Meijer Garden s annual Butterflies are Blooming exhibit opens Monday
Enjoy thousands of butterflies as they fly freely in the Lena Meijer Tropical Conservatory
March 1 through April 30. Author: 13 ON YOUR SIDE Staff Published: 9:40 AM EST March 1, 2021 Updated: 9:43 AM EST March 1, 2021
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park’s annual Fred & Dorothy Fichter Butterflies Are Blooming exhibition will bring more than 7,000 tropical butterflies to West Michigan beginning March 1.
The exhibition is the largest temporary tropical butterfly exhibition in the nation.
Last year s exhibit was abbreviated to three-weeks due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This year s theme, Into the Glass House returns and highlights Nathaniel Ward and the invention of the Wardian Case.
More than 7,000 tropical butterflies are coming to West Michigan on March 1 as part of the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park’s annual exhibit, according to a news release Wednesday.
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Enjoy thousands of butterflies as they fly freely in the Lena Meijer Tropical Conservatory March 1 through April 30.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (PRWEB) February 09, 2021 Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park s annual Fred & Dorothy Fichter Butterflies Are Blooming exhibition will bring more than 7,000 tropical butterflies to West Michigan beginning March 1. The exhibition is the largest temporary tropical butterfly exhibition in the nation and is highly anticipated.
With its abbreviated three-week run last year due to the onset of the global pandemic, the theme of Into the Glass House returns with an intriguing look into the world of life under glass. This year s exhibition once again highlights Nathaniel Ward and the invention of the Wardian Case. In 1827, Ward accidentally invented terrariums while studying caterpillars and moths by placing them in jars. He noticed that plants were flourishing in these sealed jars and discovered that plants better survived the harsh condi