In  March, I spent two glorious days at the 32nd annual convention of the Wildflower Association of Michigan. Having worked with Ben VanderWeide, our township’s Natural Areas Stewardship Manager for four years, I’m still absorbing information on native plants at a ferocious pace. Like many of us, I’d never given much thought to the sources of … Continue reading Native Plants: Turning My “Green Desert” Lawn into Humming, Fluttering Habitat