Events
May 2023
Ann Arbor Orchid Society Meeting
The AAOS welcomes visitors and guests to our meetings. If you have an interest in orchids, please join us and perhaps even think about becoming a member! Each meeting features a different guest speaker each month. This month we welcome Jill Wood: Growing Orchids in Terrariums. Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Room 125. Contact ksreeniv@umich.edu with questions!
Find out more »Ann Arbor Backyard Beekeepers Meeting: Your Queen
Dorothey Morgan- Your Queen. Ann Arbor Backyard Beekeepers meet on the second Tuesday of the month from 7-9 PM. They use the half hour from 6:30- 7PM to answer new beekeeper questions. All members are welcome to join in via Zoom or in person; the public is welcome to the in-person meeting. For more information visit: www.A2B2club.org www.facebook.com/A2B2club Questions? Please connect with A2B2club@gmail.com
Find out more »Guided Nature Walks: Trillium Trek
Trillium Trek Trillium are ephemeral harbingers of spring, starting out white and gently fading to pink. Take a guided walk to look for these three petaled beauties and other flowers showing off in the woods! Matthaei Botanical Gardens is hosting free guided nature walks on select Wednesdays and Sundays. These walks are FREE, no registration is required. Matthaei Botanical Gardens’ Winter Walks are held most Wednesdays and Sundays through April. These free, guided walks will take place inside the Conservatory (though if the weather…
Find out more »Spring Plant Sale
Planters and hanging baskets are designed and tended by a team of dedicated volunteers. Member pre-sale will be online - Become a member today! Partial Plant List Petunia "Good and Plenty Red"Petunia "Mini Vista White"Petunia "Cinnamon"Petunia "Heartbeat Imp."Petunia "Sky Blue"Petunia "Cascadia Rim Violet"Petunia "Pink Sky"Petunia "Black Mamba"Petunia "Light Yellow"Osteospermum "Purple"Osteospermum "Berry White"Lysmachia "Waikiki Sunset"Isotoma "Beth's Blue"Evolvulus "Blue Daze"Anise Hyssop "Blue Fortune"Cleome "Clio Magenta"Verbena "Cake Pop Pink"Verbena "Dark Red"Verbena "Royal PurpleVerbena "Upright True Blue"Gomphrena "Pinball Purple"Calibrochoa "Double Dark Blue"Calibrochoa "Good Night…
Find out more »Kitchen Favorites Plant Sale
May 20-21, 2023,10:00 AM - 4:30 PM Veggies, herbs, and other selected varieties are selected, sown, and grown by students from the U-M Campus Farm. Proceeds go to Campus Farm and MBGNA. Member early pre-sale will be online - Become a member today!
Find out more »Guided Nature Walks: Sun-Centered
Sun-Centered We all depend on the sun, from the smallest duckweed to the mightiest oak and the sun is the center of all food webs. Take a walk to learn how plants and animals make the best use of the sun for warmth and growth. Maybe even learn a few sun salutations as a ‘thank-you’ to the sun. Matthaei Botanical Gardens is hosting free guided nature walks on select Wednesdays and Sundays. These walks are FREE, no registration is required.…
Find out more »Peony Sale (Online only)
Bring some vintage beauty to your garden with our online sale of heirloom peonies. Shop from many varieties found in the historic Peony Garden at Nichols Arboretum. Online only with in-person pickup at Matthaei Botanical Gardens. Plants cannot be shipped or delivered.Matthaei-Nichols members have early bird access starting May 29th - this sale typically sells out quickly. Become a Matthaei-Nichols member or renew your membership today.
Find out more »Nature Play Pop Up: Bubbles! Bubbles!
Marvelous, magical bubbles encourage even the youngest among us to consider the wonder of physics and chemistry. Let’s make giant bubbles and tiny bubbles and all the bubbles in-between! The Gaffield Children’s Garden at Matthaei Botanical Gardens is hosting weekly hands-on Nature Play Pop-ups for summer 2023. Nature Play Pop-ups will occur on Tuesday evenings, 5:30-7:00 pm, and Thursday mornings, 10-11:30 am. In addition, we will host a more ephemeral schedule of Sunday afternoon Nature Play Pop-ups, 3-4:30 pm. This lightly…
Find out more »June 2023
Nature Play Pop Up: Soil Insect Exploration play
There is a lot of life teeming under the soil surface. Stop in to dig and take a close look at the wonderful creatures we find. The Gaffield Children’s Garden at Matthaei Botanical Gardens is hosting weekly hands-on Nature Play Pop-ups for summer 2023. This lightly guided play takes place in the nature art area of the Gaffield Children’s Garden. Young children will have hands-on fun while taking a closer look at nature, and parents will leave with easy ideas…
Find out more »Kelsey Museum Flash Talk Take-Over
Join MBGNA Bonsai Collections Specialist, Carmen Leskoviansky, for a Kelsey Museum Flash Talk Take-Over! The Bonsai and Penjing Garden at Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum turns 10 this year and welcomes additional specimens to its ranks of nationally and internationally renowned trees. These little trees tell big stories—of their own, of their artists, and those imagined by viewers. They celebrate relationships and commitment. Our centenarians demonstrate generations of care before they became our guests. Little trees bring people together…
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