Almost more people than peonies at the Arb today. [photo]
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Nichols Arboretum
Even in rain, peonies are looking good. [photo] Multilingual sign [photo] and one to promote free June 8 concert in The Arb [photo].
Nichols Arboretum
Gorgeous peonies at Nichols Arb, even though most are not quite yet at their blossoming peak. Updates are posted on the Arb’s Peony Bloom Countdown site. [photo]
Small Land Swap OK’d for Nichols Arb
Resolving a boundary issue between the University of Michigan’s Nichols Arboretum and a private landowner, the UM board of regents approved a land exchange at their July 19, 2012 meeting.
According to a staff memo, a decades-old stone wall located between the Arb and the property at 5 Geddes Heights Drive – near the southeast corner of the park – was assumed to indicate the property line. A recent land survey found that UM owns 508 square feet of land on the side of the private property, and the private landowner owns 224 square feet on the university’s side of the stone wall. [City records indicate the property at 5 Geddes Heights is owned by Ilene Forsyth.]
The agreement approved by … [Full Story]