Native Gardens

Struggling with clay soil in your garden? Heavy, compacted, and slow-draining, it can feel like a challenge.

But these tough plants have deep roots that break up dense soil, thrive in wet or dry conditions, and bring life to your landscape!

🌿 #NativePlants #ClaySoilSolutions #MichiganGardening

Michigan’s snow is no joke this year! What a change from last winter 🫣❄️ #winter #snowstorm #michigan #greenhouse #plantnursery #homegrown #gardening #nativeplants

Common Blanketflower (Gaillardia aristata) has exceptional frost tolerance and will survive in temps as low as -20! Shown here looking fresh even with a light layer of frost on its petals 🌼🌼

#nativeplants #nativegarden #rewild #wildflowers #yellowflower #blanketflower #plantnative #gardening

Joe Pye Weed is a fan favorite around here! In Northern Michigan, it grows wild in marshy areas along creeks and and ponds. I recommend it for landscaping in partial shade areas that tend to retain more rain than usual. Perfect for low areas in your yard. The flying insects love it, and so will you!

My husband built a sauna around an old wood stove we had in an out building and it is my favorite place now 🔥🔥🔥 but ready for warmer weather anytime now!

Coming to BlueSky this week is like sitting in front of sauna fire in -3 degree weather. I like it here ♥️

All this cold weather has me dreaming about PLANTS! This is a quick clip from our full tutorial on winter-sowing native seeds. Visit our YouTube Channel www.youtube.com/@BrightLaneG... ❄️❄️❄️

#wintersowing #nativeseeds #nativeplants #nativegarden #pollinatorgarden #seedstarting

Tis the season to sow your native seeds!

Full tutorial on the Bright Lane Gardens YouTube channel! #wintersowing #nativeplants #nativeseeds #nativegarden #seedstarting #seedling #gardentips #easyseeds #diygardening

Dense Blazing Star (Liatris spicata) paired with Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) is a dreamy combo! 😍 Both of these native flowers are incredibly versatile when it comes to growing conditions!
#nativeflower #nativegarden #plantnative #rewild #flowergarden #wildflowers

One of my biggest native plot transformations! #rewild #nativegarden #nativeplants #flowerbed #plantnative #sustainablelandscapes #landscapedesign

Nodding Wild Onion (Allium cernuum), will be a new one for me this year! I planted several large patches of this spring bloomer in a few areas of landscaping around the yard 🌿

#AlliumCernuum #NoddingOnion #NativeGarden #WildOnions #DeerResistantFlowers #PrairieGarden #NativeFlowers #HabitatGarden

Native Landscape Design for Beginners! Learn the basics of organizing native flowers, grasses, and shrubs into stunning landscapes. Our full course is FREE on YouTube! 🌿 Welcome to "Wild Beauty" – Your Guide to Native Landscape Design! 🌿
youtu.be/zg0AD4a4ayI

Dense inflorescence of light blue flowers

Penstemon virens, our Front Range Beardtongue, blooming on the Mesa Trail #nativeplants

#FallBackFlowers #FallBack to May 29 🌿

We’re finally seeing some freezing temps in Michigan (yay!). But the runt of my flock isn’t loving it, so she gets to sneak inside sometimes 🥰🤣

#chicken #silkie #Michigan #homesteading #gardenlife #homesteadlife #growyourown

Great Blue Lobelia 😍😍

This flower is a bee magnet! Thriving in full Sun to partial shade, and tolerant of wet soil and occasional flooding. These beauties make a stunning addition to native gardens and beyond!

#nativeplants #nativegardens #greatbluelobelia #wildflower #nativeflower #flowerbed

Grateful to finally see some #snow up here in #Michigan! I’m not a fan of driving in it, but we need these cooler temps for successful seed stratification and fruit production (just to name a few!)

#nativeseeds #nativeplants #nativegarden #firstsnow #winter

Dense Blazing Star (Liatris spicata) paired with Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) is a dreamy combo! 😍 Both of these native flowers are incredibly versatile when it comes to growing conditions!
#nativeflower #nativegarden #plantnative #rewild #flowergarden #wildflowers

One of my biggest native plot transformations! #rewild #nativegarden #nativeplants #flowerbed #plantnative #sustainablelandscapes #landscapedesign

A short walk behind my local YMCA pleasantly surprised me with a lovely variety of #nativeplants. These pics from late September show off the late blooms of #NewEnglandAster and #BeardedBeggarticks. I can’t wait to return in the spring!

#fallblooms #nativegarden #wildflowers #rewild

My Christmas Cactus is blooming for the 2nd time in its life 🙌🏻😭 #proudplantmom #christmascactus #indoorplants #blooming #cactus #indoorblooms

Hard to find, even harder to grow! What a treat when you stumble upon one in the woods though 🥰

Some of my favorite natives in their fall glory 🍂🌾 #plantnative #nativegarden #fallcolors #gardening #sustainablegardening #nativelansscapes #ostrichfern #dogwood #sumac #milkweed

Thank you! Will post some update pics soon 🤩

Coneflower, bee balm, hairy beard tongue, black eyed Susan, and a ninebark as the focal point in the center :) I did also plant salvia (non native, non invasive) for their compact growth habit to frame the taller natives in the back!

Common Blanketflower (Gaillardia aristata) has exceptional frost tolerance and will survive in temps as low as -20! Shown here looking fresh even with a light layer of frost on its petals 🌼🌼

#nativeplants #nativegarden #rewild #wildflowers #yellowflower #blanketflower #plantnative #gardening

Before and after - we purchased a 7 acre commercial property back in 2019 with the intention of #rewilding it back to native plants. This was my first flower bed transformation from 2022. The #insect and #bird activity has absolutely exploded since replacing with #nativeplants! #nativegarden #plants

A year after $1.2 million project, nature rebounding at Chicago’s Powderhorn preserve Nature fans are seeing an increase in waterfowl and native plants at Powderhorn Prairie and Marsh a year after restoration work there.

Nature fans are seeing an increase in waterfowl and native plants at Powderhorn Prairie and Marsh a year after restoration work there.