Monarchs Endorse WOK’s Native Plant Sale
A monarch found its way into Audra’s greenhouse, and this lovely larva is the result.
It’ always time to plant more milkweed. Check out the Wild Ones Keweenaw Chapter’s summer sale for common milkweed and butterfly weed, plus lots of other good plants. Got shade? We’ll be adding poke milkweed to the lineup very soon; just hang in there.
Don’t see what you’re looking for? Stop back later. We have plenty of seedlings that we’ll add to the sale as they get a little more muscular.
WOK’s First Bird City Garden Installed
Canterbury House Episcopal Campus Ministry, in Houghton, has become the first recipient to install one of WOK’s five giveaway gardens.
They chose a perfect garden spot, directly underneath their sign, so passing traffic and pedestrians will be able to enjoy the native plants. Ian Klein, left, who handles maintenance for Canterbury House, prepared the site and installed plants June 23: prairie dropseed and a 38-plant garden for sandy soils from U.P. Native Plants, in Marquette.
WOK launched the garden giveaway contest in recognition of Houghton’s successful effort to become a Bird City. The goal is to raise awareness of the value of native plants, both as beautiful additions to gardens and as essential habitat for America’s birds. Volunteers are working to help install the four remaining free gardens in Houghton and surrounding communities by the end of the summer.
Check Our Our New Native Garden Signs
Keweenaw Wild Ones’ two new native garden signs are now available in our shop. Perfect for you or the native plant lovers in your life.
Welcome to the Wild Ones Keweenaw Chapter
We are on a journey to
- educate ourselves and others about the special attributes of native plants and how to incorporate them into our gardens and civic landscapes;
- create habitat that nurtures wildlife, including bees, butterflies, and birds; and
- develop resilient landscapes that absorb runoff, protecting water quality and infrastructure.
Regular meetings are held at 6 p.m., the third Tuesday of the month, often on Zoom, sometimes in person.
Want to grow native but don’t know where to begin?
Check out our Resources section. Or visit Wild Ones’ Native Garden Design website, featuring a several downloadable native garden plans created by professional landscape designers. The plans are free, printable, and come with plant lists.
We hope these resources inspire, encourage, and motivate you in your native garden journey!