Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum at the Univeristy of Michigan

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Arb Parking Tip
Free street parking spaces are sometimes available on Oswego St. near the Arb's Geddes Street entrance.
Click here for a map.

what's in bloom

In spring, Matthaei and the Arb burst into life. Over 20,000 daffodils in a line emerge and bloom at the Arb The fragrance of lilacs is on the air. Woody plants show off their flowers and the peonies peak in June.
Check out the bloom calendar.

Looking for a central location to hold a group meeting? How about catching up on some of your reading at a riverside bench? We have some of the University's best study spots.

Barn at the historic homestead site at Mattahei Botanical Gardens. This barn was built in the mid to late 19th centruy.

The farmstead contains the original settlement-period (1830s) farm house and two historic barns from the mid to late 19th century. At present these architecturally significant and signature buildings are closed to the public, but visitors on the Yellow Trail are welcome to examine the barn exterior. All the stone and timber for these buildings came from the site - this is truly vernacular architecture and a treasured part of our cultural heritage. Not surprisingly, both bats and snakes are sometimes seen near here.

The farm house is occupied - please keep to the Yellow Trail and respect the residents' privacy.

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