Wyoming, MI Landscaping Rules: Native Plants (2026)

Wyoming's approach to native-plant landscaping is permissive and education-based rather than mandatory. The City's primary vegetation regulations sit in Chapter 82 (Trees and Weeds) of the Wyoming Code of Ordinances (https://library.municode.com/mi/wyoming) and target untended growth, not deliberate plantings. A maintained native or pollinator garden that is intentionally cultivated and kept within applicable height standards is treated as a cultivated landscape, not as weeds. There is no Wyoming ordinance prohibiting residents from planting native species, prairie patches, rain gardens, or pollinator-friendly perennials. The Michigan Pollinator Initiative (https://pollinators.msu.edu/), led by Michigan State University Extension in coordination with the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD), provides statewide guidance on native habitat and pollinator protection. Michigan does not have a statewide neonicotinoid ban for residential turf, but MDARD regulates pesticide application under the Michigan Pesticide Control Act (Part 83 of NREPA, MCL 324.8301 et seq.). For larger native-meadow or agricultural plantings, Michigan's Right to Farm Act (Act 93 of 1981, MCL 286.471 to 286.474) (https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/mcl/pdf/mcl-Act-93-of-1981.pdf) protects a farm or farm operation that conforms to Generally Accepted Agricultural and Management Practices (GAAMPs) from being declared a public or private nuisance, and expressly preempts local ordinances that conflict with the Act or GAAMPs (MCL 286.473 and 286.474). The Kent Conservation District (https://www.kentconservation.org/) supports native plantings and conservation in Kent County.