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General Hours

Day after Labor Day through October 31: 9:00am - 6:30pm

November 1 through April 14: 9:00am - 4:15pm

April 15 through Labor Day: 9:00am - 8:30pm

Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day.

Admission

Daily admission is $5.00 for adults, $1.00 for ages 6-17 or anyone with a student ID. Children five and under are free.
An annual admission card may be purchased for $10.00

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Announcements:

Folk Music Sunday

Sunday, September 5th from 4pm - 6pm

Enjoy a unique stroll of music and beauty at Dow Gardens. Members of the Folk Music Society of Midland will be performing.

Stroll through the gardens and enjoy listening to Rendezvous, Muzyka!, Red Hawkins & Friends, then stop by the barn and watch the Midland Traditional Dancers perform with Morpeth Rant. It’s sure to be a toe-tappin time! Picnics are welcome. Cost = regular admission.

Save the Date - Know and Grow Seminar 2011

The  Dow Gardens Annual Know & Grow Seminar will be Saturday, March 5 at Central Auditorium.

We have two nationally known gardening experts coming:

Melinda Myers who will be speaking about “Affordable Eco-Friendly Landscape Makeovers” and “Flavorful Landscapes”.

Jeff Gillman will be speaking about “The Truth about Garden Remedies” and “The Truth about Organic Gardening”.

The brochure and sign-up information will be made available in the coming weeks - stay tuned!

Summer SALE in the Gift Shop

Check out our indoor sidewalk sale - cards, t-shirts, books and gardening "treasures".

Plus, don't miss browsing the rest of the shop to see the new Fall arrivals - Tea Forte, Crabtree and Evelyn, and much, much more!

2011 Annual Admission Card Artwork Contest Details

Find out how you can have your artwork (photograph/painting/computer-aided design, etc.) used on all of our 2011 Annual Admission Cards! We know last year it was hard to choose just one, so for the first time we are allowing users to submit up to 3! Download the PDF by clicking here for more details.

Cooking Classes at Whiting Forest

Join us this summer for delicious cooking classes by Donna Frawley at Whiting Forest. Please click here for more information, or call 989.631.2677 to register.

Box Lunches Available in the Gift Shop

We are selling box lunches from Cafe American in Midland. The cost is $5.25 and includes a sandwich, chips and a cookie. Coca-Cola products are also available. Groups: please call at least one day in advance to insure availability. 989.631.2677.

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1809 eastman avenue • midland • michigan • 800.362.4874 • tierney@dowgardens.org