Plants With Purpose
Open to the public, our family-farm retail nursery offers over 80 varieties of perennial wildflowers, flowering trees, and flowering shrubs of benefit to pollinators as well as fruiting trees and shrubs for the backyard fruit producer. We can help you select plants best suited to your specific growing conditions and look forward to serving you.
Please note: our website is still under construction. The "View Our Selection" links below are not yet finished, BUT you can click to download our 2024 Full-Color Catalog and 2025 Plant & Price list now. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
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:
All Sundays
We plan to re-open mid-April, weather depending.
Plant Sale Events - Come See Us At
South East Mich, Beekeepers Assoc. Conference
Date: Mar 15, 2025 (Saturday)
Time: 8:00 - 4:30
Location: Bellevile, MI (more info here)
Master Gardener Society of Oakland County
Date: Apr 26 2025 (Saturday)
Time: 8:00 - 4:00
Location: Rochester, MI (more info here)
Mother's Day Sale at Windy Rock
Date: May 9-10 2025 (Friday - Saturday)
Time: 9:00 - 5:00
Location: Windy Rock Farm, Manchester MI
Jackson County Plant Sale
Date: May 19 2025 (Saturday)
Time: 8:00 - 12:00
Location: Jackson Co. Fairgrounds, Jackson, (more info here)
River Raisin Native Plant Sale
Date: May 30, 2025 (Saturday)
Time: 2:00 - 7:3:00
Location: Tecumseh, MI (more info here)
Washtenaw County Native Plant Expo
Date: June 7 2025 (Saturday)
Time: 8:00-1:00
Location: Ann Arbor, MI (more info here)
Keep Growing Detroit Native Plant Sale
Date: Oct 4 2025 (Saturday) (event unconfirmed)
Time: 8:00-1:00
Location: Detroit, MI (more info pending)
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
Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
This stunning deep red wildflower is a hummingbird magnet. Preferring moist to wet soils in full sun to partial shade, this is an excellent selection for rain gardens. Blooms July - August for 4 or more 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