Michigan’s shoreline is home to a rich variety of native trees essential for stabilizing soil, curbing erosion, and providing habitats for local wildlife. Trees like the resilient green ash, the iconic eastern cottonwood, and the steadfast black willow thrive in the unique conditions along the la...
Native Medicinal Plants of MichiganSpaulding, Volney M
Distribution, diversity, and traits of native, exotic, and invasive climbing plants in MichiganCommon speciesdispersallatitudinal diversitylianaplant guildspecies richnessvineWe compiled records of all the known climbing plant species both native and non-native in the state of Michigan, USA. County-...
Since her foray into native plants, Neff has become the executive director ofThe Nature Foundation of Will Countyin Joliet, Illinois, southwest of Chicago and the southern tip of Lake Michigan. The non-profit supports the county forest preserve district's education, recreation, and conservation pri...
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In researching for this post, I came across this interesting article from the Michigan State University website –Wildflowers and Native Plants: What’s the Difference. Pop over when you’ve finished up here to check it out. Have you ever thrown a wild flower mix into your garden to see ...
Open year-round,Kitch-iti-Kipiin Michigan's U.P. is a great place to visit no matter the time of year. One of the state's most popular attractions, Kitch-iti-Kipi or the "Big Spring" has also been referred to by the Ojibwe as the "mirror of heaven."...
Designs By Nature - U.P. Native Plants, LLC, is a native plant nursery selling Upper Peninsula of Michigan pesticide-free plants for landscaping, gardening, and habitat restoration. Garden kits, flats, and pots are available for purchase or in wholesale
from about San Luis Obispo north, but it is not Bakersfield, Barstow or even Los Angeles. It gets even more ridiculous when planting a native plant from Michigan in your California garden and declaring it native. No, it's not. It's a Michigan native plant, not a California native plant...
Native Plants Network, Propagation Protocol Database Plants for a Future Database Native American Ethnobotany, University of Michigan, Dearborn Scouler’s WillowSalix scoulerianaBarratt ex Hook. (SAY-licks scow-lair-ee-ANN-uh) Scouler’s Willow is also known as Upland Willow, due to its ability...