The beautiful public garden on Detroit’s Belle Isle by Dutch designer Piet Oudolf changes every day.
As the end of summer nears, we visit a public garden in Michigan that evolves with the seasons, thanks to its meticulous design and an army of volunteer gardeners. John Yang reports from Detroit for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
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Feeding birds in winter is important, particularly as temperatures drop and food becomes scarce. ‘Growing native plants, including shrubs with fall berries such as viburnums, dogwoods, lingonberries and bayberries is a good idea to help birds in fall and winter,’ says Meredith Simpson, horticulturist and leading grounds crew member at the Oudolf Garden, Detroit. ‘Go with a natural, unclipped look in fall and winter to allow for maximum fruit production and consumption.
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A sizable crowd gathered outside the Nancy Brown Peace Carillon on Belle Isle the morning of Monday, Oct. 28, as Oudolf Garden Detroit volunteers dedicated a new space and new amenity to the grounds.
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Seven years after planning efforts began, a world-class garden designed by famed landscape architect Piet Oudolf on Belle Isle Park is finished. The final plantings — all-native perennials, grasses and shrubs — were put in at the Oudolf Garden Detroit on Belle Isle this month, filling in meadows that visitors will be able to cross via a new boardwalk.
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Tracy Reese always goes back to nature for her spring collections. Her brand is called Hope for Flowers, after all, so a permanent fixation on flora makes sense. Specifically, Reese was inspired by the Piet Oudolf garden in Detroit, which opened in 2021. Spanning three acres, it’s lush and green, dotted with purple, blue, and pink. The image of that garden was translated into an abstract, Monet-esque print Reese used liberally in her collection: on easy slip dresses, cardigans, sheer jackets, smocked shirts, and more.
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Planted on Belle Isle in the fall of 2020, the Oudolf Garden Detroit is a 4-season, free public garden. It’s a work of art, characterized by Piet Oudolf’s signature use of colorful native grasses and hardy perennial flowers. The internationally renowned Dutch garden designer and horticulturist’s displays created the planting designs for the High Line in New York City and the Lurie Garden in Chicago. Oudolf Garden Detroit proudly accumulates 4 million+ people a year.
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Ken and Heather Slayton love birding, gardening and the great outdoors. So, Friday being a gorgeous day the Warren retirees decided to pack up their binoculars and head to Oudolf Garden Detroit.
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In late 2016, GCA Medal of Honor winner Piet Oudolf received a “love letter” from the Garden Club of Michigan asking him to design a new public garden on Detroit’s Belle Isle. In August 2022, he saw his two-year old 3.5-acre creation for the first time after international travel restrictions were lifted.
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