Banner Photo taken at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
Gardens Enhance the Beauty of Our State
There are hundreds of Public and Private Gardens open to the public in the state of Michigan. They are scattered all over the state so no matter where you are you can take advantage of many interesting places to explore and learn. This page contains a list of Public and Private Gardens open to the public in the State of Michigan. For your convenience, the garden list is arranged by the area of the state where they are located: Southeast Michigan, Lansing/Central Michigan, West Michigan, Flint, Tri-Cities and The Thumb, Northern Lower Peninsula and Upper Peninsula. Just click on the name of the garden and be connected to their website.
Southeast Michigan
Arjay Miller Arboretum - Dearnborn MI (313) 322-3920 [Ford Motor Company]
Bennett Arboretum - Northville, MI (734) 261-1990
Cranbrook House and Gardens - Bloomfield Hills, MI (248) 645-3149
Edsel and Eleanor Ford Estate - Grosse Pointe Shores, MI (313) 884-4222
Fair Lane, the Henry Ford Estate: Dearborn, MI (313) 593-5000
Finlandia Gardens - Farmington Hills, MI (248) 977-1337
Matthaei Botanical Gardens - U of M Ann Arbor, MI (734) 647-7600
Meadow Brook Hall and Gardens - Rochester, MI (248) 364-6200
Planterra Conservatory - West Bloomfield, MI (248) 661-1515
Slayton Arboretum of Hillsdale College - Hillsdale, MI (517) 437-7341
Westcroft Gardens - Grosse Ile, MI (734) 676-2444
Belle Isle Park/Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory - Detroit, MI (313) 822-2548
Lansing/Central Michigan
Curwood Castle Park - Owosso, MI (517) 723-8844
Frances Park Memorial Garden - Lansing, MI (517) 483-4277
Michigan State University Gardens - East Lansing, MI (517) 355-9582
*W. J. Beal Botanical Garden - East Lansing, MI
*Clarence E. Lewis Landscape Arboretum - East Lansing, MI
*Hidden Lake Gardens - Tipton, MI (517) 431-2060
*Horticultural Demonstration Garden - East Lansing, MI (517) 355-5191
West Michigan
Aman Park - Grand Rapids MI (616) 456-3696
Branstrom Arboretum - Fremont, MI (231) 924-2101
Brook Lodge: Augusta, MI (269) 731-2200
Fernwood Botanic Garden - Niles, MI (616) 695-6491
Five Senses Garden - Kalamazoo, MI [a public school]
Frederik Meijer Gardens - Grand Rapids, MI (888) 957-1580
Grand Ideas Garden - Grand Rapids, MI (616) 336-3265
Hager Park and Arboretum - Hudsonville, MI (616) 738-4000
Irving Park - Battle Creek, MI (616) 966-3431
John Ball Zoo - Grand Rapids, MI (616) 336-4301
Kellogg Experimental Forest - Augusta, MI (269) 731-4597
Leila Arboretum - Battle Creek, MI (269) 969-0270
Liberty Hyde Bailey Museum 903 S. Bailey Ave. South Haven
Lillian Anderson Arboretum - Kalamazoo, MI (269) 337-7012
Loda Lake Wildflower Sanctuary - White Cloud, MI
McDuffee Gardens - Kalamazoo, MI (800) 461-0621
Monet Garden - Muskegon, MI
Veldheer Tulip Garden - Holland, MI (616) 399-1900
Windmill Island - Holland, MI (616) 355-1030
Flint, Tri-Cities and The Thumb
Applewood - The C.S. Mott Estate 1400 East Kearsley St. Flint
Dahlia Hill - Midland, MI (989) 631-0100
Display Gardens on Suncrest - Lapeer, MI
Dow Gardens - Midland , MI (800) 362-487
Tokushima Saginaw Friendship Garden and Japanese Tea House - Saginaw, MI (906) 226-6531
Northern Lower Peninsula
Botanical Garden Society of Northwest MI - Traverse City
Castle Gardens at Castle Farms - Charlevoix, MI (231) 237-0884
Island Park - Alpena, MI
Upper Peninsula
Grand Hotel - Mackinac Island, MI (906) 847-3331
Marquette Park - Mackinac Island, MI (231) 436-4100
Sunken Garden - Marquette Branch Prison Marquette, MI (906) 226-6531
