The week in photos: May 31–June 5, 2022

Having recently announced its 2022-23 season, the Wharton Center for Performing Arts manages to stay as cutting-edge and contemporary as when its doors first opened 40 years ago. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

A dedicated team of student employees of the W.J. Beal Botanical Garden ensures that the West Circle Drive edge of the garden’s fence is as pretty as the garden itself. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

The pergola of the Judith A. DeLapa Perennial Garden becomes a shady spot as it fills in with foliage throughout the growing season. The Judith A. DeLapa Perennial Garden features the colors, textures and forms of flowering and nonflowering herbaceous perennials, bulbs and ornamental grasses. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

Residence hall and Student Life and Engagement employees enjoy some fun in the sun during an appreciation lunch at Case Hall. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

Iris blooms appear like delicate butterflies in the Clarence E. Lewis Landscape Arboretum, part of the MSU Horticulture Gardens. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

Visitors to the MSU Horticultural Gardens can be transported to the other side of the world by entering the Kathleen and Milton Muelder Japanese Garden. The garden was created by combining several styles of traditional Japanese gardens, with hope that the solitude and tranquility of the garden would create “restorative magic” for its visitors. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

Another hidden gem within the horticulture gardens, the Victor M. and Alice K. Guernsey Michigan Garden pays tribute to the great state of Michigan. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

Bright pink blooms provide a pop of neon color to the Judith A. DeLapa Perennial Garden. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

A rainbow is revealed through the movement of a sprinkler on the DeMartin Soccer Complex field. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

Our favorite mascot showed his appreciation for all the hard work Student Life and Engagement employees do to keep MSU’s residence and dining halls running smoothly at the SLE employee appreciation lunch. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.