2017 - Taken as part of a Historical Society of Greater Lansing walking tour, this photo shows Sleepy Hollow before a windstorm blew over a large beech tree, which took out several yews and other medium-sized trees. They have since been replaced with a native perennial bed.
Photo Credit: Timothy Bowman.
Circa 1880 - A view of Professor Beal’s Botany lab and greenhouse located where the present day west wing of the main library stands.
Photo Credit: MSU Archives and Historical Collections
1888 - The original garden design consisted of three ponds, as opposed to our current one. This is the northernmost pond.
Photo Credit: MSU Archives & Historical Collections
1896 - A view of the botanical garden with some visitors. The building in the background is the botany lab, which is where the main library is located today.
Photo Credit: MSU Archives and Historical Collections.
Circa 1976/Between 1972 and 1978 - An aerial view of the garden, taken before the Gingko tree was planted, but shortly after the new shed was built.
Photo Credit: Beal Garden Slides.
1972 - This "tool house" was replaced sometime in the three years after this photo was taken, with the shed that the Beal Garden staff work out of to this day.
Photo Credit: Beal Garden Slides.
1975 - A wintertime view of Beal Botanical Garden and Beaumont tower before the shade arbor was installed. Note the smaller labels, containing much less information.
Photo credit: William Currie.
Circa Late 1800s - Front and center is one of five bridges that crossed a creek running through Beal Garden. The creek has since been buried, but runs beneath the garden to this day.
Photo Credit: MSU Archives & Historical Collections.
1988 - A view of the pond and the surrounding foliage. Note that there are fewer trees growing and the lack of labels for the plants in and around the pond.
Photo Credit: Beal Garden Slides.
1999 - A view of what is now the Goldner Daylily Bed before its installation & dedication in 2006.
Photo Credit: Beal Garden Archives.
2002 - Though most of the plants in our vegetable and weed collections remain the same, some have been removed to prevent the spread of invasive species.
Photo Credit: Beal Garden Archives.
2017 - Taken as part of a Historical Society of Greater Lansing walking tour, this photo shows Sleepy Hollow before a windstorm blew over a large beech tree, which took out several yews and other medium-sized trees. They have since been replaced with a native perennial bed.
Photo Credit: Timothy Bowman.
Circa 1880 - A view of Professor Beal’s Botany lab and greenhouse located where the present day west wing of the main library stands.
Photo Credit: MSU Archives and Historical Collections
1888 - The original garden design consisted of three ponds, as opposed to our current one. This is the northernmost pond.
Photo Credit: MSU Archives & Historical Collections
1896 - A view of the botanical garden with some visitors. The building in the background is the botany lab, which is where the main library is located today.
Photo Credit: MSU Archives and Historical Collections.
Circa 1976/Between 1972 and 1978 - An aerial view of the garden, taken before the Gingko tree was planted, but shortly after the new shed was built.
Photo Credit: Beal Garden Slides.
1972 - This "tool house" was replaced sometime in the three years after this photo was taken, with the shed that the Beal Garden staff work out of to this day.
Photo Credit: Beal Garden Slides.
1975 - A wintertime view of Beal Botanical Garden and Beaumont tower before the shade arbor was installed. Note the smaller labels, containing much less information.
Photo credit: William Currie.
Circa Late 1800s - Front and center is one of five bridges that crossed a creek running through Beal Garden. The creek has since been buried, but runs beneath the garden to this day.
Photo Credit: MSU Archives & Historical Collections.
1988 - A view of the pond and the surrounding foliage. Note that there are fewer trees growing and the lack of labels for the plants in and around the pond.
Photo Credit: Beal Garden Slides.
1999 - A view of what is now the Goldner Daylily Bed before its installation & dedication in 2006.
Photo Credit: Beal Garden Archives.
2002 - Though most of the plants in our vegetable and weed collections remain the same, some have been removed to prevent the spread of invasive species.
Photo Credit: Beal Garden Archives.
2017 - Taken as part of a Historical Society of Greater Lansing walking tour, this photo shows Sleepy Hollow before a windstorm blew over a large beech tree, which took out several yews and other medium-sized trees. They have since been replaced with a native perennial bed.
Photo Credit: Timothy Bowman.
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