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The University of Michigan
Arb Parking Tip There are often FREE street parking spaces available on Oswego St. near the Arb's Geddes Street entrance. Click here for a map.
what's in bloom
The Gateway Garden of New World Plants and the Alexandra Hicks Herb Knot Garden at Matthaei offer sensory delights with their profusion of colors and scents.
Check out the bloom calendar.

Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum offer several excellent locations to sit back and read a book or meet with your study partner. Below are just a few of the hundreds of potential study spots throughout the Gardens and Arb.
*Nichols Arboretum is accessible via The Ride bus line 14.

  • Matthaei Botanical Gardens
  • Trailside benches throughout the Gardens
  • Pondside picnic area
  • Library in the Visitor Center (U-M network connectivity)
  • Nichols Arboretum
  • Trailside benches throughout the Arb
  • Riverside benches and picnic tables
  • James D. Reader, Jr. Urban Environmental Education Center (U-M network connectivity)
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