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Michelle
- Aug 21
- 5 min
Six Reasons Why Fall is the Best Time to Plant
Fall is the perfect time to plant perennial native plants. Find out why and see which plant sales are coming up near you!
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Michelle
- Feb 24
- 2 min
Virginia Creeper? Nope, meet Woodbine.
Woodbine is often mistaken for Virginia Creeper. Let's get to know the real thing!
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Michelle
- Apr 24, 2022
- 3 min
The Dirt-y Dozen
12 new native plants at our nursery and a coupon for a free plant with your spring order!
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Michelle
- Apr 8, 2022
- 3 min
Four Reasons to Order Native Plants Now
Plus nine new plants in the greenhouse and a spring coupon for our newest garden kit!
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Michelle
- Feb 20, 2022
- 3 min
Introducing Cutleaf Coneflower: A Native Plant to Impress
Three reasons to make room for Cutleaf Coneflower in your native plant garden this season.
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Michelle
- Jan 19, 2022
- 4 min
Canada Mayflower, Look Closer
A bit about Canada Mayflower, a tiny plant that can have a big role in your garden.
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Michelle
- Aug 8, 2021
- 2 min
Still Going Strong
Late summer and early fall are perfect for planting perennials. Find out why you shouldn't fret the frost.
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Michelle
- Aug 3, 2021
- 1 min
Still Monarching
Update on the Monarch hoard in our greenhouse, feasting on Michigan native milkweeds.
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Michelle
- Aug 1, 2021
- 1 min
Monster Monarchs
We weren't planning on raising Monarch caterpillars in the greenhouse, but the Monarchs had other ideas!
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Michelle
- Jul 31, 2021
- 2 min
Getting Ready for Fall Planting
Getting ready for fall planting of Michigan native perennial plants
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Michelle
- Jul 6, 2021
- 1 min
What Native Plants Do
Look at the amazing roots on this Tall Sunflower. Native plants grow great roots.
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Michelle
- Jun 24, 2021
- 1 min
Native Plants Are Toad-Approved
A 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.
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Michelle
- Jun 13, 2021
- 1 min
Caterpillars Caterpillars Everywhere
Pictures of Monarch caterpillars on three kinds of milkweed and the inside scoop on which is their favorite. 🐛
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Michelle
- Jun 8, 2021
- 4 min
Goldenrod Proven Innocent!
Goldenrod is not the same as ragweed and doesn't cause allergies.
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Michelle
- Apr 10, 2021
- 2 min
How 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...
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Michelle
- Apr 9, 2021
- 1 min
Peep if You Love Native Plants
One of the benefits of growing pesticide-free native plants is that you don't have to worry about the health of spring peepers you find...
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Michelle
- Apr 6, 2021
- 1 min
Devil's Bite - Make Room in Your Garden
Looking for a plant that provides a slash of color to highlight your garden or enliven your meadow? Meet Devil's Bite
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Michelle
- Mar 31, 2021
- 1 min
What have we done?
Now those flats are carpeted with seedlings... Prairie Smoke, Pale Purple Cone, and Northern Blazing Star.
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