The Monet Garden of Muskegon

The Monet Garden of Muskegon is  located at the corner of Clay Avenue and Fifth Street in the Historic District of downtown Muskegon.  A local businesswoman and Master Gardener, Florence Bright, had an idea which grew into a shared vision and commitment by the City of Muskegon, The Community Foundation for Muskegon County and the members of the Michigan Master Gardener Association – Muskegon County Chapter as part of the Michigan State University Extension.

The famous Monet Garden in Giverny, France provided the inspiration to transform a vacant city lot into a picturesque pocket park. The garden is free to the public and the purpose is multi faceted. It was built to beautify the downtown area, to allow students a place to paint and learn, to have a beautiful place for both our community and for tourists to visit, to provide training for Master Gardeners as well as build awareness and give recognition for the extensive volunteerism by the Master Gardener Association.

Thousands of volunteer hours have gone into building and maintaining the garden.

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