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Walk to the middle of the newly completed Oudolf Garden Detroit on Belle Isle and look to the east to the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory. You’ll see in a nutshell why the Oudolf garden is so different.

Source: A different kind of garden: Six ways Oudolf Garden Detroit is unlike any other in Michigan | Detroit News

Starting on September 1 and running through the end of the month, the forthcoming fête marks the 11th edition of Detroit Month of Design and is billed as its largest yet, with 11 installations and over 80 events with something for everyone including tours, talks, workshops, open studios, exhibitions, and immersive design experiences. In total, over 150 local designers and creatives are participating in this year’s celebration.

Source: Design Core announces lineup for the 11th edition of Detroit Month of Design

A much-awaited garden hit some snags along the way, but is now ready to open later this month. Oudolf Garden Detroit, designed by world renowned Dutch garden designer Piet Oudolf, will open to the public on August 28, bringing another pleasant green space to enjoy in the city.

Source: Oudolf Garden Detroit set to open later this month | Urbanize Detroit

At least four years in the making, Detroit’s highly anticipated new Oudolf Garden Detroit on Belle Isle will officially open to the public with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. Aug. 28.

Source: Oudolf Garden Detroit ribbon cutting set for Aug. 28 on Belle Isle

Oudolf Garden Detroit (OGD) on Belle Isle, the newest public garden designed by world-renowned perennial garden master Piet Oudolf, will open to the public on Aug. 28.

Source: Public Garden by Renowned Designer Piet Oudolf to Open on Belle Isle – DBusiness Magazine

Each month, Wallpaper* offers a leading creative figure carte blanche to design a limited-edition cover. For our August 2021 issue, landscape designer Piet Oudolf sketched a planting plan for Oudolf Garten, newly installed at Vitra HQ in Weil am Rhein, Germany.

via https://www.wallpaper.com/design/piet-oudolf-limited-edition-cover-wallpaper-august-2021

It was the longest of long shots. Getting Dutch superstar Piet Oudolf to design one of his trademark gardens in your town is a little like setting your heart on Frank Gehry for that new building. Good luck getting through the gate. But the 110-year-old Garden Club of Michigan, with a long history of philanthropic gifts to the city of Detroit, was determined to try.