Highlights from our 2024 Season: MAEAP certification, fun plants in fun places, and more

Fall is the perfect time to plant perennial native plants. Find out why and see which plant sales are coming up near you!

5 ideas to get started on your native plant projects; 7 ways to kill your lawn; a list of U.P. plant sales; and a nursery tour in pictures.

8 New Native Plants and 3 New Garden Kits at the Nursery, Plus 18 Native Plant Sales in the U.P.!

Why you should welcome toads to your yard

Stories and news from the nursery

3 great gift ideas for your favorite native plant enthusiast! The best books, native plant gift cards, and planting tools, plus nursery news

Four reasons to appreciate voles in your native plant garden

Learn why planting native plants in bulk can look great and save you money and time

Five Frequently Asked Questions about our native plant nursery, plus the story of the $500 plug flat.

Plus nine new plants in the greenhouse and a spring coupon for our newest garden kit!

Nine new native plants for this Spring! Plus answers to FAQs and a spring coupon.

The first year of our family native plant nursery in review and a request for feedback.

Pictures of the insects and wildlife from a season in the greenhouse.

Late summer and early fall are perfect for planting perennials. Find out why you shouldn't fret the frost.

Update on the Monarch hoard in our greenhouse, feasting on Michigan native milkweeds.

We weren't planning on raising Monarch caterpillars in the greenhouse, but the Monarchs had other ideas!

Getting ready for fall planting of Michigan native perennial plants

Look at the amazing roots on this Tall Sunflower. Native plants grow great roots.

New plants and new events at UP Native Plants