Our Gardens Provide Scientific evaluations of floral selections, fruits, trees, shrugs, and ornamental grasses. Demonstrate landscape design and plant materials for area homeowners and gardeners. Evaluation of plant materials used for windbreaks and shelterbelts. Volunteers Area Gardeners assist with data collection, strawberry variety trial, weeding, distributing promotional flyers and serve as tour guides. Education Horticulture Night provides educational activities for all age groups.
Participants can listen to formal presentations, hands-on landscape and garden experiences.
Gardens were abundant about the campus and expanded over the years. Evaluations of floral families were started in 1952. The Gardens moved to their current location in 1973. Since 1990, the Gardens have been an All-America Selections display site. Since the beginning, the Gardens have served as an outdoor research laboratory for the University of Minnesota as well as an educational garden for the general public.