
YOUR HOUSE, OR YOU GO TO SOMEONE
ELSE’S HOUSE, THERE ARE CERTAIN
AMOUNTS OF HOSPITAL HOSPITALITY
THAT IS EXPECTED, RIGHT? I MEAN
, I SAY YES, IS HOSPITALITY THE
SAME AS IT’S ALWAYS BEEN. THAT’S
THE QUESTION. THAT’S WHAT WE’RE
GETTING INTO TODAY FOR WHAT’S
THE BUZZ AND JOINING US TO TALK
ABOUT THIS? OR COMEDIAN MIKE
BONNER, THE MANAGING EDITOR OF
THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE, AND THE
WOMAN BEHIND SINGLE BLACK CHICK
DOT COM, A J. WILLIAMS AND
COMEDIAN AND MAGICIAN JASON
MAGIC ARE ALL JOINING US THIS
MORNING. HEY GUYS. HEY DIFFICULT
. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HE YOU
CAN ALLOWED. YOU ARE A GIRL. YOU
ARE MY FRIEND, GIRL GIRLFRIEND.
DONE DONE, ALL RIGHT. SO LET’S
TALK ABOUT HOSPITALITY. IF
YOU’RE HOSTING FAMILY OR FRIENDS
, SHOULD YOU HAVE PLANS SET OR
AT LEAST AN IDEA OF WHAT TO DO
OR IS IT OKAY TO GO WITH THE
FLOW? AJ YOU LOOKING VERY
INTENSE. SO I’M GONNA START WITH
YOU TALK TO ME REALLY? DID HAVE
SOMETHING PLAN HAVE LIKE A FLOW.
I WOULD SAY NOT. YOU DON’T HAVE
TO BE A SPECIFIC RUN OF SHOW,
BUT YOU REALLY NEED TO HAVE SOME
IDEA LIKE YOU GUYS ARE GONNA
COME OVER AT THIS TIME. WE’RE
GOING TO HAVE COCKTAILS. THEN
WE’LL EAT AND THEN YOU KNOW
WE’LL HAVE AN ENTERTAINMENT AT
THAT TIME. OTHER THAN THAT, IT’S
JUST I’M JUST COMING OVER TO
CHILL. IT’S NOT A IT’S NOT AN
EVENT. IT’S NOT A THING. YEAH AT
LEAST SOME KIND OF FRAMEWORK TO
THE FRAMEWORK. UNLESS, OF
COURSE, YOU HAVE SOMEONE LIKE
JASON MAGICAL MIKE BONNER, WHO
CAN KEEP THE PARTY GOING, SO I’M
STARTING TO IMAGINE YOU GOT A
GREAT PRODUCT THAT LISTEN, 6 TO
10 COCKTAILS, 10, 30. EVERYBODY
OUT. YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT’S THE
FORMULA THAT’S THE FORMULA
TATI AMARE EAT FOOD. TACO BELL
ON THE WAY OUT. WHAT ONE COUSIN
WHO NEVER BRINGS ANYTHING? I
HAVE A PRIZE LIKE YOU EAT WHAT
YOU BRING? COME ON. MY ONE
COUSIN. HE NEVER BRINGS
ANYTHING. LAST YEAR HE BROUGHT
CUPS. I SAID, WE’LL WORK IT OUT.
WORK IT OUT. YOU HAVE TO CATCH
UP MUSTARD PEOPLE IS A BIG THING
FOR ME. A J AGREES. SO LET’S GET
INTO THIS REALLY QUICKLY. WHAT
SHOULD SHOULD YOU WAIT ON
GUESTS, MEANING YOU SERVE THEM
DRINKS OR FOOD, OR IS IT
HOSPITABLE TO SAY, HEY, JUST
HELP YOURSELF, I SAY HAVE SOME
ORDERS THAT PEOPLE CAN NIBBLE ON
UNTIL EVERYONE GETS THERE AND WE
HAVE THE MEAL. JASON MAGIC.
LET’S GO. MY COMEDY ANSWER IS
COCKTAILS ARE ALWAYS ON ICE. BUT
THE REAL ANSWER IS WHEN WE THROW
PARTIES, THERE’S PHASES. THERE’S
APPETIZERS AND THERE’S
APPETIZERS, PREDINNER, AND THEN
THERE’S DINNER, AND THEN THERE’S
DESSERTS. THEN THERE’S POST
DESSERTS. PSYCHO I’M NOT SAYING
ANY NAMES. SHE KNOWS WHO YOU ARE
, AND SHE KNOWS SHE KNOWS WHO
SHE IS. AND SHE KNOWS YOU’RE
TALKING ABOUT EXACTLY AJ REAL
QUICK. I I’M COMING TO YOUR
PARTY. FUN. I HAVE NO ANSWER.
I’M JUST MY ANSWER IS I’M COMING
TO THE PARTY HOSPITALITY.
BONNER? NO NO, IT’S ALL OUT. DO
WHAT YOU LIKE. GET IT THE LIQUOR
RIGHT THERE. THE FOOD RIGHT
THERE. HOWEVER, YOU WANT TO GET
IT, GET IT CELEBRATE. HAVING A
GOOD TIME. IT’S NOT A
PRODUCTION. IT’S A PARTY. IT’S A
PARTY AND A PRODUCTION AT MY
HOUSE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. SO WHAT SENSE OF
HOSPITALITY SHOULD BE SHOWN IF
SOMEONE SHOWS UP? UNANNOUNCED.
SO FOR ME, I’M GONNA I’M GONNA
BE HOSPITABLE. HEY COME ON IN X
Y Z, BUT I’M GONNA ALSO BE LIKE
HOW SO? HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT?
YEAH YEAH, YEAH. YEAH AND THEN
I’M GONNA GO BACK TO THAT
SOURCE, AND WE’RE GOING TO HAVE
A CONVERSATION ABOUT INVITING
PEOPLE TO MY THINGS AND NOT
DOING IT TO BE THAT I YOU JUST
KNOW I’M COOL WITH THIS PERSON I
DON’T WANT RIGHT. YEAH I’LL TAKE
THAT AS AN AGREEMENT. ALRIGHT.
WELL, WHAT IF GUESTS LEAVE A
MESS? AND WHAT IF IT’S IN THE
BATHROOM? OH, GOD. BEING A CLEAN
FREAK. YEAH I WILL TELL YOU
FREQUENT, YOU CLEAN UP YOUR MESS
. ABSOLUTELY WE’RE TALKING WHEN
YOU SAY MESS LIKE LEAVING CHIPS
ON THE FLOOR CHIPS ON THE FLOOR
. LET’S NOT GO TO THE OTHER
DISRESPECTFUL LEVEL TOILETS.
THERE’S THE YEAH, I SAID CHIPS
LIKE NOT OKAY WITH THAT IF
YOU’RE MESSY AT MY HOUSE, I’M
NOT GOING TO THAT. YOU’RE NOT
COMING BACK. NO COME ON. WE’RE
GROWN. THANK YOU SEE, LIKE
BOEHNER, PICK UP TIME TO CLEAN
UP EVERYBODY CLEAN YOUR YOUR
GRAND PERSON GROWN GROWN, NOT
SINGING THAT SONG. I DON’T CARE
HOW THE SONG GOES CLEAN THE OLD
MESS YOU PERSON AND I DON’T KNOW
WHAT YOU DO WITH YOUR HOUSE WHEN
YOU COME OVER HERE AND YOU PICK
UP AFTER YOURSELF. I AGREE.