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Rock star designer Piet Oudolf to share his master plan for Belle Isle public garden

By E.B. Allen on 09/29/2018 City News, Upcoming Events

Internationally known garden designer Piet Oudolf will present his master plan for installing a public garden at Belle Isle Oct. 4 and Oct. 5. Oudolf will reveal his plan to the media on Oct. 4. On Oct. 5 at 5:45 p.m. he will deliver a community talk about his career and the project at Wayne […]

‘Rock star’ gardener to design garden on Belle Isle, will tell his story at DIA Jan. 4

By Marge Sorge on 12/18/2017 All Neighborhoods, City News, Upcoming Events

Dutch master gardener Piet Oudolf has designed gardens around the world. Now, intrigued by Detroit and charmed Belle Isle, he has committed to design a garden in the park. He was brought to Belle Isle by the Garden Club of Michigan earlier this year in hopes he would be interested in creating one of his […]