We are building a native meadow at
Oudolf Garden Detroit, and you can help.
Thanks to the generous support of the Erb Family Foundation, Oudolf Garden Detroit is proud to announce that our beautiful ADA accessible Boardwalk is NOW OPEN in the East Meadow of the garden. A formal opening is in the works.
The first plants are in the ground in the Meadows, a curated native meadow designed by Piet Oudolf, but we still need your help in sponsoring the plants from the June planting. The Meadows still has two plantings remaining in July 2024 and September 2024. The July planting is being sponsored by the Keep Michigan Beautiful Foundation, and the September planting is being sponsored by North Oakland Wild Ones.
You can make this project a reality by sponsoring the plants that will go into the ground in spring and fall 2024. Learn More
Inspired by the energy of Detroit after receiving a “love letter from Detroit” from The Garden Club of Michigan (GCM), Piet Oudolf designed this naturalistic public garden on Belle Isle.
Both artistic and ecological by design, he chose perennials, grasses, shrubs, and trees for their hardiness, durability, and ever-changing textures and colors for enjoyment in all four seasons. Oudolf Garden Detroit differs from other public Oudolf gardens in that it is run by its all-volunteer Oudolf Garden Detroit Grounds Crew.
The 3 acre garden sits in front of and around the Nancy Brown Peace Carillon on Belle Isle, a Michigan state park situated in the picturesque Detroit River. The Garden is divided into four district areas; the Main Garden, the Rain Garden, Piet’s Bird Border and the Meadows.
Follow us on Instagram @oudolfgardendetroit to learn more.
Weddings are not permitted in the Garden.
“For me, garden design isn’t just about plants, it is about emotion, atmosphere, a sense of contemplation. You try to move people with what you do. You look at this, and it goes deeper than what you see. It reminds you of something in the genes — nature, or the longing for nature.”
Piet Oudolf
