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ANN ARBOR, MI – The nation’s largest peony garden was vandalized over the weekend as protesters sheared the flowers from about one third of the blooming plants. The vandalism was discovered ...
Hundreds of peonies were vandalized and pro-Palestinian signs were left behind at the University of Michigan's botanical gardens, officials said. The peonies were cut on May 31 in what was ...
Hundreds of the University of Michigan's iconic peonies were reportedly cut in an act of vandalism – apparently perpetrated by at least one unidentified pro-Palestinian agitator. The Ann Arbor ...
Hundreds of peonies were cut in an incident of malicious destruction of property at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum in Ann Arbor early Sunday morning, according to a ...
This is a personal column from MLive/The Ann Arbor News editor Sam Dodge on the vandalized peony garden in Nichols Arboretum. ANN ARBOR, MI - My mind went in two directions when I heard someone ...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — It’s time to peek at the peak peonies. Visitors are making the annual pilgrimage to the University of Michigan this week to see -- and smell -- one of the world’s premier ...
DPSS officers saw about 250 peony plants on the north side of the garden – about a third of the garden's 800 plants – had most of their flowers cut off. Police say that 100 signs were also ...
The vandalism happened late Saturday and was discovered Wednesday at the WE Upjohn Peony Garden in the Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum. The University of Michigan Division of ...
It's one of the largest peony gardens in North America and the largest historic collection of old peonies. It's an ancient group of plants and it's been domesticated for over 2000 years for its ...