What’s Blooming Across Michigan Right Now A Seasonal Journey Across the Great Lakes State Nature Notes • Educational Series Published June 2026 Before We Begin… Before reading any further, I’d like to invite you to do something. Step outside. Take a slow walk through your yard, your neighborhood, or a nearby park. Listen for birdsong.
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How to Create a Pollinator Habitat in Michigan: It’s More Than Just Flowers The Missing Piece Many Gardeners Don’t Realize Every garden has a story. Nature Notes helps you discover it. Welcome to Nature Notes from Michigan Garden Design, an ongoing educational series exploring the remarkable relationships between Michigan’s native plants, pollinators, birds, amphibians, and
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The Best Native Michigan Plants for Late-Summer Pollinators By late summer, many Michigan gardens begin to look a little tired. The excitement of spring has passed. Early summer blooms have faded. And some garden beds begin to lose the color and energy they had just a few weeks earlier. But out in nature, something remarkable
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The Best Native Plants for Attracting Birds in Michigan There’s something deeply comforting about a garden filled with birdsong. A goldfinch balancing on a swaying seed head. A chickadee darting through the shrubs. Cardinals glowing against soft summer greenery. When native Michigan plants are thoughtfully woven into the landscape, gardens begin to feel more alive
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The Best Native Michigan Plants for Small Spaces One of the biggest misconceptions about native gardening is that you need a large property to make a meaningful difference. But even the smallest garden spaces can become beautiful, peaceful habitats filled with pollinators, birds, butterflies, and seasonal color. A small front bed.A narrow side yard.A sunny
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The Best Native Michigan Plants for Low-Maintenance Gardens One of the biggest myths in gardening is that beautiful landscapes require endless work. Watering.Weeding.Fertilizing.Pruning.Replacing plants that struggle year after year. Many homeowners dream of a garden that looks beautiful but doesn’t demand constant attention. The good news? Michigan’s native plants offer exactly that. Because these plants
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Native Michigan Plants That Butterflies Will Love There’s something deeply peaceful about watching butterflies drift through a summer garden. One moment they float quietly above the flowers…the next, they settle gently onto a bloom as if the garden itself has slowed down for a moment. Butterflies bring movement, beauty, and life to the landscape. But
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The Best Native Michigan Plants for Hummingbirds There’s something almost magical about seeing a hummingbird dart through the garden on a warm summer evening. One moment they’re gone…Next, they appear like tiny flashes of emerald and ruby floating among the flowers. Creating a garden that attracts hummingbirds isn’t just beautiful — it also helps support
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Meet the Tiny Garden Superheroes & Villains Living in Your Backyard Common Garden Pests and Helpful Insects in Michigan Meet the Tiny Garden Superheroes & Villains Living in Your Backyard If you’ve ever walked through your Michigan garden and spotted something crawling, buzzing, hopping, or flying, chances are you’ve had one of two reactions: “OH
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The Best Native Michigan Plants That Bloom All Summer One of the most beautiful things about a summer garden is watching all the plants continuously change and come alive week after week. Bees drifting through the blooms. Butterflies fluttering across the garden. Birds moving from plant to plant as everything sways gently in the warm
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