Fall 2025 Southeast Michigan Plant Swaps and Sales

Spiky cylindrical flowers comprised of small violet-blue florets rise from whorls of long serrated green leaves on several upright plants. The violet-blue flowers are in different sizes, one appears to be almost three inches in size.

It’s that time of year again. The higher summer temperatures have given way to cool mornings and, in my opinion, better sleeping weather.

Which has me considering plants I want to add to my garden.

While many nurseries have fewer plants (or have closed for the season), local fall plant sales and swaps are happening all over southeast Michigan.

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Photo of the Week: Share Your Reflections

Wooden framed sign with blue words on a white background. Background of blurred green leaves.

At our first group walk for 2025 fall bird migration, I discovered new signage at the far east end of the Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

A wooden plaque on a post next to an enclosed protective glass box asked visitors to share their reflections and experiences at Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum (MBGNA).

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