Best places to buy native plants in Michigan

So you’re ready to join the native plant movement (welcome!), but realize that finding true Michigan native plants isn’t always as easy as a run to Home Depot.

But the good news? Our state is overflowing with incredible, locally-owned nurseries run by passionate people who actually know their dirt.

Here’s a list of places to get you started.

In-person

Ann Arbor

• New Leaf Natives (Manchester) 
• Feral Floral (Ann Arbor) 
• Liv’s Native Nursery (Milan)

Kalamazoo

• Hidden Savannah Nursery (Kalamazoo) 

Lansing 

• Wildtype (Mason)
• Ginger Woodlands (Haslett)
• Bendy Stem Farm (Dimondale)

Metro Detroit

• Detroit Wildflower Nursery (Farmington Hills)
• Plants for Ecology (Troy)
• Michiganese Natives (Plymouth)

Mid-Michigan

• East Michigan Natives (Durand)

Northern Michigan 

• Black Cap Farm (Onekama)
• Gruler Gardens (Petoskey)
• Birdsfoot Native Nursery (South Boardman)

Upper Peninsula

• Designs by Nature (Laingsburg)
• Northern Natives (Newberry)

West Michigan

• Magical Mystery Meadows (Portland)

Seeds

• Michigan Wildflower Farm (Online)
• Native Connections (Online)

And for those times when you can’t get to the nursery or have a hard timing finding what you’re looking for, there are a handful of online stores that supply natives.

• Prairie Moon
• Prairie Nursery
• Izel Plants
• Direct Native Plants

Think of this list as your shortcut to a yard that birds, bees and butterflies would love to spend time in. Skip the big-box aisles and meet the local growers who actually know – and love – Michigan plants.