Kind Hearts Bloom

06/04/2026

🌱 Help Support the Future Stocking Community Hub 🌱

Kind Hearts Bloom is excited to be partnering with the West Grand Neighborhood Organization on the proposed Stocking Community Hub, a community-led vision for the historic Stocking Elementary School building.

As part of the project, Kind Hearts Bloom would help create and steward a community garden space that increases food access, provides educational opportunities, and brings neighbors together.

The project recently reached an important milestone: GRPS staff recommended WGNO's proposal as the preferred plan for the Stocking site. Now, community support is needed as the GRPS Board considers the proposal.

Here's how you can help before June 8:

✅ Attend the GRPS Board meetings on June 8 (details in the comments)
✅ Submit a letter of support to [email protected]
✅ Sign and share the community petition
✅ Submit public comments to [email protected]

The vision for the Stocking Community Hub includes community gardens, food access initiatives, childcare, workforce development, housing, and gathering spaces designed to serve neighbors for generations to come.

Every letter, meeting attendee, and signature helps demonstrate that our community believes in a community-centered future for Stocking.

Please help us spread the word!

Read the full proposal here:

Explore the Stocking Community Hub vision in West Grand, focused on community space, services, and neighborhood stability—and learn how to get involved.

05/22/2026

Join us for a planting workday this Sunday, May 24 from 12–2 PM!

No experience or tools needed, just come ready to help get plants in the ground and enjoy some time outside with us. It’s a great way to lend a hand, meet other volunteers, and be part of something blooming in the community.

Signup here ➡️ https://dash.pointapp.org/events/556390

05/19/2026

Planning an event? Our DIY Floral Buckets are a beautiful, budget-friendly way to add fresh, locally grown flowers to your day.

Choose from several bucket options at different price points, then design your own bouquets, centerpieces, or bud vases.

Availability is limited throughout the season, so booking early is best. Please reserve your buckets 4 to 6 weeks in advance.

Click below to view bucket options, pricing, and use the Email Us button to check availability.
https://www.kindheartsbloom.org/blooms

05/14/2026

This weekend with Kind Hearts Bloom! 🌸

Join us for a full weekend of plants, community, and sharing the joy of gardening 💚

Saturday, May 16 | 2–6 PM
Native Niche Plant Sale
📍 Speciation Cellars

Sunday, May 17 | 11 AM–2 PM
Plant Swap & Giveaway
📍 Garfield Park shelters by the lodge

Bring plants to swap or simply stop by and take some home. Everyone is welcome!

More info: kindheartsbloom.org

05/09/2026

🌿 Call for Yard Hosts: Native Plant Yard Tour 🐝

Do you grow native plants for birds and butterflies?
Do you live in the West Grand or Walker area?

Kind Hearts Bloom and Kent Conservation District are looking for a few more yards to feature in this summer’s self-guided Native Plant Yard Tour!

We’re especially excited about real-life gardens that mix native and traditional plants - showing neighbors that habitat gardening can start right where they are.

Selected hosts will welcome visitors for a single-day tour planned for July or early August.

Interested in being considered as a tour stop? Fill out the interest form below: https://forms.gle/TL7yAKEQjezTtNUg7

05/06/2026

Looking for a meaningful Mother’s Day gift? Our Flexible Bouquet CSA is a simple way to give local flowers all season long.

This isn’t a weekly subscription. It’s flexible and easy to use.

💛 Buy bouquet credits as a gift
🌸 You choose the weeks you want flowers and opt in to claim a bouquet
🌿 Season runs from April to September 2026

Perfect for moms, grandmothers, or anyone who loves fresh, local flowers without a set schedule.

Every share supports neighborhood-grown flowers and community care across Grand Rapids.

🌿 Give a Mother’s Day gift that grows all season: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/summer-bouquet-csa-copy

05/01/2026

Native trees are crucial in supporting early-emerging pollinators, including bees and butterflies, often providing the first nectar and pollen sources of the year. The foliage of native trees serve as a larval host for numerous butterfly and moth species (Serviceberries support over 100 species of insect!)

Here’s some of our favorite small to medium native trees to plant in residential yards:

-American Plum (Prunus americana)
-Serviceberry (Amelanchier sp.)
-Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
-Flowering Dogwood (Cronus florida)
-P***y Willow (Salix discolor)
-Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus alternifloria)

04/29/2026

Looking for ways to support pollinators this spring? Don’t clean up your garden!

Leaving leaves, stems and brush piles provides critical habitat for all sorts of pollinators and wildlife. If you find yourself needing to do some light clean up, wait until we’ve had five consecutive +50 degree days; this gives the majority of pollinators time to emerge.

Spring Clean Up Tips:
-Cutting stems to varying heights (8-24”) provides crucial nesting sites for many species of pollinators

-Avoid sending plant material to yard waste, instead opt for a brush pile that will host a plethora of wildlife year round

-Consider applying little to no mulch to established gardens allowing them to reseed and spread naturally

04/27/2026

How to divide your perennials for free plants 🌱 Best done in the spring and fall, dividing plants invigorates and promotes new growth. If your perennials can been in the same spot for a few years - they might appreciate a division!

04/24/2026

Do you use native plants to grow birds & butterflies?
Do you live in the West Grand or Walker area?
Would you like to inspire others to build habitat?

If yes to all the above, your yard may be an ideal candidate for a tour stop on this year's Native Plant Yard Tour!

Kind Hearts Bloom is partnering with Kent Conservation District on this single day, self-guided event we expect to hold on a Saturday in July or early August.

It will showcase up to 10 residential yards on the west side. Registrants tour the stops at their own pace and visit with the owners to get inspired and learn.

If you would like to be considered as a tour host, please complete our interest form:
https://forms.gle/iQ9zZYFVr8HapnuJ6