Volunteers plant the Oudolf Garden Detroit on Belle Isle, which officially opens to the public on Aug. OGD gained permission to plant the garden, raised $4.7 million to install and endow it and then overcame record flooding in 2019 and, of course, the global pandemic in 2020-21. His vision became a reality after more than five years of hard work by the all-volunteer Oudolf Garden Detroit Grounds Crew. The Garden Club of Michigan invited Oudolf to design a garden for Detroit. It is also a place that will teach you about plants because you will see plants you have never seen before or have never seen combined this way.” It’s a place where people can go and never be bored or disappointed. “This garden sits on one of the most natural sites for one of my gardens anywhere. My bags were packed but unfortunately, this trip was not to be,” Oudolf said in a press release. Oudolf Garden Detroit on Belle Isle contains many native plants, matched to allow blooming of different plants every 10 days. The opening will include a ribbon-cutting and brief remarks at the garden site, in front of the Nancy Brown Peace Carillon. 28.īecause of COVID-related travel restrictions, Oudolf will be unable to attend the opening of his 2.5-acre perennial garden on Belle Isle in Detroit. Oudolf Garden Detroit, designed by world-renowned perennial garden master Piet Oudolf, officially opens to the public on Aug.
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