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.
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Get to know the wide variety of goldenrods in our Michigan/Great Lakes region. Canada Goldenrod, Solidago canadensis, is a spreader. Rhiozomes take it far and wide.
Other Goldenrods, like Riddells is better behaved. We have goldenrods for shade, blue stem and zigzag, and other habitats.
Goldenrods provide important pollen and nectar in the late summer.
NOTE: Many people who think they are allergic to goldenrods, are not. Ragweed, which has a green blossom and blooms at the same time, is often the allergen culprit. Go Wild, Go Native and learn to love goldenrods!
If you have room for this lovely shrub in your yard, do consider adding it to your property. It has a suckering habit, so be sure to put it in the right place so you will be pleased with its loveliness!The American hazel (Corylus americana) is an exemplary shrub with high wildlife and garden value. In winter, this plant is recognizable by its dangling catkins, the male flowers. Tightly closed until early spring, the catkin unfolds like an accordion to reveal the male flowers. The wind will disperse the pollen to the female flowers, after which the small hazelnuts will develop, tucked into a frilly involucre, over the course of the season. I delight in seeing the structures of this native shrub up close and bearing witness to its seasonal cycle. —Director of Horticulture Uli Lorimer
Photo: Corylus americana catkin detail, © Uli Lorimer
A little insect humor!I know you all have the humor to appreciate this one.
It's Friday--we had to have some fun!
Are you aware of native American marker trees? They are around in our woods. As you walk this winter, keep on the lookout for one.
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These Trees Have Secret Native American Codes. Their Meaning? Brilliant!
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Have you ever been walking through the woods and noticed an oddly shaped tree? If you’re like me, chances are you probably didn’t give it any thought and simply continued on your way. But once you learn about about Dennis Downes, I guarantee you’ll never look at trees the same way again! For n...This... this experience is why we need to be out in our native plant places in all seasons. Take a winter hike. Admire seed heads, branch colors, bark. A tree in winter is a work of art. Breathe.
The Tallgrass Prairie: A Cabin Fever Cure
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“I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure in the landscape—the loneliness of it—the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it; the whole story doesnR...