Articles tagged:garden tours

Posted: Thu Aug 26 6:01 a.m. by Pam Stout
Summer Garden Contest winners build beautiful retreats by relaxing garden rules

Last week, I enjoyed the pleasure of visiting the homes and gardens of our AnnArbor.com Summer Garden Contest winners: two distinctly different but equally pleasing nature havens by Walter Fisher and Mary Hewlett. Walter Fisher, a retired microbiologist, has spent about 16 years cultivating a garden he says is “a ...

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Posted: Fri Jul 30 8:39 a.m. by Events Admin AnnArbor.com
Posted: Wed Jul 28 4:14 a.m. by Monica Milla AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Fabulous flamingos flock to Matthaei

Looking for something fun, free, and a little different to do? Check out the flock of decorated pink flamingo lawn ornaments at Matthaei Botanical Gardens.

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Posted: Mon Jul 19 5:45 a.m. by Alana West Freelance reporter

Jeanene Riemenschneider loves to be home working with the soil, and watching things grow. “I play golf, but I’d rather be gardening. I’m a much better gardener,” the Chelsea resident said. “I’d rather be gardening than almost anything else.” Her garden was among the 10 unique gardens on display at ...

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Posted: Thu Jul 15 6 a.m. by Alana West Freelance reporter

Ten unique gardens will be featured in this year’s Chelsea Garden Walk, including a three-acre “secret garden” in the city and a stunning lakeside garden filled with hundreds of day lilies and ornamental grasses. The biennial walk, which offers a rare opportunity to view some of the Chelsea area’s most ...

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Posted: Wed Jul 14 1:15 p.m. by Jack Carder

The Ann Arbor Zen Buddhist Temple will celebrate Art Fair week with tours of the Temple gardens and presentations on Buddhism and art.   On Friday, July 23rd, garden tours will again be available starting at 3:00 pm.  Benjamin Brose, Assistant Professor of Asian Languages and Cultures at the University ...

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Posted: Fri Jul 9 9:36 a.m. by Events Admin AnnArbor.com
Posted: Fri Jul 9 9:30 a.m. by Events Admin AnnArbor.com
Posted: Tue Jun 22 7:34 p.m. by Nancy Stone AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Tour three rain gardens on Wednesday

The Huron River Watershed Council is hosting a Millers Creek area free walking tour of three local rain gardens at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Interested participants should meet at Thurston Elementary School, 2300 Prairie Street, in Northeast Ann Arbor, off Plymouth Road between Nixon and Green.

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Posted: Tue Jun 15 10:30 a.m. by Events Admin AnnArbor.com
Posted: Thu Jun 10 6 a.m. by Janet Miller Freelance reporter

David Baker has combined natural with cultivated, arid with bog and traditional with fanciful to create gardens at his country home in Salem Township that have something for everyone. There are gardens for meditation, gardens for hot colors and gardens for cool colors. There are acres of woodlands with native ...

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Posted: Tue Jun 8 12:38 p.m. by Events Admin AnnArbor.com
Posted: Tue Jun 1 1:30 p.m. by Pam Stout
It's a beautiful time to tour local gardens at upcoming home and garden walks

The Ann Arbor area is bustling with opportunities to enjoy beautiful blooms this week. In addition to exploring local neighborhoods, folks can take advantage of these upcoming garden tours:

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Posted: Wed May 26 9:43 p.m. by Carolyn Tyson

The Dexter Garden Club is presenting A Garden Walk on Saturday, June 5th from 10 to 4.  Six private gardens in and around Dexter displaying their early summer beauty will be open to garden walk ticket holders to visit. Each garden will have a special focus for enjoyment, including a ...

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Posted: Mon May 17 1:28 p.m. by Events Admin AnnArbor.com