Wildtype Native Plant Nursery

05/29/2026

Nancy Ferguson has been a fixture at Wildtype for 20 years. If you attend our sales, you might find her helping customers. But, day to day she is among the most skilled transplanters, particularly the woody plants.

Nancy is direct, unrestrained, funny, and supportive of all the staff. She embodies the culture that makes this place tick. She also bakes these double chocolate cookies laced with hot chili pepper – amazing. Every year she tells us she is not coming back – we just ignore her. Thank you, Nancy.

05/22/2026

Tomorrow is the last day of our spring public sale. No appointment is needed; hope you stop by.

You can find all the details on our website, wildtypeplants.com. Our next public sale days will be in August. Retail orders can be placed for scheduled pickup, with a $400 minimum. Wildflowers and grasses need to be ordered in full flats of single species.

Starting in June, we will have a weekly inventory available – just email us at [email protected].

05/18/2026

We've planned this public sale to ensure we have plenty of plants available throughout. We'll have a great selection of native trees, shrubs, wildflowers, grasses, and ferns. This sale is by appointment on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday; no appointment is necessary on Saturday. All the details can be found on our website, wildtypeplants.com.

05/15/2026

We are open tomorrow and no appointment is needed. We plan this public sale, so we have plenty of plants available throughout the sale.

You can find all the details on our website wildtypeplants.com

05/12/2026

Tomorrow is the opening day of our sale. While you might find a cancellation for this week, we are essentially fully booked, but there are plenty of openings next week, and no appointments are needed on Saturday. We allow 40 people per hour, and you can stay as long as you like. We close at 4:00 p.m. All the details are available on our website, wildtypeplants.com.

05/08/2026

We are getting ready for our public sale next week. This sale is by appointment and can be scheduled on our website - wildtypeplants.com. There are very few openings for the first week, but no appointment is needed for Saturday - we are open 9 - 4. There are plenty of openings available in the second week.

Some people ask why we have appointments. These sale days are very well attended and to ensure we have enough parking, carts and people to assist you we schedule 40 people an hour, but you can stay as long as you like. No appointment is needed on Saturdays. We close at 4:00 p.m.

05/04/2026

Mistakes happen all the time, and in this case, two asters ended up in one tray. Laura's keen observational skills picked this up. Can you tell that there are two species growing in this tray?

05/01/2026

We missed an important milestone last year: Laura Daune has been working at Wildtype for 26 years. If you've ever come to a public sale, you've seen Laura in the command-and-control position where customers check out. But on a regular day, Laura ensures our horticultural practice is always improving and inventory is shipshape. She also does much of our on-site seed collecting. Thank you and congratulations.

04/27/2026

Appointments for our 2026 May Public Sale Days open on Tuesday, April 28th at 9am at wildtypeplants.com.

We’re excited to welcome you back for our annual May public sale days at Wildtype Native Plant Nursery! Shopping will be by appointment only on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays to keep your experience enjoyable and uncrowded. No appointment is needed on Saturdays.

We will have a great selection of native perennials, trees, and shrubs.

See you at the nursery!

Wildtype Native Plant Nursery grows wildflowers, grasses, trees and shrubs native to Michigan. We provide ecological services including invasive species management, botanical surveys, native plant installation, and native landscaping.

04/24/2026

Why do we use the abbreviation spp. after Amelanchier (serviceberry) in our catalog and labels? The serviceberry we grow is from seed we typically collect from southern lower Michigan populations where both Amelanchier arborea and Amelanchier laevis grow and often grow in the same area. They commonly hybridize and even if we are certain of the ID of a particular tree we have collected, we do not have control or any idea what species pollinated it. Therefore, we leave it ambiguous by using spp. which means species’ plural. Does it matter with respect to its use in your landscape? Functionally, these two species are similar enough where we do not think it matters.