Lecture Series

Oudolf Garden Detroit will be hosting a series of virtual public lectures over the next few weeks presenting different aspects of the Garden.

February 24, 2025 6:30PM
The Technology of Oudolf Garden Detroit (Join Meeting)

Duncan Campbell, Sean Loos and Chuck Milligan

Join us for a tour of the behind the scenes technology that supported the planting and supports the ongoing management of Oudolf Garden Detroit. We will explore the geographic information system (GIS) database system that not only tracks plants, trees and scrubs but also maps infrastructure, irrigation and plant growth patterns and water usage. See our plants grow before your eyes with our drone imagery.

March 10, 2025 6:30PM
Beauty in Four Seasons at The Oudolf Garden Detroit (Join Meeting)

Richard Thomas and Ryan Southen

Join us for a visual romp through four seasons of texture, bloom and beauty at the Oudolf Garden Detroit. Grab your favorite beverage and see the garden through the professional eye of Ryan Southen with narration by Richard Thomas. This will be an all too swift hour to spend online with friends, enliven memories and re-kindle joys of discovery and volunteering in this amazing garden. Let’s get recharged for the next season of growth!

April 7, 2025 6:30PM
The Oudolf Native Meadows
(Join Meeting)

Meredith Simpson

Join us for an overview of the beautiful Jean Wright Hudson Peace Meadows—a unique lakeplain wet prairie habitat. We’ll cover the who, what and how of our efforts so far to rehabilitate this low-lying area surrounding the Nancy Brown Peace Carillon, and highlight some of the beautiful native plants in our Oudolf plant palette.

Oudolf Garden on Belle Isle complete with new boardwalk | Crain’s Detroit Business

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

PPA Symposium Detroit: Celebrating the Urban Garden

PERENNIAL PLANT ASSOCIATION SYMPOSIUM DETROIT: CELEBRATING THE URBAN GARDEN

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!

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5 Greatest Detroit Gardens To Visit This Summer | Detroitisit

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