Children's Garden opens at U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens

From 1-4 p.m. Sunday, the U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens hosted the grand opening of the Gaffield Children's Garden. Within the new garden, children and adults alike can enjoy a sensory garden with things to touch, taste, hear, see and smell; a butterfly garden; a natural builders' garden, and more. In addition, some of the staffers at the gardens. put on skits for the kids and adults to enjoy during the free event.

Matthaei Botanical Gardens is located at 1800 N. Dixboro Road, Ann Arbor, MI. Admission to the Gaffield Children's Garden and outdoor Botanical Gardens is free. For more information, phone (734) 647-7600.

Teresa Shaw lives and writes in Ann Arbor. Contact her at teresawrites (at) yahoo (dot) com or visit her blog, Think Inside the Icebox.