Who We Are
We are one organization with two locations at the University of Michigan. Our mission is to promote environmental enjoyment, stewardship, and sustainability through education, research, and interaction with the natural world.
What’s Happening
- January 11 @ 10:00 am - March 1 @ 4:30 pm
Uncommon Plants from Our Unique Places: Images of the Great Lakes Gardens
at Matthaei Botanical Gardens - February 22 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
North American Rock Garden Society Winter Potluck
at Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Summer 2020 Internships at Matthaei-Nichols
We’re hiring up to 40 interns this summer to work in every department at the botanical gardens & arboretum. Fertilize your resume with a Nature Academy internship at Matthaei-Nichols! Click here to learn more.
Earth Words (our blog)
Call for Artists: Spring 2020 Artist Market
Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum invites you to apply for our Spring Artist Market! Submit your original nature-inspired work for consideration - it could be jewelry, sculpture, glass, photography, paintings, fiber, etc. We're looking for...
Nature Photographer’s Work on Display At Ann Arbor Mallett’s Creek Library
Photographer Zohair Mohsen's photos explore the intersection of science and art. His images zero in on details that are there for the looking but which we often miss when we observe only the surfaces of nature.Zohair is a frequent contributor to the...
A Passion for Native Plants
Native plants are on a roll. Nurseries and university extension services are noticing a growing interest in sustainable gardening. In fact, native plants are at the top of a 2020 trend list identified by the University of Florida Institute of Food and...
The Buzz in the Gardens
Matthaei Botanical Gardens is home to two local beekeeping clubs, and each has a thriving apiary on the grounds. The gardens are the perfect ecosystem for pollination with acres of wild flowers, tall grasses, and community gardens. This is the story of a...
Up Close to a Dinosaur Plant at Matthaei: the Wollemi Pine in the Conservatory
We’ve got Wollemi pine in the conservatory at Matthaei Botanical Gardens!By now you’ve seen the stories about the Wollemi pines in Australia that were threatened by and then saved from the bushfires there by a team of Australian firefighters. The Wollemi...
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