A few weeks ago my cousin and her family came to Michigan. We spent a few days exploring Detroit. We at lunch at one of the famous Coney Island restaurants. Then we happened upon the Lafayette Greens Urban Garden. The urban garden and green space is located at 132 West Lafayette. It is situated right off Michigan, Shelby, and Lafayette, directly across the street from Westin Book Cadillac Hotel. The Greening of Detroit maintains this serene urban green space.
Lafayette Greens Urban Garden Activities
Lafayette Greens is a great place to sit back and also relax. There is plenty to explore in this space. We easily spent ninety minutes here, and our girls didn’t want to leave. Visitors can read a book, enjoy lunch, meditate, as well as participate in seasonal educational programming. Our girls enjoyed smelling all the flowers, watching the bees, playing with the pinwheels, and looking at the artwork. They even used the pathways for a game of Pac-Man.
More About Lafayette Greens
This award-winning garden, created by Kenneth Weikal Landscape Architecture, was donated to The Greening of Detroit by Compuware in 2014. Each year the gardens host chemical-free vegetables, fruits, flowers, together with herbs. Local food pantries and churches, as well as volunteers, receive harvested items from the gardens.
Rows upon rows of raised garden beds display beautiful as well as fragrant flowers. This year (2019), the garden is focusing on flowering plants and pollinator education. They will be offering classes about butterflies, bees and so much more.
In addition to education, guests can visit the gardens and participate in weekly community yoga classes. They also offer live music or enjoy the art installments about the gardens. It is a truly amazing community space in the heart of downtown Detroit.
Along with maintaining Lafayette Greens Urban Garden, The Greening of Detroit offers many other programs for the Detroit community. Some of those programs include forestry, tree nursery, landscape services, and stormwater management.
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Author: Amber Louchart
Amber is the proud mother to four beautiful children, Damian (27), Rosaleigh (14), Carlyn (11), and Naomi (8). Her family also includes four cats. She loves being a stay-at-home mom and feels blessed to be able to care for her children full-time and provide them with so many opportunities through Metro Detroit Mommy. In addition to Metro Detroit Mommy, Amber has a passion for hosting karaoke with Malibu Entertainment. She enjoys the metro Detroit nightlife especially, singing, dancing and meeting new people.
Amber is the proud mother to four beautiful children, Damian (27), Rosaleigh (14), Carlyn (11), and Naomi (8). Her family also includes four cats.
She loves being a stay-at-home mom and feels blessed to be able to care for her children full-time and provide them with so many opportunities through Metro Detroit Mommy. In addition to Metro Detroit Mommy, Amber has a passion for hosting karaoke with Malibu Entertainment. She enjoys the metro Detroit nightlife especially, singing, dancing and meeting new people.
