Detroit wildflower nursery: https://www.detroitwildflowers.com/ They’re actually having an open house next weekend and doing the Earth Day event at the Royal Oak Farmers Market on Saturday. More on reddit.com

I typed this up for a friend awhile back: Reference and how-to: Native Plants of the Midwest by Alan Branhagen The Living Landscape by Darke and Tallamy (this one is the first book I’d buy) If you have fruit trees, roses, grapes, etc: Pruning and Training by Brickell and Joyce Prairie Up by Ben Vogt. Ben is also active on instagram and has a blog where he discusses plants, though he can be a tad opinionated. Further reading: The Nature of Oaks by Doug Tallamy. Also Nature’s Best Hope and Bringing Nature Home. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold There’s also the Wild Ones garden designs: https://nativegardendesigns.wildones.org/designs/ And the NWF keystone species guides: https://www.nwf.org/Garden-for-Wildlife/About/Native-Plants/keystone-plants-by-ecoregion More on reddit.com

I just bought a Michigan native wildflower mix from Bulk Wildflowers. Haven’t ordered from them before so not sure of the quality but I thought the price was pretty good. https://www.bulkwildflowers.com/products/michigan-wildflower-seed-mix If you are willing to drive, * the * place for michigan native plants is Wildtype in Mason. They are primarily wholesale but have special retail days. Not sure on seed mixes but definitely lots of beautiful native perennials. https://www.wildtypeplants.com/ A classmate of mine from HS recently started a native plant nursery, I believe in Manchester. Again, not sure if they have seed mixes but they have some beautiful and unique native perennials. https://newleafnatives.com/collections/shop-all More on reddit.com

I would really suggest getting involved in your local native plant society or group. Most will have a Facebook group or a website. My group has a ton of excess seed and plants, so it would be easy to start giving extras away. A great way to start would be to try some container gardening this year while you site prep a small spot in the yard this season. https://homegrownnationalpark.org/keystone-container-gardening/ More on reddit.com