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Our volunteers are hard at work getting the Arboretum and Children's Garden ready for the season. If you see them working in the Arboretum or Children's Garden be sure to stop and tell them thank you for their time and effort.



accept June 1 & 5 ,  Garden Critters.
Find and identify the little garden critters that live in the Children's Garden and then head to Kingman Museum to investigate insects of the world!

garden critters  Where: Children's Garden.

 Time: June 1, 11am - 2pm / June 5, 10am - 12pm.

Help support the Children's Garden.
$2 donation request per person



accept  June 9, 2013 - 5th Annual Leila Carboretum Car Show.

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shape square 2013 Carboretum Car Show Flyerpdf



accept June 26 & 29 ,  Flying Things.
Insects, seeds, birds, and balloons... Explore the things that fly in Battle Creek! Make a Kite of your own to take home and fly all summer long!

Kites  Where: Children's Garden.

 Time: June 26, 10am - 12pm / June 29, 11am - 2pm.

Help support the Children's Garden.
$2 donation request per person

Reduced admission at Kingman Museum offered to Event Participants.



Hours of Operation

Office: 8am - 5pm weekdays.
Children's Garden: 9am - 5pm weekdays.
Leila Arboretum: Daily from Dawn to Dusk.

shape_square Location Map   shape_square Arboretum Grounds Mappdf

Note: Starting in June the Children's Garden will also be open
Saturdays 10am - 3pm.


Cost

* There are no daily admission or parking fees for either Leila Arboretum or the Children's Garden.

* There are fees for Grounds Rental and there may be some fees for special events.

* There are fees for Guided Tour Group Visits / Classes / Summer Break Camps at the Children's Garden. Please check the Children's Garden pages for more information.


We are running two web sites in one, Leila Arboretum and Children's Garden. Whenever you are in the Children's Garden section of the site you will see a special logo at the top of the page. Anytime you wish to return to the main Leila Arboretum section you can click on the 'Home' button at the top of the page.