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The Garden of 12,000 Roses: Clara Ford's Rose Garden


This pond looks much different now than when the Fords lived on this property.  This garden once boasted of 12,000 roses in over 400 varieties for which Mrs. Ford hired over 25 gardners to care for during the 1920's, 30's, and 40's.

Today, the pond that was at the center of the rose garden is now used for pond study programs and research through the Environmental Interpretive Center.  It serves as a "natural" aquatic habitat where many different species of aquatic organisms live and can be studied by students of all ages.  Below are pictures of some of the classes that have come and studied our pond.  What organisms can you observe living in our pond?  Do you think our pond is a healthy or unhealthy habitat?

  

 

 

 

Scavenger Hunt Question:
How many small islands are in the Rose Garden Pond?

Environmental Interpretive Center   University of Michigan-Dearborn
4901 Evergreen Road  Dearborn, MI 48128 (313)593-5338
Orin Gelderloos,Director
Rick Simek, Program Supervisor
Julie Craves, Supervisor of Avian Research
Dorothy McLeer, Program Coordinator/Interpreter
Michael Perrin, Associate