Summer is a great time to visit the spectacular Gateway Garden of New World Plants at the Botanical Gardens. The ornamental plants in this garden are originally native to the Americas.
Check out the bloom calendar.
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As the trees drop their leaves, long vistas begin to open up. Animals leave their tracks in the the snow and wet soil near Fleming Creek at the Botanical Gardens, while hikers dust off their snow shoes for a walk in the Arb.
Natural Areas Stewardship: The active care and maintenance of natural areas which seeks to control exotic invasive species, encourage characteristic native species, and reestablish natural processes upon which native ecosystems depend.
The University of Michigan Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum is about connecting people with nature. We're about sustaining the earth. We're about caring for our natural heritage. We're about sharing knowledge and promoting learning.