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.
Source: Oudolf Garden on Belle Isle complete with new boardwalk | Crain’s Detroit Business
Detroit, Michigan
September 20, 2024
Presented Perennial Plant Association and
Oudolf Garden Detroit
Join us for education at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, a tour of the Oudolf Garden Detroit, and a picnic lunch followed by a bus tour to our favorite Detroit perennial-inspired locations! The day concludes with a visit to a private home, The Stratton House, for a garden tour and social!
Photos courtesy of Ryan Southen Photography
See More “2024-06-05 Meadow Planting”
Photos courtesy of Ryan Southen Photography
See More “2024-06-04 Meadow Planting”
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.
Source: Hope For Flowers Spring 2024 Ready-to-Wear Collection | Vogue
The living art installation that is being stolen from Oudolf Gardens in Belle Isle is a reason to be enraged.
Source: Living art installation stolen from Oudolf Gardens on Belle Isle in Detroit
The gardens on Belle Isle are getting an upgrade! Stay tuned next year. Until then, go on a green adventure this summer with the best Detroit gardens. These gardens offer a mini getaway over the summer and beyond. The diverse plants with ornate garden designs may even inspire you to start your own at-home garden, or, grow more flowers.
Source: 5 Greatest Detroit Gardens To Visit This Summer | Detroitisit
If plants were celebrities, the flowers and greenery at Oudolf Gardens on Belle Isle would be big stars. It’s the site of a BioBlitz and pollinator celebration.
Source: Here’s ways to score rare, beautiful plants at garden in Belle Isle
The public is invited to explore birds, butterflies and other local wildlife, insects and plants at a free, family-friendly Pollinator Week Celebration and free BioBlitz from 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 24, at Oudolf Garden Detroit. The garden includes 32,000 hearty perennials and grasses. Participants will enjoy informative displays and children’s activities in the
Source: Pollinator Week, BioBlitz at Oudolf Garden – Grosse Pointe News
Bird watchers. Gardeners. Nature photographers. Tourists. A host of people are discovering the garden that gets better by the day.
Source: Volunteers geared up for Oudolf Garden Detroit’s summer show – Macomb Daily