Butterflies in the Garden

Teachers! Imagine bringing your curriculum to life through observing butterflies laying eggs, larvae lunching on leaves, adults emerging from their pupae and your students brimming with interesting questions! Come to the garden and participate in one our engaging butterfly field trips. Click here for more information or download an application to send to us today!

Volunteers are needed! If you are someone that loves working with children and are passionate about plants and butterflies, consider signing up to volunteer for "Butterflies in the Garden." Docents are needed to lead field trips and to interpret the garden for visitors on the weekend. Visit our for volunteer website for training dates and information.


		"Butterflies in the Garden" March 17 - April 30, 2008 We are pleased to welcome you to another season of "Butterflies in the Garden" in the Indoor 4-H Children's Garden! We invite you to escape the chill of winter and enter a warm wonderland brimming with butterflies. Witness the flight of a zebra longwing, find eggs hidden on host plants in the garden, look at larva munching on leaves and even watch as a an adult emerges from its chrysalis! With over 25 themes gardens there is always something new to discover!
		Hours of Operation There is no admission fee, but we greatly appreciate donations! Monday - Friday 8-5 There is a $3 fee for visitors parking in our garden lot. PLEASE NOTE: If you plan to visit between 9am and 2pm but have not scheduled a tour, please call first. We have numerous school groups here on field trips and some days we cannot fit any more visitors into our small space. After 2pm and on weekends there is always space! Saturday & Sunday 8-5 Click here for directions to the garden!
		Butterfly Day! Families, friends, everyone is welcome to attend! Saturday, April 12, 2 pm - 4 pm Join us for a fun family program that celebrates butterflies! We will have numerous activities to engage kids of all ages in learning about our flying friends! Explore the Indoor Garden on a butterfly hunt and conduct a scientific investigation, make wings of your favorite butterfly, play a few fluttering games and have an afternoon of fun! Cost: $5 per child, free parking. To register call Jessica Albright at 517-355-5191 x 1-327.
		Teachers! Imagine bringing your curriculum to life through observing butterflies laying eggs, larvae lunching on leaves, adults emerging from their pupae and your students brimming with interesting questions! Come to the garden and participate in one our engaging butterfly field trips. Click here for more information or download an application to send to us today! Volunteers are needed! If you are someone that loves working with children and are passionate about plants and butterflies, consider signing up to volunteer for "Butterflies in the Garden." Docents are needed to lead field trips and to interpret the garden for visitors on the weekend. Visit our for volunteer website for training dates and information.
		What in the world is a proboscis? Interested in finding out what butterflies we have in the garden? Maybe you would like to read about butterfly biology? Check out our Resource section to quench your curiosity about our six-legged, scaled, flying friends. Support "Butterflies in the Garden" Thanks to the combined efforts of the Michigan 4-H Foundation and the Department of Horticulture, we are able to bring the exciting, educational opportunity of "Butterflies" to the Indoor 4-H Children's Garden. For more information on how you can support this program contact Norm Lownds, Curator, Michigan 4-H Children's Garden at 517-355-5191 x 1-349. Plan Your Visit Butterfly Field Trips Field Trip Application Butterfly Resources Volunteer Support "Butterflies"