Events
June 2019
Nature Play Pop-Ups at Matthaei
An event every week that begins at 10:00 am on Monday, repeating until August 26, 2019
Kids and parents, join us for our summer nature play pop-ups in the children’s garden. These hands-on, exploratory nature play activities an immersive experience for children ages 3-7. Look for program descriptions here on the Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum website and on our social media in late May. Monday mornings 10-11:30 am and second Sundays 3-4:40 pm, June-August, Gaffield Children's Garden, Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 1800 N. Dixboro Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Find out more »Summer Safari: Children’s Program at Matthaei
Summertime is here and we’re ready to hit the trails. Go on a guided safari and explore the trails of Matthaei. Learn about the plants and animals that call southeastern Michigan home. Make a safari notebook to take along and sketch what you find.
Find out more »Care and Training of Eastern White Cedar Bonsai
Bonsai artist and expert John Wall styles a collected Eastern white cedar, Thuja occidentalis, and discusses care and training of this species. John has been practicing bonsai since the age of ten, but really became serious about the art in 2003. A lover of wild collected trees, John has worked with everything from stunted evergreens from the western mountains, to deciduous trees from the southeast. John has an eye for design and loves dramatic and unusual trees. He has shown…
Find out more »Eastern White Cedar Bonsai Workshop with John Wall
Bonsai artist and expert John Wall conducts a workshop on styling Eastern white cedar. Participants will style collected Eastern White Cedar. Cost is $175/person. Registration required; please email aabonsaisociety@gmail.com for information or to register. (On June 26 John styles a collected Eastern white cedar, Thuja occidentalis, and discusses care and training of this species in a free Ann Arbor Bonsai Society program. John has been practicing bonsai since the age of ten, but really became serious about the art in…
Find out more »July 2019
Nature Play Pop-Ups at Matthaei
An event every week that begins at 10:00 am on Monday, repeating until August 26, 2019
Kids and parents, join us for our summer nature play pop-ups in the children’s garden. These hands-on, exploratory nature play activities an immersive experience for children ages 3-7. Look for program descriptions here on the Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum website and on our social media in late May. Monday mornings 10-11:30 am and second Sundays 3-4:40 pm, June-August, Gaffield Children's Garden, Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 1800 N. Dixboro Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Find out more »Catching Your Breath
A free monthly program for caregivers of adults with memory loss. Designed for learning skills for continued health and well-being. Info and to register: 734.936.8803. Presented by MI Alzheimer’s Disease Center
Find out more »Nature Play Pop-Ups at Matthaei
An event every week that begins at 10:00 am on Monday, repeating until August 26, 2019
Kids and parents, join us for our summer nature play pop-ups in the children’s garden. These hands-on, exploratory nature play activities an immersive experience for children ages 3-7. Look for program descriptions here on the Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum website and on our social media in late May. Monday mornings 10-11:30 am and second Sundays 3-4:40 pm, June-August, Gaffield Children's Garden, Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 1800 N. Dixboro Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Find out more »Nature Play Pop-Ups at Matthaei
An event every week that begins at 10:00 am on Monday, repeating until August 26, 2019
Kids and parents, join us for our summer nature play pop-ups in the children’s garden. These hands-on, exploratory nature play activities an immersive experience for children ages 3-7. Look for program descriptions here on the Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum website and on our social media in late May. Monday mornings 10-11:30 am and second Sundays 3-4:40 pm, June-August, Gaffield Children's Garden, Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 1800 N. Dixboro Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Find out more »Our goal is to save The World…Starting with Detroit.
A presentation by John George, founder of Detroit Blight Busters, a community-based non profit housing corporation that works with over 9000 volunteers on clean up and rebuilding projects. Presented by the Sierra Club Huron Valley
Find out more »Ethnobotanizing Your Garden: Inspired Design from Indigenous Plants and Worldviews
Dr. Scott Heron, Ferris State University Drawing on his extensive academic experience studying and teaching ethnobotany, biology, anthropology, and American Indian studies, as well as his continued research as a specialist in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and the Great Lakes region with a focus on the Anishinaabek culture, Dr. Heron will present on incorporating ethnobotany in home gardens.Join us for a series of lectures summer 2019 by three experts in ethnobotany. Ethnobotany is the study of a region’s plants and their practical…
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