The Dow Gardens 1809 Eastman Avenue Midland (Corner W. St. Andrews) (989) 631-2677 (800) 362-4874 Website

Hours & Admission

Open year round from 9:00 a.m. until one hour before Sunset

Closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day

Please call for exact closing times

Entrance is located next to the Midland Center for the Arts

$5.00 for Adults and $1.00 for Children 6-17 

(Prices and hours subject to change)

Herbert Henry Dow was one of the world's most famous scientists, but he was also very down to earth - literally.

The well-known Dow Gardens was started in 1899 as landscaping around Dow's Midland home, eventually spreading to over 100 acres.  The gardens feature flowers, shrubs, trees, ornamental grass, rocks and water in a series of lush, eye-pleasing vistas.  The grounds are now open to the public, annually attracting thousands of visitors.

The collection of plants comprises some 1,200 different trees and shrubs and 300 different perennials, wildflowers and unique ground covers.  Among the outstanding displays are rhododendrons, crab apples, wildflowers, native trees and shrubs, roses, herbs, 25,000 tulips and 10,000 bedding plants.  A display greenhouse is adjacent to the former Dow homestead.

The new 1 1/2-acre children's garden gives young and young-at-heart a chance to explore and touch fruit trees, agronomic crops, vegetables, wildflowers and aquatic plants.

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