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…
See More “Six years ago this week…”
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.
Source: Piet Oudolf’s First Visit to his Belle Isle Garden in Detroit | GCA
The Oudolf Garden Detroit designed by Piet Oudolf is a very modern mix, influenced by the layers of his earlier work yet more complex and intricate. Piet is the definition of a modern artist; an open source designer, his planting plans are freely available for all to see online, and he works alone but is inspired by the creativity of others, designing in the realm of an amazing creative spirit.
Source: Oudolf Garden Detroit – by Lucy Bellamy – Garden & House
There’s a reason why we should transplant our flowers and plant flower bulbs in the fall. Meteorologist Karen Carter heads to Oudolf Garden Detroit to find out the science behind why planting in the fall makes our perennial gardens bloom better in the spring.
Source: Science of Weather: Fall Planting at Oudolf Garden Detroit – CBS Detroit