The University of Minnesota Extension Service and the Department of Horticultural Science sponsor seminars, workshops and tours involving the garden during the growing season. The garden is a popular stop for garden clubs, master gardeners, industry groups and K-12 classes. It is open to the public during daylight hours, seven days a week. Faculty and staff involve students in all aspects of garden development and use. The garden has been designed and installed by students through assignments associated with undergraduate classes and individualized directed studies.
Students also aid in the development of the management plan for the garden.
Students with specific areas of study, projects, or experiments maintain their own project areas. Horticulture work study and other students maintain the garden during the growing season. Support for the garden has developed gradually since 1992. In 1997, the Department of Horticultural Science established a position with responsibilities for the departmental greenhouses and the garden. This is currently the only line item funding for the garden.