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Who We Are

We are one organization with two locations at the University of Michigan. Our mission is to promote environmental enjoyment, stewardship, and sustainability through education, research, and interaction with the natural world.

Matthaei Botanical Gardens

Nichols Arboretum

Holiday Exhibit: The Greenhouse Gallery

Our holiday 2021 conservatory exhibit reveals how plants and nature contain all the elements and principles of art and design. Learn more.

We offer amazing opportunities for classroom groups to visit Matthaei in person or virtually. Both kinds of field trips are easy to schedule, interactive, and fun. Click here or on the image above to learn more.

Data Resources

Fall 2021: The conservatory and display gardens are open to the public! Click here for info.

Interactive Maps

Matthaei Botanical Gardens Trails

Matthaei Botanical Gardens Display Gardens

Earth Words (our blog)

Native Plant of the Week: American Wintergreen

Dec 21, 2021

Flowering wintergreen. Photo: Matthew Beziat.Bright red berries remain on the shrub all winter long, providing nourishment for many species of bird. Photo: HR, Flickr.Wintergreen berry peeking through the snow. Photo: Dennis Wilkinson.By Alyssa Abaloz This week’s...

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Staff Stories: Bidding Adieu to the Person Behind Our Words

Dec 17, 2021

By Katie Stannard Outgoing Communications Manager Joe Mooney trying to upstage the poinsettia tree in the conservatory at Matthaei, December 2021.One of the true hallmarks of an exceptional writer and editor is their ability to erase their subjectivity from a...

Photo Gallery: Twenty Years of Winter Scenes at Matthaei-Nichols

Dec 16, 2021

We put together a slide show of winter scenes of our properties from the last 20 years. Many volunteer photographers along with staff, former and current, captured these winter scenes from 2001-2021: Bob Grese, Katie Stannard, Adrienne O'Brien, John Metzler, Michele...

Native Plant of the Week: Wild Petunia

Dec 10, 2021

Wild petunia flowers. Photo: G.D. Bebeau.The entire plant of wild petunia is hairy. Photo: Missouri Botanical Garden. Flower buds of Ruellia humilis. Photo: Janice Lynn. By Joseph Mooney This week’s native plant is wild petuniua, Ruellia humilis. In the world of...

Photo Gallery: The Greenhouse Gallery – Holiday 2021 Conservatory Exhibit

Dec 10, 2021

Matthaei-Nichols Events Coordinator Alexis Ford took these photos of our holiday 2021 conservatory exhibit, "The Greenhouse Gallery." It's about plants as the inspiration for art and design principles, and as art in themselves. Check it out soon. Holiday hours at...