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6. List of
Local/Regional Nurseries and Consultants
Please note -- this list (compiled in
Spring 2001) is just a starting place. The number of nurseries and
consultants providing native plants and related services continues to
grow. Springfield Township does not necessarily endorse or recommend these
nurseries over others. There are many more sources of plants and seeds out
there. Be sure to visit your local nursery to see if it has joined the
growing number of nurseries that grow or supply native plants. Local
landscape contractors and consultants are also beginning to incorporate
native plants into their designs.
Disclaimer: The
following list of nurseries, seed sources, landscape architects,
ecologists, consultants, and contractors does not imply any endorsement or
recommendation by the Federal government. This is not a complete
list of resources. It is intended only to be an aid to those seeking
initial guidance on native landscaping.
Before you buy native plants, make sure that the grower, or dealer,
is reputable. Never buy wild-collected plants; thoughtless or unethical
collectors can (and have) devastated wild plant communities. Also beware
of the term "nursery grown," which may simply refer to a plant
which was illegally collected in the wild, potted up, and grown for a
season at the nursery. Buy only plants which were propagated at the
nursery from legally collected seeds, divisions, or cuttings.
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The following nurseries grow plants which are not only native to
Michigan, but which originated from wild populations in Michigan. A native
plant with an extensive range can show great genetic variation; a witch
hazel in Georgia, for instance, could be significantly different,
genetically, from a witch hazel in Michigan. Plants which are genetically
native to Michigan may be hardier and better able to tolerate local insect
and disease problems than their southern or eastern counterparts. In
addition to supplying landscaping material, many of these nurseries also
offer services in design, consulting and/or installation.
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Inside/Outside Gardeners Gallery
3590 Baldwin Road
Orion, MI 48359
Email: insideoutsidegg@aol.com
Phone: 248-393-3160
Fax: 248-393-3161 |
Native perennials & grasses. |
Michigan Wildflower Farm
Esther & Bill Durnwald
11770 Cutler Rd.
Portland, MI 48875
E-mail: wildflowers@voyager.net
www.michiganwildflowerfarm.com
Phone: 517-647-6010
Fax: 517-647-6072 |
Native wildflower & grass seed.
Consulting, installation, maintenance. |
Nesta Prairie Perennials
Stephen Keto
1019 Miller Rd.
Kalamazoo, MI 49001
Phone: 800-233-5025 or 616-343-1669
Fax: 616-343-0768 |
Native perennials:
prairie, savannah, wetland |
The Native Plant Nursery
Greg Vaclavek & Mike Appel
PO Box 7841
Ann Arbor, MI 48107
E-mail: plants@nativeplant.com
www.nativeplant.com
Phone: 734-994-9592 |
Native perennial plants.
Design, consulting, restoration. |
Nativescape LLC
Chris Lehr
PO Box 122 Manchester, MI 48158
E-mail: lehr@corecomm.net
Email: nativescape@batcave.net
Phone: 734-428-8457 |
Native seed, grasses,
wildflowers, shrubs, & trees.
Design, consulting, restoration. |
Sand Hill Farm
Cheryl Tolley
11250 Ten Mile Rd, NE
Rockford, MI 49341
E-mail: cherylt@iserv.net
Phone: 616-691-8214
Fax: 616-691-7872 |
Native plants, plugs & seeds.
Consulting, installation, maintenance. |
Wetlands Nursery, Inc.
Jewel Richardson
PO Box 14553
Saginaw, MI 48601
E-mail: JewelR@aol.com
Phone: 989-752-3492
Fax: 989-752-3096 |
Native wetland plants & seeds.
Consulting & installation. |
Wildtype Native Plants
Bill Schneider
900 N. Every Rd
Mason, MI 48854
Email: wildtype@msu.edu
www.msu.edu/~wildtype/
Phone: 517-244-1140
Fax: 517-244-1142 |
Native trees, shrubs,
grasses & wildflowers.
Design, consulting, restoration. |
The following nurseries also offer native plants, which may or may not
be local genotypes. If it is important to you to have local genotypes, be
sure to check with the supplier:
Arrowhead Alpines
Bob & Brigitta Stewart
PO Box 857
Fowlerville, MI 48836
Phone: 517-223-3581
Fax: 517-223-8750 |
Perennial plants & shrubs; some native. |
Bordine Nursery
8600 Dixie Highway
Clarkston, MI 48348-4236
Phone: 248-625-9100
Fax: 248-625-9109 |
Trees, shrubs, perennials. |
Grass Roots, Inc.
Tom Smith .
PO Box 4001
East Lansing, MI 48826
E-mail: grassroots@voyager.net
Phone: 517-337-2405
Fax: 517-337-2430 |
Native perennials & grasses.
Design, construction, management |
Hortech, Inc.
PO Box 533
Spring Lake, MI 49456-0533
Phone: 616-842-1392
Fax: 616-842-3273 |
Vines, ferns, groundcovers, grasses. Wholesale only. |
Michigan Habitat Design, Inc.
Jeff Ryan
2935 Flint
Ortonville, MI 48462
Phone/Fax: 248-627-8733 |
Design, consulting, installation.
Nursery materials, retail sales. |
Oikos Tree Crops
PO Box 19425
Kalamazoo, MI 49019-0425
E-mail: oak24@aol.com
Phone: 616-624-6233
Fax: 616-624-4019 |
Trees, shrubs, perennials; some native. |
The following businesses offer design, consulting and/or installation
services for native plant landscapes:
Earth Art Landscape Design
Virginia Chatfield
3319 Eloc Drive .
Swartz Creek, MI 48473
E-mail: ginger9960@aol.com
Phone: 810-655-6580 |
Design, consulting, installation |
Ecothink
Maryann Whitman
2271 Rochester Road .
Oakland, MI 48363
E-mail: maryannwhitman@home.com
Phone: 248-652-4004 |
Design, consulting. |
Heritage Farm
Amy Murray
600 South Hurd Road
Oxford, MI 48371
E-mail: prairiesmoke@earthlink.net
www.home.earthlink.net/~prairiesmoke
Phone: 248-969-9200 |
Design, consulting, installation. |
Plantwise Native Landscapes
David Mindell
224 Charles Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
E-mail: plantwise@aol.com
Phone: 734-665-7168 |
Restoration, design, consulting, installation. |
Wild Thymes
Carolyn Wood
8070 Perry Lake Road
Clarkston, MI 48348
Phone: 248-625-7240 |
Consulting, design, installation. |
Other businesses in the Midwest and on the East Coast sell many of the
native plant species included in this database, though not necessarily
genotypes from southeast Michgan. The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency's website is one of several sites that provides a listing of such
businesses: www.epa.gov/greenacres/
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