You may feel inclined to overlook grass options since those are typically more boring than flowers in every hue; however, choosing native plants like these grasses provides many benefits to your ...

Plant clumping forms at rhythmic intervals ... Cool season grasses, those that initiate growth in late spring, such as native hair grass (Deschampsia sp.), deftly fill gaps left by spring bulbs ...

With this in mind, it’s worth understanding why timing and weather play such a pivotal role in successful grass planting. Grass seed needs specific conditions to germinate, and unfortunately ...

First, consider how much space your backyard has to support new native plants—whether they’re grass, flowers, or shrubs. Another factor is how much sun the area gets, and when. Then check out ...

Thanks to its hardy nature, buckthorn can rapidly invade environments, but researchers think that Minnesota's native plants ...

In addition, cutting the grasses back too early in the fall might stimulate the plants to start growing again. Cool season ornamental grasses such as pampas grass, perennial fountain grasses ...

If you’re looking to add a touch of movement, texture and year-round interest to your garden, ornamental grasses might just ...

Warm season perennial native grass. Adapted to a wide variety of soils; occurs more frequently on heavy upland soils. It tolerates drought and alkalinity, but not wet or poorly drained soils.

Native plants are flowers, grasses, trees and shrubs that have inhabited Michigan since before European settlement. Each year, we collect native seeds from West Michigan and propagate them in our ...