Detroit Abloom

Detroit Abloom Detroit Abloom is a non-profit cut flower farm growing organic flowers,native and pollinator plants The Gardens are open to all during daylight hours.

If you would like to talk to Tom or Nancy, please contact inbetween 10am and 5pm.

Byzantine GladiolusπŸ’—πŸ’—πŸ’—This is a perennial glad, hardy to zone 6. It was introduced in 1629 and was a staple of cottage g...
06/02/2026

Byzantine Gladiolus
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This is a perennial glad, hardy to zone 6. It was introduced in 1629 and was a staple of cottage gardens.
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If you are interested in hard to find flowers lost in time, check out .house.gardens located in Ann Arbor, MI. They specialize in heirloom bulbs! It is also a delightful place to visit.

https://oldhousegardens.com/

Want to see more bees and butterflies in your garden?πŸ’šπŸ’šπŸ’šPlanting native species is the best way to attract them. Native ...
05/31/2026

Want to see more bees and butterflies in your garden?
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Planting native species is the best way to attract them. Native plants have grown here since the last ice age, and many native bees and butterflies depend on the specific host plants they evolved with. Species such as mason and mining bees, along with butterflies like pearl crescents, skippers, and checkerspots, need these plants to survive.
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Native plants also support birds. About 96% of songbirds feed caterpillars to their young, and those caterpillars depend on butterflies and moths laying eggs on the right native host plants.
Start learning about native plants and grow them to support bees, butterflies, moths, and birds.
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Visit our website or other online resources to learn more and stop by our DA gardens to see native plants growing.
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Photo 1- Common Buckeye on Aster. Their host plants include Wild Petunia, Figwort & Vervain
Photo 2 - Fiery Skipper on Verbena hastata. The host palnts for skippers are mostly native grasses.
Photo 3 - Pearl Crescent Butterfly on Hairy Mountain Mint. Their host plants are asters.

Link to website - https://www.detroitabloom.com/
Check out information under Native Plants & Pollinators

Do you know about Seed Dahlias?🌸🌸🌸The common way to grow dahlias is from tubers which produce a replica of a specific va...
05/30/2026

Do you know about Seed Dahlias?
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The common way to grow dahlias is from tubers which produce a replica of a specific variety. If you have grown dahlias you know that if you leave the bloom on the plant it will open to the flower disc, containing the seeds. Because dahlias possess an amazing 8 sets of chromosomes their genetic makeup is complex. Every seed is a unique "hybrid" further complicated by pollination. If you start a seed from your favorite dinnerplate you will get something entirely different!
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Dahlia breeders have come up with stable mixes that you can start from seed. Within a range they have some similarities. They are usually openfaced attracti ng pollinators. They produce a small cluster of tubers that can be overwintered. If cut when the bud has just opened, they will last a few days.
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Halei and I have spent part of our harvesting time scoping them out. Here are some of our favorites.

Order some for your garden! They are in our Native Plant Store under annuals.
Link - https://www.detroitabloom.com/native-plant-store/p/seed-dahlia-misc-varieties

Native plant inventory update!πŸ’šπŸ’šπŸ’šWe have updated our inventory numbers and added some p***y willow, baptisia and cornus ...
05/29/2026

Native plant inventory update!
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We have updated our inventory numbers and added some p***y willow, baptisia and cornus red-twig tree/shrub starts to our inventory. This is an affordable way to get these productive, keystone plants growing in your gardens.

We received the backorders of plants that were not ready in mid May.

We have added additional Butterfly Milkweed, Smooth Aster and Wild Ginger to the inventory
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Come for a stroll this weekend and check out what is growing. We are working on clearing all the weeds and feel this will be a work in progress for the season!

Check out the Native Plant Store link - https://www.detroitabloom.com/native-plant-store

June is coming at us! That means yoga at DA!πŸ§˜β€β™€οΈπŸ§˜β€β™‚οΈπŸ§˜β€β™€οΈOur Tuesday Evening starts June 2nd, 6 - 7 pm at the pavilion.Br...
05/28/2026

June is coming at us! That means yoga at DA!
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Our Tuesday Evening starts June 2nd, 6 - 7 pm at the pavilion.
Bring a yoga mat and water bottle.
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Every Tuesday Evening through September, rain or shine.
Saturday Community Yoga starts June 6th, 10 - 11 am.
248 Manistique St., Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood.
Street parking
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Link for early signup and payment - https://www.detroitabloom.com/class-registration/p/community-yoga-class

The Robins made a nest in a bin in our hoophouse. 🐣πŸ₯🐣The chicks emerged the day after Mother's Day. We have been enterta...
05/25/2026

The Robins made a nest in a bin in our hoophouse.
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The chicks emerged the day after Mother's Day. We have been entertained the last two weeks by the mom & pop and the chicks which were just a few feet away from where we set up a bumping up station.
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Yesterday the last fledgling left the nest!
They will spend the next 10 to 15 days learning to fly and develop their flight muscles. They will mostly be on the ground. A very dangerous time indeed.

We were delighted to host Defer's Girl Scout meeting this week.πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈWhat fun, they had the gardens all to themsel...
05/23/2026

We were delighted to host Defer's Girl Scout meeting this week.
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What fun, they had the gardens all to themselves! Exploring and having a great time. Tom gave a talk about DA and then introduced an adorable baby possum he is caring for until it becomes big enough to release into a wild setting.
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Tom's raised many possums and shared his knowledge. Possums can get a bad rap. He shared that unlike raccoons, dogs and cats, possums are unlilkely to spread diseases that can affect us. They are also the only native marsulpial (pouched mammal).
If you are interested in raising this little guy, let us know!

We're adding a new plant to our Native Plant store! Astrantia major, MasterwortThis plant is part of our cut-flower gard...
05/16/2026

We're adding a new plant to our Native Plant store! Astrantia major, Masterwort
This plant is part of our cut-flower gardens and is not a native.
We get many questions every year regarding this long blooming beauty.
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It loves partial shade and a woodland type setting. It is extremely well behaved and forms clumps that expand slowly. It is a long lasting bloom in the vase and also in the garden. It blooms in June and provides us fresh cuts for the vase for a few weeks. For the rest of the summer the flowers stay looking nice in the garden.
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Any orders that are now placed in our Native Plant Store can schedule a pickup date when the order is placed!
Link to store - https://www.detroitabloom.com/native-plant-store

Everyone who placed a preorder for Native Plants received a pickup email this morning! If you did not receive yours, be ...
05/15/2026

Everyone who placed a preorder for Native Plants received a pickup email this morning! If you did not receive yours, be sure to check your spam folder.
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The following plants that we propagate or are sourced from other growers will not be ready for pickup until June 1st. All of these plants are grown naturally in Michigan weather. Northern Blazing Star, Joe Pye W**d, Blue Lobelia, Common Milkweed, Wild Senna, Wild Petunia, Vernonia Prairie Princess, Showy Goldenrod
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It has been a slow roll towards warm weather this spring, which looks like it is about to change this weekend and plants that emerge in late spring should really start to grow.
Any orders placed starting today, can schedule their pickup when they order!
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We are extremely happy with the number of new and returning customers that want to support wildlife - birds, bees and other critters that have always made their home here!

Native Plant Store link - https://www.detroitabloom.com/native-plant-store

We have many robins around our house/hoophouse! They especially like the hoophouse and made a nest in a bin about two we...
05/13/2026

We have many robins around our house/hoophouse! They especially like the hoophouse and made a nest in a bin about two weeks ago.
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Photo one - they hatched Monday morning!
Photo two - Tuesday, Day 2 all is well!

Address

244 Manistique
Detroit, MI
48215

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm

Telephone

(313) 587-2446

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