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what's in bloom
Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum burst to life come spring time. The Peonies start to peek. The woody plants begin to flower. The daffodil line emerges at the Arb. Check out the bloom calendar.
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Spring Bulb Display at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens Conservatory.

Are you ready for spring, but wondering why there is no sign of it yet? During the month of March, spring is in full bloom in the Conservatory. The Spring Display will highlight our staff’s “passion” for the season and the wonderful blooms that come with it. Visitors will be able to “Think Spring!” and view landscape displays created by Runciman Landscapes and receive a coupon for 10 free tulip bulbs from Downtown Home & Garden! For more information about our sponsor, please visit the Runciman Landscapes website.

Date: 3/4/2008 to 3/31/2008
Date Details: Entire month of March

Here's what our visitors are saying:
 
My Favorite Spring Blooms are:

  • Tulip
  • Rhododendron and Magnolia
  • All types of Lilies
  • Sakura (in Japanese)
  • Iris
  • Apple bloom
  • All of them
  • Azalea
  • Baby Moses
  • Hyacinth
  • Lily
  • Narcissus – oh oh oh the sweet smell!
  • Pink flowers
  • Amaryllis
  • Anemone
  • Purple spiky flowers
  • Daffodils
  • All things
  • Violet
  • Tulip
  • Lilies, Tulips and Orange Pixies
  • Hyacinth
  • Tulip
  • Tulep (Tulip)
  • Lilies
  • Tulip
  • poet’s eye narcissus
  • Hyacinth
  • Tulip
  • Tolup (Tulip)
  • Tulips, Roses
  • Tulip
  • Daffodils
  • Tulips
  • Tulip
  • The blooms that grow on our apple tree
  • Lily of the valley
  • Lilacs
  • Crocus
  • Hyacinth
  • A tulip because I like the colors.
  • Daffodil
  • Tulips
  • Jack in the pulpit
  • Daffodils
What I love about Spring:
  • Really early: Snowdrops; early spring: crocus (purple stripe); mid-spring: forsythia bushes; late spring:
  • Renewal; Refreshing
  • Warm, not too cold.
  • The fresh smell, “green” – It’s the end of winter!
  • Not being depressed anymore.
  • All the puddles.
  • I can see all the flowers.
  • The birds’ songs.
  • I love when the toads come out.
  • It’s getting warmer.
  • A Green thing loves the green.
  • Warm sun after the cold winter months.
  • Flowers start blooming and it gets warmer.
  • Flowers start to bloom.
  • The different color of green.
  • I love all the colors – even red.
  • Butterflies.
  • The sign it brings of newness.
  • All nice weather.
  • The flowers.
  • Weather
  • It is all so lovely. The smell is heaven.
  • To see all of God’s beautiful creation come back.
  • Sunshine and warmer weather.
  • Watching the green tips of the bulbs peeping through the ground. More and more daylight and birds singing loud and energenically hopping arund . Scent of moist earth and humidity returning to the air.
  • We go swimming and Easter
  • The fresh new beginning God creates
  • All the fresh blooming flowers.
  • All the flowers bloom.
  • Sun, smell of blooming flowers, birds singing.
  • Flowers bloom. Spring is warm and smells good. The baby animals are born.
  • It’s very pretty.
  • What I love about spring is that the days are longer. I love the vibrant colors of all the flowers and that life begins again.
  • All the new growth.
  • The sunshine and warmth. School ending soon. The flowers that grow in our flower pots.
  • Bugs.
  • Flowers.
  • Warm.
  • That it is Easter and the flowers bloom.
  • Flowers come out.
  • The color returning to the flowers and trees.
  • The first day with clear blue sky and fresh air when you can outside and shout “I’m free again.”
  • It is the start of the rainy season.

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