Flat Stanley Smells the Flowers at the MSU Perennial Garden

We went to the Judith A. DeLapa perennial garden at Michigan State University. 

There is always something in bloom from March to November.

Here is a garden shed.

They raise bees here.

Here are the bees' homes.

One purple flower.

Two pink flowers.

This is an arbor.

Students come to this building to learn more about plants and horticulture.

These street lights look like very old lanterns used on campus many years ago.

 The swirling ball fountain was not working.

This sign tells you how to plant flowers to attract bees.

This is another kind of home to attract bees.

Here is a statue of Liberty Hyde Bailey near the gardens.

Liberty Hyde Bailey is known as "America's Father of Horticulture." He loved plants and teaching people about them.

He was born in South Haven, Michigan. (80 Miles from Goshen!)


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He studied at Michigan State University when it was called Michigan Agricultural College. (It has had six different names!)

When he was born in 1858, MSU was only 3 years old. 

MSU was founded in 1855 to provide higher education for all the citizens of Michigan, not just the rich or elite.

President Abraham Lincoln saw how successful this model was for Michigan that he signed a law to have one college like this in every state.

Michigan State University is in East Lansing, Michigan, about 140 miles from Goshen.


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We took pictures of ourselves as butterflies outside the MSU Butterfly house.