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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!
Michelle
Sep 4, 20245 min read
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3 Unique Gifts for Native Plant Lovers
3 great gift ideas for your favorite native plant enthusiast! The best books, native plant gift cards, and planting tools, plus nursery news
Michelle
Dec 12, 20235 min read
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4 Reasons to Love Voles
Four reasons to appreciate voles in your native plant garden
Michelle
Nov 20, 20235 min read
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Virginia Creeper? Nope, meet Woodbine.
Woodbine is often mistaken for Virginia Creeper. Let's get to know the real thing!
Michelle
Feb 24, 20232 min read
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The Dirt-y Dozen
12 new native plants at our nursery and a coupon for a free plant with your spring order!
Michelle
Apr 24, 20223 min read
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Four Reasons to Order Native Plants Now
Plus nine new plants in the greenhouse and a spring coupon for our newest garden kit!
Michelle
Apr 8, 20223 min read
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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
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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
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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
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Still Monarching
Update on the Monarch hoard in our greenhouse, feasting on Michigan native milkweeds.
Michelle
Aug 4, 20211 min read
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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
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Getting Ready for Fall Planting
Getting ready for fall planting of Michigan native perennial plants
Michelle
Aug 1, 20212 min read
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What Native Plants Do
Look at the amazing roots on this Tall Sunflower. Native plants grow great roots.
Michelle
Jul 6, 20211 min read
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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
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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
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Goldenrod Proven Innocent!
Goldenrod is not the same as ragweed and doesn't cause allergies.
Michelle
Jun 8, 20214 min read
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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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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...
Michelle
Apr 9, 20211 min read
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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
Michelle
Apr 6, 20211 min read
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What have we done?
Now those flats are carpeted with seedlings... Prairie Smoke, Pale Purple Cone, and Northern Blazing Star.
Michelle
Mar 31, 20211 min read
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