page_title: Hidden Lake Gardens
section_title: Bonsai Collection and Courtyard
hierarchical_section_title: Hidden Lake Gardens / History / Bonsai Collection and Courtyard
caption_attribution_description: English: This Pine bonsai is more than 30 years old, and can be found in the Hidden Lake Gardens Collection
context_page_description: Hidden Lake Gardens colloquially known as Hidden Lake 755 acres, is a botanical garden and an arboretum operated by Michigan State University situated in the Irish Hills of southeast Michigan. The Gardens are known for their large collection of native and nonnative trees, shrubs and flowers. HLG was given to Michigan State University by Harry Fee in 1945. Today it is visited by nearly 45,000 people annually. Hidden Lake Gardens mission is to "preserve and enhance the natural beauty of the gardens and to display plants for the inspiration and education of the public".
context_section_description: The Bonsai Courtyard of HLG is one of the largest collection of Bonsai on display in
  the Midwest, the collection was created in honor of and tended to by acclaimed bonsai expert Jack Wikle.
  The trees in the collection range from 40–100 years old, and many are native
  Michigan tree species, including maple, larch and tamarack. Around 20 of the Bonsai in the collection  are displayed in the courtyard each season from May - October. The bonsai in the garden, are displayed on benches, giving the visitor an eye-to-eye view.
  The Elsie MacCready Memorial Bonsai Collection Endowment helps support the Bonsai collection.
caption: This Pine bonsai is more than 30 years old, and can be found in the Hidden Lake Gardens Collection
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