- 2012 U-M Nichols Arboretum Peony Festival
The Peony Festival this year celebrates the 90th anniversary of the famed Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden, the largest collection of antique and heirloom peonies in North America. The festival also features free staff-led and self-guided tours, cut-flower display in the Reader Center, and more. Free admission. Nichols Arboretum is open sunrise to sunset.
Stay tuned for more information. For updates on the Garden, visit our website, Facebook page, Twitter @MatthaeiNicholsor call for more information, 734.647.7600.
Location: Nichols Arboretum
Date: 5/15/2012 to 6/5/2012
Date Details: Tues., May 15 through Tues., June 5 (dates are approximate and depend on weather)
Time: 10 am to 4:30 pm
- Free Guided Peony Garden Tours
All invited for a series of twice-daily, free staff-led tours of the U-M Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden, May 15-20 during the 2012 peony bloom season. All tours take place in the Arboretum, 1610 Washington Hts., at 12:15 & 7 pm. Due to unseasonably warm weather last winter and this spring we've moved the bloom time up. For updates on the peony garden and bloom times visit our Facebook page or follow us on Twitter.
Wednesday, May 16, 12:15 pm:
Elements of Style - Demystifying peony forms and fashions
7:00 pm:
What’s in a Name? - Peony names of the past—the who, what, when, and why
Free. Call 734.647.7600 for more information.
Location: Nichols Arboretum
Date: 5/16/2012
Date Details: Wednesday, May 16, 12:15 & 7 pm, Nichols Arboretum
Time: 12:15 pm to 12:45 pm
- Washtenaw Audubon Society: Superbirders of Southeast Michigan
Ride with Andy Dettling and Jacco Gelderloos as they set the standard for Green Big Years. Using only their feet and bicycles, these Iron Birders have sighted a remarkable number of bird species over the course of the calendar year, in most cases outperforming those birding wimps who have used automobiles in previous big year attempts. Hear their tales of death-defying rides in pre-dawn hours, in rain, snow, and heavy traffic as they work their Big Green Big Years, known as BGBYs!*
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Date: 5/16/2012
Time: 7:30 pm
- Superbirders of Southeast Michigan
Sponsored by the Washtenaw Audubon Society
Using only their feet and bicycles, “Iron Birders” Andy Dettling and Jacco Gelderloos have sighted a remarkable number of bird species over the course of the calendar year. Hear their tales of death-defying rides in pre-dawn hours, in rain, snow, and heavy traffic as they work their Big Green Big Years, known as BGBYs.
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Date: 5/16/2012
Time: 7:30 pm
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