The mission of PLANT IT WILD is to foster greater awareness and appreciation of the fragile natural environment of our region. Through direct efforts we work to preserve, protect, and promote the natural beauty of the area and its plant communities.
We promote the use of native plant species by producing educational materials available at our meetings, booths, presentations, and through our website. Programs are offered from May through September featuring a wide array of speakers and topics on native plants.
Not sure which plants are native to Michigan? Click Here to view a list of some of our favorite plants from this beautiful state.
Click Here to join Plant It Wild and help us preserve, protect, and promote the natural beauty of the area and its plant communities.
Click Here to read more about who we are and how we strive to help the community be a more natural and beautiful place.
Birds eat bugs, bugs eat plants, SPECIFICALLY native plants. We need all the bugs we can raise.
Habitat equals... soil and plants that support insects whcih support birds and mammals. Not complicated. Native plants are the ONLY plants that create beneficial habitat! Go Wild, Go Native!46858.blackbaudhosting.com/46858/Annual-Fund
Plants = Habitat
It is a very simple equation, but insects, fish, birds, and mammals rely on a complex green infrastructure. Restoring native plants and plant communities, rare and common, means restoring habitat for the myriad insects and other animals crucial to the web of life that links our region to the rest of our planet. Plants need particular kinds of environments—the right mix of climate, hydrology, soils, and other conditions—to thrive. Your gift to the spring appeal will help Native Plant Trust restore habitats all across New England. You + Us = Success!
Cheryl Gross Serviceberry, Amelanchier, (various but none with a "third name in quotes") are highly valuable in a landscape. Blossoms for pollinators and berries for birds by mid-June! Go Wild, Go Native in your yard.Serviceberries are in bloom in the park! In the spring this gorgeous shrub-like tree features delicate white flowers accentuated by small green to reddish leaves. They thrive in dry soils and their hardy nature gives them a spindly appearance. The name Serviceberry comes from the Old English word Sarviss which is a translation of the Roman word Sorbus, a related kind of fruit. Pioneer folklore claims that the tree was called Serviceberry due to memorial services performed after the winter thaw allowed for burial, which coincided with when the tree was in bloom.
Remove Japanese Barberry, turn it in to the Invasive Species cops and earn a $5 coupon!!!!!
Officials encourage removal of invasive shrub, with barberry "trade-up" days
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TRAVERSE CITY — Local environmental officials have a thorn in their side — literally.How do you look at your garden? Do you stand back and take it all in... the arrangement of the plants, the heights, blooms, etc? Or do you stop to look at each plant? It just occurred to me that I love walking around and through my gardens examining each plant. What is in bud? Which is blossoming? Who has yet to appear. What insects do I see? I view parts of my yard almost daily just to see what's going on. This summer I will be watching caterpillars closely. Picking the cabbage whites off of the Brussels sprouts, and cheering for the desirable butterfly caterpillars I am hopeful to recognize. I am also spending more time checking for bees. There are so many!