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Everyone’s heard of ginseng. But it’s getting harder to find in the wild. And it’s a bit tricky to grow. Those are two reasons why in 2015, Steve Parrish, Matthaei-Nichols natural areas manager, decided to try and propagate plants from seeds collected from...

Our twice-a-year artist markets bring great art from local artists to Matthaei Botanical Gardens for a one-day show. Shop from a curated assortment of artists, featuring a broad array of nature-inspired and garden-centric pieces in many media such as...

For this exhibit, the artists explore alternative perspectives from human eyes, dialing the focus in on elements of the natural world that we consider “small.” See below for a list of participating artists and a gallery of their work (not all...

By Joseph MooneyEvery garden is a kind of nature-in-miniature. That’s true of the Marie Azary Rock Garden at Matthaei, where a transformation is taking place this fall. The space, tucked between the Gateway and Great Lakes gardens at Matthaei, is named...

We’re looking forward to having a scary good time on Friday!You may pick up your “life” flags, purchase more flags and gather your registration materials during the following times:THURSDAY OCTOBER 24 – 10am to 8pmFRIDAY OCTOBER 25 – 4pm to 5:15pm At the...

Discover all the ways you can clean your house with herbs; pick up some fairy-garden plants; learn about preserving open space in Washtenaw County; and how you can help prevent new forest pest invasions. Check out our October opportunities below....

Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum invites you to apply for our Winter Artist Market in December! Here's how it works: submit your original, nature-inspired work for consideration - jewelry, sculpture, glass, photography, paintings, fiber,...

PERSPECTIVE: smallA community art exhibit at Matthaei Botanical Gardens.Small is a matter of perspective. From our eyes, we cannot see the pollen that the bee finds so enticing and such a diet would not sustain us. Nor can we see the individual strokes of...

By Joseph Mooney Nichols Arboretum is full of squirrels—and people—which makes research there particularly fulfilling for one student studying the furry four-footed creatures and how they manage in different environments. Squirrels are...

The Girl Scout troop of Ann Arbor's Wines Elementary School---six strong---donated 10% of their cookie sales this year to Matthaei-Nichols. "Every year the girls raise money for their troop by selling cookies and they use that money to attend activities...