… New! Curious about the intersection of birds, art, and history? Birds in art do not begin and end with John James Audubon. Delve in and learn about the stories of various birds through historic materials, including the works of Mark Catesby and …
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… Flourish: The Garden at 50 is four-plus months of experiences, art, and, yes, joy. Every other weekend through September, you are invited to engage in our interactive, celebratory pop-up events. All activities are included with membership or …
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… many home gardens. “One of this tree’s main attributes is its beautiful exfoliating cinnamon to reddish-brown bark that develops on young trees, providing a focal point in the winter landscape,” says Dr. Andrew Bell, curator of woody plants. …
Type: Plant Info
… Blue’ is a very attractive conifer with intense silvery blue foliage with a feathery look. The foliage turns purplish plum in winter months, giving this plant year-round interest. Its growth is upright and somewhat … retains a tidy shape with little or no trimming. Makes a great accent or container plant due to its slow growth rate and manageable size; it reaches 5 feet by 4 feet at maturity. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Bonfire peach ( Prunus persica 'Bonfire'), growing in containers near the flower walk, is hiding its still-ripening treasures below long, tapered leaves. Growing just 4 to 6 feet tall and wide, this container-grown tree is protected from late-spring frosts that …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Carson Landry is carillonneur of Grosse Pointe Memorial Church in Michigan. He holds a master’s degree in carillon performance from the University of Michigan and a diploma from the Royal Carillon School in Belgium, where he studied on a Fulbright scholarship. He has held …
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… The Aglo rhododendron is an open multi-stemmed, rounded evergreen shrub. It blooms with lightly scented shell pink trumpet-shaped flowers with a red blotch in early spring. The narrow leaves turn purple in the fall, giving the plant some additional interest. Like all …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Examine pen-and-ink drawing with the study of natural botanical forms and shapes. You will acquire valuable techniques including … stipple, cross-hatching, contour-line, and combinations. Use black-and-white elements to create value, tone, and texture such as leaf venation, stem texture, and shading. Learn to … two days before your class starts. Registered students will receive login instructions one day in advance. ART requirement, traditional track Claudia Lane, freelance artist Online Course …
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… Description: This migrant is most often spotted in any of the wooded areas of the Garden, especially in the McDonald Woods. …
Type: Birding
… Scooter Flame Skullcap produces bright orange tubular flowers on 1’ plants covered in deep green leaves from mid-summer through frost (and indoors in the Greenhouses almost all year long. The mouth and inside of the flower tubes are a brilliant yellow. A favorite of hummingbirds, this …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
