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
The Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation granted $160,000 to Friends of the Oudolf Garden to install an ADA-compliant boardwalk to improve visitors’ access to and experience of Oudolf Garden Detroit’s Meadows by Lake Tacoma on Belle Isle, which is being restored with native plants.
The boardwalk will be in the East Meadow, and is currently in the Design and Permitting stage.
Source: Erb Family Foundation announces $7.2M in new and ongoing Grants
Six years ago Piet Oudolf visited Detroit for his very first time. He answered a Love Letter from Detroit sent by The Garden Club of Michigan. We call this visit our First Date…
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