Michelle 6 days ago4 minMeet the Rudbeckia FamilyHow to choose the right Black-eyed Susans for your garden and a coupon for the sweetest one!
Michelle May 155 minFive Unexpected Plants For HummingbirdsLearn the secrets of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird, discover 5 plants hummingbirds need, and get a coupon for our Hummingbird Collection
Michelle Apr 243 minThe Dirt-y Dozen12 new native plants at our nursery and a coupon for a free plant with your spring order!
Michelle Apr 93 minFour Reasons to Order Native Plants NowPlus nine new plants in the greenhouse and a spring coupon for our newest garden kit!
Michelle Mar 124 minDistract from Daylight Savings Time: Check Out What's New at the Greenhouse!Nine new native plants for this Spring! Plus answers to FAQs and a spring coupon.
Michelle Feb 213 minIntroducing Cutleaf Coneflower: A Native Plant to ImpressThree reasons to make room for Cutleaf Coneflower in your native plant garden this season.
Michelle Jan 253 minLily of the Valley, is yours native?Last week I wrote on Canada Mayflower, Maianthemun canadense, also know as Wild Lily of the Valley. I got several inquiries about how to...
Michelle Jan 194 minCanada Mayflower, Look CloserA bit about Canada Mayflower, a tiny plant that can have a big role in your garden.
Michelle Sep 5, 20213 minPictures of An EcosystemPictures of the insects and wildlife from a season in the greenhouse.
Michelle Aug 8, 20212 minStill Going StrongLate summer and early fall are perfect for planting perennials. Find out why you shouldn't fret the frost.
Michelle Aug 4, 20211 minStill MonarchingUpdate on the Monarch hoard in our greenhouse, feasting on Michigan native milkweeds.
Michelle Aug 1, 20211 minMonster MonarchsWe weren't planning on raising Monarch caterpillars in the greenhouse, but the Monarchs had other ideas!
Michelle Jul 6, 20211 minWhat Native Plants DoLook at the amazing roots on this Tall Sunflower. Native plants grow great roots.
Michelle Jun 30, 20213 minWhat's New at UP Native PlantsNew plants and new events at UP Native Plants
Michelle Jun 30, 20212 minHow to Find UP Native PlantsYou can see our UP Native Plant products at a variety of gardens and markets
Michelle Jun 25, 20211 minNative Plants Are Toad-ApprovedA toad decided to bed down in our native bluestem grass. Normally a prairie species, it’s damp from all the rain and quite to his liking.
Michelle Jun 14, 20211 minCaterpillars Caterpillars EverywherePictures of Monarch caterpillars on three kinds of milkweed and the inside scoop on which is their favorite. 🐛
Michelle Jun 8, 20214 minGoldenrod Proven Innocent!Goldenrod is not the same as ragweed and doesn't cause allergies.
Michelle May 2, 20213 minFavorite 5 Hummingbird PlantsHummingbirds are coming! Our native ruby-throated hummingbirds have been spotted in the southern UP. Hummingbird feeders are sweet (!)...
Michelle Apr 11, 20212 minHow deep are your roots?Have you ever been cleaning up the garden in the spring and plucked the stalk of a dead annual from the garden store, only to have a...