Cute little find to walk through while we were in town! Relaxing and beautiful flowers along the…read morepath.

After the Black Swamp Arts Festival I was looking around for more to explore and I came across this…read morehidden gem a good walking distance from downtown. When I was walking there I thought I was surely lost. I love plants and gardens in general and this was quite a collection of plants and flowers. The Simpson Garden Park is 11 acres of rolling gardens in the middle of an urban landscape. The estate features a Children's Discovery Garden with pond and activities, Sensory Garden, Shade Garden with an incredible collection of Hosta, Daylily Garden with an amazing collection of lily, Sculpture Garden (which left me wanting a little more, sadly), a new Japanese Peace Garden and a Healing Garden at the end, to name a few. All free to the public to enjoy. You can easily spend a few hours exploring all the flowers but also the wildlife. An abundance of bees, butterflies, frogs, caterpillars, and hummingbirds are provided a free playground with all the pollen rich florals. Great place to get away and take a breather and to bring the kids to let them safely explore the riches of nature found in their own backyard.

If you live in Detroit and are interested in learning anything about gardening, join KGD. It's WELL…read moreworth the $15 a year! So many classes, plant giveaways, discounts on trees and the Community Supported Agriculture boxes in the summer as well. Everyone is so friendly and their events are smooth. A special thank you to the volunteers who keep the organization and farm running! One of the best programs available to city residents.

Had a great experience volunteering, they were wonderful hosts, knowledgeable, and doing great…read morework. I learned quite a bit.

This is a magical place right in the middle of a neighborhood. Simply park your car along the…read morestreet and enjoy this free offering that is beautiful and meaningful in raising funds and awareness with their flowers, vegetables, and event space. We went to enjoy Tai Chi and will definitely go again as the garden itself and what you can do there is ever changing.

This place is great for family, parties, sports, fishing, anything and everything…read more The bathrooms need a little bit more light but this place is overall great.

From the City of Monroe website. Munson Park Information…read more Located on the extreme west side of the City, Munson Park includes 212.07 acres adjacent to Monroe Custer Airport. It includes both active and passive areas although the emphasis is on active pursuits. Four lighted regulation adult softball diamonds with spectator seating and flagpoles at the ball diamond entrance, two youth sized ball diamonds, twelve soccer fields, a soccer concession/restroom building, four tennis courts, a large community built playscape, a jogging/exercise trail, walking/biking trail through the woods at the north end of the property, approximately 80 acres of restored native prairie grass, a skate park for skateboarding and inline skating, a pond with a spray fountain and two sand volleyball courts are found on the developed part of the park. Winter recreation activity areas include an outdoor ice skating on the pond located near a sledding hill. Paved parking lots provide parking for approximately 200 vehicles. Picnic shelters with cooking grills near the playground equipment offer respite from the active areas. The ball diamonds are serviced by a two-story concession building with a food concession and restrooms on the lower level and a scorekeeping loft on the upper level. Drinking fountains are available at the picnic shelter area, and at the ball diamond concession and the soccer concession areas. The City offers community garden plots for rent where local residents may grow fresh vegetables and fruits within the undeveloped part of the site.

Lafayette Greens is a lush oasis tucked into the heart of downtown Detroit, where raised garden…read morebeds brim with herbs, vegetables, and flowering plants, all cultivated in the spirit of beauty and nourishment. Once the site of the Lafayette Building, this space now pulses with life--lavender hedges, pansies nestled beside asparagus, and pollinator-friendly blooms that attract bees and butterflies. There's something quietly joyful about watching green things grow here, especially against the backdrop of Detroit's Art Deco skyline. This was a nice spot to take a pause, breathe deeply and get some return to nature after a day in the office. [Review 993 of 2025 - 471 in Michigan - 24547 overall]

Very cool garden in Downtown Detroit that has a variety of flowers and other greenery. Good spot…read morefor photos as well. Check it out!

Hip hip hooray!…read more West Park is not only back open, but really spiffed up and improved. It was a perfectly nice park before, but it was always pretty discouraging that the old amphitheatre was so neglected and inactive. Up until several weeks ago, the only show I had ever seen there was guerilla-style, when some WCBN folks decided to do a somewhat impromptu acoustic performance for a handful of black-t-shirted-listeners. I'm thrilled, however, to report that the amphitheatre has been polished up and its seating vastly improved. There's now a stepped area in front of the stage, which allows families and folks with lawn chairs and dogs to stake out a listening spot while not really blocking anyone else's view/listing enjoyment. There aren't many performances yet, but I am feeling hopeful. The last several Wednesday evenings, strains of the civic band have enticed us to join the crowd. The overall landscape of the park has been revamped as well. My understanding is that the previous layout would often flood or get muddy because of the nature of the (mostly) underground Allen Creek. Now there are wetland areas as well as a small pond with a boardwalk. It's strange how so much change could make a park feel like it "fits" better into the land, but that's exactly how it feels to me. Edible Avalon is also nurturing a large community garden in some of the previously unused space near the basketball court. I'm grateful to have a greenspace like this so close to home.

This is a great old park, old but now renewed. First time I went here was in summer of '67 or '68…read moreand who was there but Jerry Garcia and The Grateful Dead. I will try to upload a photo from then. It is not mine; I downloaded it from The Grateful Dead archives on line. It is a photo by Tom Copi. Thank you, Tom, all credit is yours, but this is how it looked. We were so much younger then; we're older than that now.

This is an AOK trail that I've found to be a peaceful place to drop by for a nice walk…read more Tip: There's a meadow in the park that leads to a network of trails with lots of trees and underbrush It might not look like much from the road, but once you're in a ways you'll find that there are quite a number of trails to explore here.

I can't wait to walk this trail again. It was a nice night so instead of going into the fitness…read moreroom at the hotel I found this walking trail and it was great. Can't wait to explore it some more.