Visit the Garden!

Currently Closed
Opens Today10:00 am to 8:00 pm

Free Admission

Explore Matthaei Botanical Gardens

From blooming flowers to quiet trails, Matthaei Botanical Gardens brings you closer to plants, nature, and the stories they tell about the world around us.

an adult and child look at colorful flowers

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The Gardens

Explore our many outdoor gardens featuring bonsai, native and medicinal plants, perennials, and more blooming seasonally from spring to first frost.

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The Conservatory

Three separate climates fill our indoor conservatory with plants from across the globe. See tropical plants from near the equator in the Kimberly and Theodore Maged Tropical House. Check out the Temperate house just beyond, and finish by visiting the Arid House to experience extreme, dry areas.

The tropical house section of the conservatory
Bicycle rider crossing a bridge on the Matthaei Botanical Gardens Trail

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The Trails

Trails winding past stunning natural features have been part of the Botanical Gardens’ Dixboro Road site since before its development in the early 1960s. 

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The Campus Farm

The Campus Farm is a student-driven multi-stakeholder living learning lab for sustainable food systems work built around principles of food grown by students for students.

Students tending the campus farm