Community revitalization
from the ground up
Our journey has taken us…
We formed our nonprofit in 2015 as a cut-flower farm. Through our love of nature and deep respect for pollinators we started a native plant nursery to promote native plant growth beyond our gardens. From there, the pandemic gave us the opportunity to offer a safe place for people to gather outside and our Wellness Garden was born!
Wellness Garden
Over the years, Detroit Abloom has grown into becoming a Wellness Garden, the first of its kind in Metro-Detroit. Working with other health-minded people who specialize in teaching different healing practices, we offer a variety of classes and workshops during our May to November season. These include weekly yoga, meditation, Tai Chi, Sound Bath Meditation, Belly Dance, elemental breathing, reiki, spiritual philosophy, Food is Medicine and flower workshops, and much more.
Come stroll through our Sanctuary Gardens and Pond. Visit our online shop to purchase native plants for your garden! When you grow plants that originated where you live, you get to see up close and personal how those plants have co-evolved with pollinators! It is a fascinating experience! Make a difference, plant natives! Our gardens are open to the public during daylight hours! Come, enjoy a stroll!
Native Plants & Gardens
We started Detroit Abloom as a Cut-Flower Farm with a Kresge Grant. While we have journeyed into other areas, flower farming is our roots. We love to grow sustainable, no spray flowers. From Ranunculus and Tulips in April until the Dahlias are finished at the first hard frost! Our 2025 Summer Bouquet Share is sold out and we are not able to offer a Spring Share due to weather constraints. We will have a limited supply of Ranunculus and peony tulips available. These will be sold in the Bouquet Shop based on availability during April & May 2025 for pickup at our house/headquarters - 313 Newport St. Nancy will post on Instagram & FB to let everyone know.
Cut Flower Farm
Sunset at DA, 2024
We spruced up the wood pile a bit! 2024
Dahlias, October 2024
Oudolf Perennial Symposium, bus tour
Summer Bouquet Share
A sign showing all the different species we have seen over the last 7 years! Put together beautifully by one of our Plot Farmers - the Stevens Family!
RJ Spangler and band, 2024 Dahlia Fest
T Bone Paxton, Dahlia Fest 2024
Justine Schneider, Board member manning the Pizza operation, Dahlia Fest 2024
Tom made this cement water fountain! 2024
Deeplands Garden Club tour with Tom
The two year old tadpoles began their transformation into Bullfrogs
DA Summer Social - 2024
DA Summer Social - 2024
DA Summer Social - 2024
2024 new arbor, soon to have a roof as well!
Our American Lotus pond plants bloomed. Plant native! 2024
Sweet Skipper Butterfly on Boneset
Skipper on sunflower, they were everywhere, summer 2024
Bridal Bouquet! August 2024
New bench, Thank you Matt and TD Construction!
Garden view, 2023.
Mayor Duggan introducing the 200th mural in Detroit. Featuring grass root groups in Jefferson Chalmers area - Detroit Abloom, Feedom Freedom and Manistique Treehous project were commerated on the mural. We were honored!
Garden view, early summer. 2023.
Pond has Bluegills, frogs and native aquadic plants.
The pavilion is the perfect place to hold a workshop.
Garden view, summer, 2023.
Entrance to Tom's Soul Garden.
Dahlias 2023.
Plot Farmer gathering, 2023.
Entranct tp Nancy's Secret Garden, Rudbeckia triloba and Maximilian Sunflower leading the way! 2024
Blue Stemmed Goldenrod planted in partial shade, 2024.
“Thank you for creating such a jewel in the neighborhood. I love coming for a walk, clear my head and just enjoy! It’s as though I’m in the Garden of Eden.”
— M. Contranz