Inside Pell Greenhouses’ 2026 Michigan Plant Tour Display
Pell Greenhouses in Hudsonville, MI, was one of the stops during the 2026 Michigan Garden Plant Tour. Throughout the grounds, visitors could see plants in several settings, from individual varieties and trial groupings to finished containers, hanging baskets, and landscape displays. Founded in 1970, Pell Greenhouses is a wholesale operation serving the young-plant market while also producing spring and summer crops, mums, and poinsettias. Today, the operation includes more than 12 acres under cover. During my visit, the displays offered a mix of plant evaluation and creative presentation, with plenty to see as I made my way around the grounds. Take a look at some of the highlights from my visit below.
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2026 Michigan Plant Tour: Pell Greenhouses
A custom structure filled with hanging baskets served as a focal point in Pell Greenhouses’ display garden.
All images courtesy of Marisa Reyes
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2026 Michigan Plant Tour: Pell Greenhouses
Old tires were upcycled into a teacup-and-saucer planter filled with colorful annuals.
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2026 Michigan Plant Tour: Pell Greenhouses
The deep burgundy coleus in the large white urn really pops against the bright colors of the surrounding hanging baskets.
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2026 Michigan Plant Tour: Pell Greenhouses
Burgundy-and-white petunias combine with coral flowers and trailing foliage in one of the finished containers on display. I loved the play on color here!
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2026 Michigan Plant Tour: Pell Greenhouses
Danziger’s DuraBella Hummingbird Haven mix brings three Colibri calibrachoa varieties to the base of this colorful combination. The salvias in the center add height and another hummingbird favorite.
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2026 Michigan Plant Tour: Pell Greenhouses
Rows of rex begonias growing beneath mature trees gave visitors a closer look at individual varieties under shaded conditions.
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2026 Michigan Plant Tour: Pell Greenhouses
Green Fuse Botanicals’ Shadow King ‘Lime Ricky’ rex begonia caught my eye with foliage that almost looks like someone took a silver Sharpie to it.
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2026 Michigan Plant Tour: Pell Greenhouses
Green Fuse Botanicals’ Streptocarpus Ladyslippers ‘Blue Ice’ was among the flowering plants featured in the shaded portion of the display.
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2026 Michigan Plant Tour: Pell Greenhouses
Beyond the display gardens, rows of plants provided a broader look at varieties growing outdoors.
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2026 Michigan Plant Tour: Pell Greenhouses
Calibrachoa varieties were packed with blooms during my visit, showing off their full, rounded habits in the outdoor growing area.
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2026 Michigan Plant Tour: Pell Greenhouses
Pell Greenhouses employees created mixed-container combinations for visitors to vote on during the Michigan Garden Plant Tour. This one got my vote.
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2026 Michigan Plant Tour: Pell Greenhouses
2026 Michigan Plant Tour: Pell Greenhouses
2026 Michigan Plant Tour: Pell Greenhouses
2026 Michigan Plant Tour: Pell Greenhouses
2026 Michigan Plant Tour: Pell Greenhouses
2026 Michigan Plant Tour: Pell Greenhouses
2026 Michigan Plant Tour: Pell Greenhouses
2026 Michigan Plant Tour: Pell Greenhouses
2026 Michigan Plant Tour: Pell Greenhouses
2026 Michigan Plant Tour: Pell Greenhouses
2026 Michigan Plant Tour: Pell Greenhouses
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Marisa Reyes is a Content Specialist at Greenhouse Grower. See all author stories here.