Fall 2026 Southeast Michigan Plant Swaps and Sales

Southern Blue Flag iris with bluish flower petals with purple veins radiate from a yellow and white center, surrounded by spearlike green leaves. Brown wood mulch in the background.

I know, it’s hard to think about fall native plants swaps and sales when temperatures have been in the 90 degrees Fahrenheit this week in southeast Michigan.

Thankfully, our area will return to more “regular” fall temperatures this weekend.

Which makes me glad. I love fall’s cooler weather!

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Photo of the Week: My First Potatoes!

Almost two dozen light brown-skinned potatoes covered with a small amounts of dirt lay in a single layer in a brown cardboard box.

What fun to harvest my first ever potatoes from my garden! I know it doesn’t look like a lot of potatoes, but they were fun to grow. And I learned a lot about growing potatoes: I’ve never grown potatoes before, since I understood they needed a fair amount of space. I have a relatively small… Continue reading Photo of the Week: My First Potatoes!