Learn More About Native Plants and How to Save Our Pollinators!
The City of Rochester Planted a Mini-Forest
The Rochester Mini-forest was planted in a vacant lot that had previously been a garbage dump. Forty volunteers gathered on May 3, 2025 to plant a combinaton of canopy trees, understory trees and shrubs. Works. It was an excellent way to reclaim vacant land for ecological restoration, and watching this little forest grow will be exciting!
Our Fall Native Plant Sale will Be Open for Preorders August 5!
Rochester Pollinators Fall '25 Native Plant Sale will be open for online preorders! Choose from Individual Native Plants, Grasses, Trees and Shrubs, and Kits curated for an assortment of conditions and themes. Find more details and see what we've got at the link below!
Plant a Rain Garden to Help with Basement Flooding and Spongy Lawns!
Native plants can help manage those wet areas in your yard! Their deep roots help. Read all about it on our Rain Gardens resource page with a link to a FREE Rain Garden Course worth $189.
Our Native Plant General Store Opens Sept 8!
We have three ways to purchase native plants.
1. Preorder online & schedule a pick up at the Trent Creative Office, 114 E 2nd St., Rochester
2. Purchase on Saturday, Sept. 6 at the Downtown Rochester Farmer's Market
3. Purchase at our Native Plant General Store from Sept 8–12 (or until sold out!) at the Trent Creative Office
How to Get Involved!
• Plant a butterfly garden
• Purchase authentic Michigan native flowers
• Don't use chemicals (they pollinators such as butterflies and bees)
• Sign-up for our newsletter
• Follow us on Facebook & Instagram
• Volunteer with us
Learn and Have Fun at Our Upcoming Events
There are so many wonderful pollinator conversations and new friends that we have made at our presentations and events. Join us at the Farmer's Market on September 6 from 8am-1pm. Pick up a FREE Milkweed plant, talk to experts and purchase native flowers and shrubs.
Your Purchases Help to Fund Our Work!
Purchases of our pollinator-themed merchandise help to get the message out that pollinators need our help, fund our plant giveaways and defray the cost of making our informational brochures and handouts.
Our t-shirts, notecards, pins, stickers and more make great gifts! All are are available at our Etsy Shop (linked below), and at the Bizzy Buzz Artisan Market, 409 S. Main St. in Downtown Rochester.
Our Mission
Rochester Pollinators mission is to provide education and resources to preserve the Monarch butterfly and pollinator population. By reintroducing Michigan native plants into local landscapes including home gardens, businesses and municipal landscapes, we can help our local pollinators flourish!
All proceeds go toward saving our local pollinators.