Plants With Purpose
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC six days a week (May - September), our family-farm RETAIL nursery offers over 90 varieties of perennial wildflowers, flowering trees, and flowering shrubs of benefit to pollinators, as well as fruit trees for the backyard fruit producer. We are happy to help you select plants best suited to your specific growing conditions and we look forward to serving you.
NOTE: this website's PLANT SELECTOR is NOT YET FULLY OPERATIONAL. While it's being finished, PLEASE click the links below to download our
Perennials
A dazzling array of native and other wildflowers specifically selected to provide nectar, pollen and butterfly host-plants throughout the year.
Flowering Shrubs & Trees
Flowering trees & shrubs provide valuable nectar and pollen sources, serve as butterfly host-plants, and provide shelter for nesting birds.
Fruit Trees
Delicious, disease-resistant, cold-hardy varieties especially chosen for the organic or low-chemical input minded small-scale fruit tree grower.
Plants are available for purchase and pick up at our nursery April through October, Monday – Saturday, 9AM-6PM, and at select events.
We Are Closed On:
CLOSED Sundays
LAST DAY of the 2026 SEASON is Oct 2nd THANK YOU for your support, see you next spring!
The on-farm nursery is closed while we are off-site at the events below:
Friends of the Rouge - Fall Native Plant Sale
Date: October 3 2026 (Saturday)
Time: 10:00 - 1:00
Location: Keep Growing Detroit, (MORE INFO HERE)
Not all our plant varieties are available at every event.
If you are looking for a specific plant please contact us.
734.358.8260
Pollinator Plants in Focus
Culver's Root (Veronicastrum virginicum)
A pollinator favorite with showy white flowering spires up to 8” tall. Generally slow to establish, but can spread quickly in humus-rich soils. Hardy.
Attractive to bees and butterflies. Growing to 3'-5' tall x 2'-3' wide and preferring moist to medium wet soils in full sun to partial shade, this is an excellent selection for larger rain gardens. Blooms between June - August, for up to 4 weeks.
Growers You Can Trust
“Vince was very helpful in selecting the right plants for my full sun, sandy soil garden area.”
– Susan M., Manchester
“The extra few dollars you'll spend here versus the local home improvement store are a non-issue when you experience the service and see the quality of everything at Windy Rock Farm. Definitely worth checking out!”
– Michelle C., Tecumseh
“Service at Windy Rock Farm is second to none, and the gardening advice is succinct and very helpful.”
– Paul F., Manchester