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Where your plants come from + how they are grown!

Where your plants come from + how they are grown!

By Jennifer LaMontagne

About 98% of our plants are grown from seed, unrooted cutting, or tissue culture on site at Mill Creek - let us tell you how!

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Sunlight + Your Houseplants

Sunlight + Your Houseplants

By Jennifer LaMontagne

Are your houseplants happy + healthy? Now is a great time to pay extra attention to your indoor plants and give them a checkup during the long winter. Here are a few helpful tips to consider!

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Love your fur babies + your valentine with pet-safe plants!

Love your fur babies + your valentine with pet-safe plants!

By Jennifer LaMontagne

Here are the top three, most loved, pet-friendly houseplants that we grow at Mill Creek!

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Keep Your Love "Growing" with Orchids + Philodendron

Keep Your Love "Growing" with Orchids + Philodendron

By Jennifer LaMontagne

With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, do you know what you're going to get for your significant other?  How about a...

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3 Tips to Healthy Winter Houseplants!

3 Tips to Healthy Winter Houseplants!

By Jennifer LaMontagne

Whether your plants are in their usual indoor habitat or have been brought inside for the winter, there are some...

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Our Sustainability Journey: 2022 Update

By Danielle Winer

Running a growing operation in the middle of winter, comes with its challenges, to name one: HEATING - and our goal is to heat sustainably!

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Gotta Love the Spring Bugs!

Gotta Love the Spring Bugs!

By Danielle Winer

I’ve got the spring bug, literally.  It’s become a daily occurrence in our household.  Remi, our 15-month old, while enjoying...

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Our Winter Challenge

Our Winter Challenge

By Danielle Winer

Growing in Wisconsin's sub zero temperatures.

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Top 5 Houseplants You Can't Kill

Top 5 Houseplants You Can't Kill

By Lillie Geeslin

Check out our "Top 5 Houseplants You Can't Kill" FREE resource.

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Plants + Placemaking

Plants + Placemaking

By Danielle Winer

At Mill Creek, it’s my turn to place make.  How do I want folks to feel when they visit our greenhouse?

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