Download a PDF of the 2024 Wild Ones River City Michigan Native Plant Vendor List (updated 10-03-24)
NEW! ‘Local’ Michigan Native Plant Sources document divided into categories by:
• Annual sales
• Limited in-person sale dates
• Sales online all season
• Sales by appointment
• In-person sales all season
Michigan Native Plant Vendors
ALLEGAN CONSERVATION DISTRICT
2024 Native Tree Sale – April 20 (Pre-orders due April 12)
9:30am–2:30pm
2024 Native Plant Sale – May 18 (Pre orders due May 10)
9:30am to 12:30pm
(Check website for order form for both sales.)
Pickup location for both sales: 2412 Taft Road, Allegan
Allegan Conservation district address:1668 Lincoln Rd., Allegan, MI 49010
(269) 941-6165 • [email protected] • allegancd.org
ARTEMIS GROWERS, LLC
Courtney Cheers, owner
8247 Grand River Ave, Saranac, MI 48881
(616) 304-4579 • [email protected]
Open hours by appointment. Check social media for posted public sale dates and events.
Offering native Michigan wildflowers, grasses, sedges, shrubs, and trees.
Gallon size plants are grown primarily in 10″ cone-tainers, trees and shrubs in 14″ Treepots.
BIG BLUESTEM FARM
Ken Hoganson, Jr., Owner
Bitely MI
(630) 915-7715 • [email protected]
BLACK CAP FARM NATIVE PLANT NURSERY
Matt LaMore, Owner/Grower
5265 Crescent Beach Rd, Onekama, MI 49675
Open mid-May 2024
Greenhouse shopping hours: M, T, Th, F, S • 10am–5pm
Sunday noon–4pm, closed Wednesdays.
(231)398-5972 • [email protected]
blackcapplants.com
Offering wide variety of trees, shrubs, grasses, perennials—all native.
BIRDSFOOT NATIVE NURSERY
Garrett Moyes/Blythe Webster, Owners/Licensed Growers
Boardman, Michigan
(231) 313-6749 • [email protected]
birdsfootnativenursery.com Retail sales are pre-order only via email.
Growing Michigan native wildflowers, grasses and shrubs for landscapes and habitat restoration.
BLANDFORD NATURE CENTER
Native Plant Sale (In-person Browse & Buy)
Saturday, May • 18, 9:00–Noon
Blandford Nature Center Farm • 3145 Milo St NW, Grand Rapids 49534
www.blandfordnaturecenter.org
CALVIN ECOSYSTEM PRESERVE & NATIVE GARDENS
2024 Annual Native Plant Sales
Saturday, May 11 • 10am–4pm In-person sale at Calvin’s Venema Plaza and Gardens
Online orders start May 18 • Check website
1750 E. Beltline Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
(616) 648-9749 • [email protected]
calvin.edu/go/preserve
DESIGNS BY NATURE, LLC
Vern Stephens, Owner/Licensed Grower
9874 Chadwick, Laingsburg, MI 48848 (by appointment)
(517) 230-2923 • [email protected]
designsbynaturellc.com
Native plant nursery and native landscape consulting.
DESIGNS BY NATURE SOUTH
Brian VanPatten, Owner/Licensed Grower Flint, Michigan
(810) 618-2529 • [email protected]
DESIGNS BY NATURE UPPER PENINSULA, LLC
Designs by Nature – Upper Peninsula Native Plants, LLC
Michele Wietak-Stephens, Owner
(906) 250-9157 • [email protected]
UPNativePlants.com
DESIGNS BY NATURE WEST, LLC
Independently owned franchise of Designs by Nature
Joe Sulak, Owner/Licensed Grower
Rockford, MI
(616) 490-2157 • [email protected]
Native forbs, graminoids, installation/maintenance.
EAST MICHIGAN NATIVE PLANTS, LLC
Angela Nelson, Owner/Licensed Grower
5320 S New Lothrop Rd, Durand, MI 48429
(810) 333-7501 • [email protected]
On-line ordering at eastmichnatives.com
Check the website for shipping, delivery and pick up dates. On-site shopping appointments begin May 15, 2024 Michigan genotype, pesticide-free wildflowers, and grasses.
FERAL FLORA
Nursery address: 3825 Nixon Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Mailing address: 1509 Charlton Ave. Ann Arbor, MI 49103
(734) 224-2080 • [email protected]
feralflora.com
Retail and wholesale native plant nursery that offers design and installation services.
GO GROW PLANT NATIVES, LLC
Debra Montgomery, Owner/Licensed Grower
2230 Valley Hwy, Charlotte, MI 48813
(517) 930-0354 • [email protected]
gogrowplantnatives.com
Native Michigan Plant Nursery: flowers, grasses, sedges, shrubs, and trees.
GROW WISE LEARNING, LLC
Sally Triant, Owner/Licensed Grower
Rockford, MI 49341
(616) 540-7236 • [email protected]
www.growwiselearning.com
Native Michigan Plant Nursery: flowers, grasses, sedges, shrubs, and trees.
Check the website for sales in spring and fall.
GRULER GARDENS
Monica Gruler Farrier, Owner
1298 East Gruler Rd, Petoskey, MI 49770
(231) 216-6161 • [email protected]
grulergardens.com
Visits by appt. only • See website or Facebook for dates and info.
HIDDEN SAVANNA NURSERY
Chad Hughson
18 N Van Kal Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49009 (mailing address) Nursery address: 100 N Van Kal St.
(269) 352-3876 • [email protected]
hiddensavanna.com
(Check website for many 2024 sale dates)
Michigan native wildflowers, grasses, shrubs, and trees sold in containers and plugs. Specializing in SW Michigan genotypes.
KENT CONSERVATION DISTRICT
Native Tree & Shrub Sale – Sat., April 20 (Pre-orders due April 2)
Browse ‘n Buy and Pickup Orders: • 10am–3pm
Native Wildflower Sale – Sat., May 25 (Pre-orders due April 20)
Native Forbs, Grasses, and Sedges
Browse ‘n Buy and Pickup Orders 10am–3pm.
(Order online or check website for order form for both sales.)
3200 Eagle Park Dr, NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525
(616) 222-5846 • [email protected] • kentconservation.org
LIV’S NATIVE NURSERY
Milan, MI
734.244.3012 • [email protected]
livsnativenursery.com
Consultation, Planning, and Native Plants
MICHIGAN WILDFLOWER FARM
Esther Durnwald, Owner
11770 Cutler Road, Portland, MI 48875
(517) 647-6010 • [email protected]
michiganwildflowerfarm.com
Michigan native wildflower/grass seed producer, consulting, and native landscaping services; open by appointment.
MICHIGANESE NATIVES
Northville, MI
Retail Sales @Graye’s Greenhouse, 8820 North Lilley Road, Plymouth, MI 48170
(248) 670.1583 • [email protected]
Online sales michiganensenatives.com
Wildflowers, grasses, sedges, aquatics, shrubs, ferns
MUSKEGON CONSERVATION DISTRICT
2024 Spring Seedling Sale
Check website for plant sale information.
Orders due March 15 • Pickup April 20, 8am to 12pm, Purchase extras 12pm – 2pm
Perennial Sale pre-order deadline: May 1, 2024
Pickup May 18, 10:30 am – 1:30 pm.
4735 Holton Road, Twin Lake, MI 49457
(231) 828-5097 • [email protected]
muskegoncd.org
NATIVE CONNECTIONS
Jared Foster
3815 N Westnedge Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49004
(269) 459-6900 • [email protected]
nativeconnections.net
Michigan native grass and wildflower seed production, custom seed mixes and consultation.
Hours by appointment M–F.
NEW LEAF NATIVES
Chris Oesterling
9587 Saline Waterworks Rd., Manchester, MI 48158
(734) 330-7175 • [email protected]m
www.newleafnatives.com
A wholesale and retail native plant nursery which grows over 300 species of perennials, grasses, shrubs, and trees native to the Great Lakes region. The nursery is appointment only, aside from our public sales days posted on the website. Orders can be placed via phone, email, or through our online store for pick-up or shipping. In 2021, New Leaf Natives merged with the landscape and design firm, Creating Sustainable Landscapes and currently offers an extensive list of ecological services.
OTTAWA CONSERVATION DISTRICT 2024 Tree Seedling Sale
Pre-order by April 8
Pickup April 19 • 9am–4pm (appointment only) Reenders Blueberry Farms
9981 W. Olive Rd, West Olive, MI
2024 Native Plant Sale
Pre-order by March 29
browse and buy: June 1, 2024
Hemlock Crossing Nature Center
(616) 842-.5852 ext. 5 • [email protected]
ottawacd.org
THE GARDEN GURU, LLC
Alysia G. Babcock, Owner/Licensed Grower
9065 Myers Lake Avenue, Rockford, MI 49341
(269) 208-3401 • [email protected]
thegardengurukzoo.com
Sales by appointment; check social media/our website for sale dates.
Offering flowers, shrubs, trees, grasses and sedges, design, installation, garden makeovers and maintenance.
WILD GINGER WOODLANDS
Sally Gerrard, Owner/Licensed Grower
221 E Shoesmith Rd, Haslett, MI 48840
(517) 282-9626 • [email protected]
wildgingerwoodlands.com
WILD ONES RIVER CITY-GRAND RAPIDS AREA CHAPTER 2024 Annual Native Plant Sale Fundraiser
Pre-order on-line June 29 – July 12
Wild Ones members get early access
July 17 – Pickup orders and Browse ‘n Buy: 5–7pm Fulton Street Farmers Market
1145 Fulton St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
[email protected]
rivercitywildones.org
Please use the Fountain Street entrance.
WILD ONES RIVER CITY-GRAND RAPIDS AREA CHAPTER Farmers Market Days Native Plant Sales
Partner events with the Native Plant Guild
Fridays: June 14, August 16, and September 15 8am–2pm at Fulton Street Farmers Market
1145 Fulton St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
[email protected]
rivercitywildones.org
WILDTYPE NATIVE PLANTS – ECOLOGICAL SERVICES
Bill Schneider
900 North Every Rd., Mason, MI 48854
2024 public sales by appointment or pre-order on-line. See the website: wildtypeplants.com
(517) 244-1140 • [email protected]
Native trees, shrubs, wildflowers, grasses; ecological services
WINDY ROCK FARM & NURSERY
Plants with Purpose
Vince Ste. Marie
6750 Sharon Hollow Road, Manchester, MI 48158
734.358.8260 • [email protected]
windyrocknursery.com
Open to the public:
April–October, Monday–Saturday • 9am–6pm
native trees, shrubs, and perennial wildflowers for pollinators.
DISCLAIMER
Wild Ones River City-Grand Rapids Area is a chapter of Wild Ones, a non-profit, tax-exempt organization under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3) As such, Wild Ones River City chapter (WORC) does not endorse or promote any business entity which produces or markets native plants or seeds, or which provides landscape design or installation services. The list of local vendors is provided for informational purposes only, and Wild Ones River City Chapter disclaims any and all liability for the quality of planning, materials, or workmanship of businesses included in its list of local vendors.