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Where Can I Find Native Plants for Spring Planting in Michigan's Upper Peninsula?
Four ways to feed your love of native plants this Spring! Native plant pictures and a list of plant sales near you.

Michelle
Apr 155 min read


Native Plants in Moonlight: A Nighttime Pollinator Adventure
Pollinator Gardening is not just for butterflies. Check out our new Moon Garden!

Michelle
Feb 27 min read


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

Michelle
Jan 135 min read


2024: New Plants, New Places!
8 New Native Plants and 3 New Garden Kits at the Nursery, Plus 18 Native Plant Sales in the U.P.!

Michelle
Mar 22, 20244 min read


Reach for the Sky
Five reasons to go big with your native plants this spring (plus a Native Plant Month coupon!)

Michelle
Apr 5, 20235 min read


Distract 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
Mar 12, 20224 min read


Introducing Cutleaf Coneflower: A Native Plant to Impress
Three reasons to make room for Cutleaf Coneflower in your native plant garden this season.

Michelle
Feb 20, 20223 min read


Lily 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 25, 20223 min read


Canada Mayflower, Look Closer
A bit about Canada Mayflower, a tiny plant that can have a big role in your garden.

Michelle
Jan 19, 20224 min read


Our First Year, In Review
The first year of our family native plant nursery in review and a request for feedback.

Michelle
Jan 14, 20225 min read


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

Michelle
Sep 5, 20213 min read


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

Michelle
Aug 8, 20212 min read


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

Michelle
Aug 4, 20211 min read


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

Michelle
Aug 1, 20211 min read


Getting Ready for Fall Planting
Getting ready for fall planting of Michigan native perennial plants

Michelle
Aug 1, 20212 min read


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

Michelle
Jul 6, 20211 min read


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.

Michelle
Jun 24, 20211 min read


Caterpillars Caterpillars Everywhere
Pictures of Monarch caterpillars on three kinds of milkweed and the inside scoop on which is their favorite. 🐛

Michelle
Jun 13, 20211 min read


Goldenrod Proven Innocent!
Goldenrod is not the same as ragweed and doesn't cause allergies.

Michelle
Jun 8, 20214 min read


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...

Michelle
Apr 10, 20212 min read
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