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We had a wonderful Spring Curator's Tour this Saturday, May 19th, spending an afternoon exploring Heathdale at Nichols Arboretum. Heathdale is a unique segment within the arboretum that hosts Ericaceous and Appalachian Plants. Matthaei-Nichols Director Bob...

Saturday, May 12 and 19, Matthaei Botanical Gardens hosted the Mother's Day Plant Sale and Kitchen Favorites Member Hours. These were special pre-sale hours during which members could purchase--and get a discount on---beautiful floral arrangements,...

Welcome summer 2018 interns! Thirty-nine students from all over the University of Michigan campus joined our team of interns this summer. They'll be working in every department, helping us get things done. They will also take away a portfolio of...

We continue to add tree peonies to the Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden. These tissue-petaled peonies  have woody stemmed and bring colors to the garden not usually found in herbaceous peonies. Tree peonies also bloom earlier than herbaceous peonies,...

At a special training May 3, the 2018 Nature Academy interns at Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arborertum learned about the projects they'll work on this summer. When they pick their projects, the interns will cap the summer with a poster about the...

Volunteer photographer Michele Yanga is always out in the spring-summer months taking pictures of the spaces and  gardens at Mattahei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum. Yesterday she stopped by the Arb and caught some spring bloomers, including a...

From Mike Kost, curator of native plants at Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum: a list of some of the native species blooming in the Great Lakes Gardens at Matthaei. Mike adds that our Horner Woods location off Dixboro north of Plymouth (west...

Wooded landscapes full of challenges – a rain-capturing cistern system – an 1860s farmhouse surrounded by easy care perennials – the six private gardens featured on the 2018 Ann Arbor Garden Walk beautifully illustrate the results of creating gardens that...

If you've been to a Shakespeare in the Arb performance in the last 16 years, you're familiar with David Zinn's work. Since 2002 David has designed the eye-catching Shakespeare in the Arb posters. But as the 2018 Shakespeare in the Arb season approaches...