WoodsToBe Trees

10/21/2026

Magical Milkweed bejeweled in dew during the heavy fog this morning.

10/16/2026

Cleaning Prenanthes alba
Lion's Foot, wooded dappled shade
Picture from Wild Cherry Farm
these are great plant

10/14/2026

🍂 There’s something about that first cool walk through the woods when you suddenly realize autumn has arrived.

The changing leaves, the crisp air, the quiet trail ahead… and for a little while, there’s nowhere else you’d rather be. 🌲🍁

10/14/2026

🌱 Maybe the best retirement isn’t about filling every day with plans.

Maybe it’s waking up slowly, checking what’s growing in the garden, drinking coffee on the porch and realizing there’s nowhere you need to rush off to.

A few tomatoes ripening on the vine. Flowers that need watering. Birds visiting the yard. A chair waiting for you when the work is done.

Nothing extravagant.

Just enough to keep your hands busy, your mornings slow and your heart content.

10/14/2026

10/13/2026

Doellingeria umbellata, Flat top Aster , this is a 5 foot tall plant, likes to spread, Plants in stock for this fall planting

Picture from Ernst Seeds

10/12/2026

Updated, Milkweed that will work in Michigan lot of these are hard to find hope to have all of these next Spring

10/10/2026

10/10/2026

Michigan Milkweed Checklist A comprehensive checklist of native milkweed species found in Michigan. Use this tool to track which species you’ve observed or planted in your garden or community. Observed Botanical Name Common Name Asclepias amplexicaulis, Asclepias exaltata, Asclepias hirtella, Asclepias incarnata, Asclepias ovalifolia, Clasping milkweed Poke milkweed, Tall green milkweed, Swamp milkweed, Planted Oval-leaf milkweed, Asclepias purpurascens, Asclepias speciosa, Asclepias sullivantii, Asclepias syriaca, Asclepias tuberosa,Asclepias verticillata, Asclepias viridiflora Purple milkweed Showy milkweed Prairie milkweed Common milkweed Butterfly W**d Whorled milkweed Green comet milkweed