Interest: Gardening
Interest: Gardening
A Garden for a Rainy Day
Published: August 26, 2025
YDL-Superior has a new rain garden to learn from.
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Ypsi Stories Episode 23: The Ypsi Farmers & Gardeners Oral History Project
Published: May 6, 2024
Episode 23 of Ypsi Stories.
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Growing the YDL Oral History Collections
Published: December 15, 2023
Passionate and influential local food growers are recording their stories in the Ypsilanti District Library’s oral history archives.
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Cleaning Up the Rain Garden
Published: August 5, 2023
We started the first phase of revitalizing the rain garden at YDL-Whittaker!
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Composting at Whittaker
Published: August 2, 2023
The composting activity allowed participants to learn about the importance of composting to waste reduction and how to start their own compost to get a quality soil!
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Field Journals at Whittaker
Published: July 27, 2023
The field journal activity allowed participants to observe and record their natural surroundings!
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Special Guests Share Their Expertise
Published: July 24, 2023
See a couple of featured organizations that have been at YDL recently.
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Garden-to-table Programs at Superior
Published: July 21, 2023
The garden-to-table program at YDL-Superior offers fresh food to try from vegetables growing in the learning garden!
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Come See What is Growing at Whittaker
Published: July 19, 2023
Check out what the vegetable garden at YDL-Whittaker has to offer!
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Bread-making and Rock Painting
Published: July 17, 2023
We’ve been busy in the gardens this summer with the help of our UM Graham Scholars. See what’s been happening!
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YDL Gardens Are Growing
Published: March 7, 2023
A new garden is coming to the Superior branch, built with a grant from the Ann Arbor Farm and Garden Club. In this learning garden, we’ll hold fair-weather programs, learn together about horticulture, and taste the results of gardening efforts. This accessible space, with raised beds at three different heights, will host a variety of vegetables, herbs, and edible flowers that will be used in library programs throughout the growing season. The plants chosen for the garden will guide this year’s Garden-To-Table programs. Visit our Gardening Interest Page Seed Library round-up The YDL Seed Library could use your help. If …
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Garden Gatherings: Healthy Habits
Published: August 11, 2021
Learn how to build healthy habits with nutritional educator Sarah Stone.
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Garden Gatherings: Yarn Sticks
Published: August 2, 2021
Learn how to make a fun stick art project!
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Garden Gatherings: Nature Art
Published: July 21, 2021
Looking for an outdoor activity? Gather supplies and make a nature collage!
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Garden Gatherings: Backyard Jungle
Published: July 12, 2021
Looking for an outdoor activity? Measure off a square foot and explore.
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Rain Garden Plants
Published: July 9, 2021
Our newly planted rain garden is ready to be explored!
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Garden Gatherings: Dendrochronology
Published: June 25, 2021
Pick up information at the YDL-Whittaker youth desk, then study our tree slices from Matthaei Botanical Garden, or use the resources in this post to learn more!
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Garden Gatherings: Birding
Published: June 19, 2021
If you missed our Birding Garden Gathering, hear the read aloud and find the activities you can do at home!
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Kids at the Table: Food Justice
Published: February 19, 2021
This week at Garden-to-Table, learn all about food justice!
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Learning Garden
You’ll find opportunities to learn about gardening, along with fresh produce for library visitors during the growing season. The new Learning Garden is made possible with support from the Ann Arbor Farm & Garden.
Gardens
Pollinator and Community Gardens at YDL-Michigan