by steve oliver | Apr 22, 2026 | guides
The plants that attract hummingbirds and butterflies we grow most at Oliver Greenhouse are five summer annuals: canna lilies, mandevilla, petunias, calibrachoa, and verbena. They all bloom long, all take Michigan sun, and between them you can fill a hanging basket, a...
by steve oliver | Apr 18, 2026 | guides
The best flowers for pots on a porch come down to matching the plant to the porch. For full sun, our top six are petunias, calibrachoa, geraniums, angelonia, lantana, and verbena. For shade or a covered porch, it’s fuchsia, begonias, impatiens, coleus, and coral...
by steve oliver | Apr 18, 2026 | guides
The best hanging basket flowers for most Michigan porches come down to six plants. For full sun: petunias (Supertunia and Wave), calibrachoa, ivy geraniums, verbena, and lantana. For shade: fuchsia, tuberous begonias, double impatiens, and lobelia. Everything else on...
by steve oliver | Apr 18, 2026 | guides
Every spring we get the same question at the greenhouse: “Is it safe to plant yet?” Knowing when to plant flowers in Michigan depends on what you’re putting in the ground and where you are in the state. Here in Macomb County we’ve been growing...
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