The 2026 ECD Native Plant Workshop & Sale will be held on Sat. Aug 15, 2026 at 306 Stimpson, Pellston, MI (the old DNR garage). Register for the Workshop to win a garden kit to take home! Workshop 11am-1pm, Sale 1-4pm

WORKSHOP: Learn about gardening with native plants and how important they are to our pollinators from native plant expert Vern Stephens, owner of Designs by Nature, specializing in growing native plants from wild-collected seed without fertilizers and pesticides. Workshop cost: $5/person.

The Native Plant Sale Online Store is now open!! You can also register for the workshop and order plants by phone, email or snail mail. Order forms can be downloaded from the ECD website: https://www.emmetcd.org/native-plant-sale.html#/

Plant sale costs: $6/quart, $75/flat (38 plugs).

Pre-orders due by July 31. Extra plants will be available for walk-ins on the day of the sale - stop in to see what’s available!

Contact ECD for more information: send us a message through FB, phone 231-439-8977, email: Jackie.pilette@macd.org.