Smart Lakefront Plants
Learn how you can love your lake by planting smart plants that are native to Michigan.
What lakefront property owner wouldn’t appreciate the pristine, relaxing environment found right at the water’s edge? For most of us, it seems logical for our lush, green lawns to be clear of vegetation right down to the gently lapping waves. However, what is not widely known is that Michigan lakes have naturally built in “quality control” systems right where the water meets the land. In other words, plants and vegetation at the lake edge and shallows play an amazing buffering role that provides protection against wave “scouring” that occurs with increased boating, man-made erosion from building or construction, or increase runoff from impervious surfaces. Few people know or understand how intense development and loss of natural shoreline …
