calendar of events
There's always something happening at the Arb & Gardens, whether it's a single cactus blooming in the Conservatory or a few thousand people enjoying Earth Day celebrations. Free guided tours. Prescribed burns. Gardening and art classes for kids and adults. School field trips. Seasonal exhibits. Let our calendar help you find the activity that's right for you and your family.
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This impressive century plant is one of several agaves in the Arid House at the Botanical Gardens. At over 70 years old, we are still waiting for its first bloom.
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- Places for the Spirit: Traditional African American Gardens
An exhibition of black-and-white photographs featuring African American folk gardens captured by artist Vaughn Sills. In the spirit of outsider and folk art traditions, these culurally significant gardens reveal a unique aesthetic that is disappearing from the American landscape. Sills, an associate professor at Simmons College in Boston, traveled throughout the south, photographing gardens in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina along with their creators.
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens Date: 1/18/2013 to 3/10/2013 Date Details: Friday, January 18, 2013--Sunday, March 10, 2013 - Folktales and Fantasy - A Camp Winter-Break Program
Special plants are always part of stories and legends, listen to folktales about some of the plants here, and then create your own story collage and legend about your favorite conservatory plant. Camp Winter-Break programs provide nature-based activities during the local school winter break. All fees if any cover materials and activities. $5.00/child
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens Date: 2/20/2013 Date Details: Wednesday, February 20, 2013, 10am-12pm Time: 10 am to 12 pm
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