POLLINATOR AND BIRD GARDEN H.O. Smith Botanic Gardens at the Arboretum at Penn State POLLINATOR AND BIRD GARDEN H.O. SMITH BOTANIC GARDENS AT THE ARBORETUM AT PENN STATE INSTITUTION TYPE: Higher Education PROJECT CLASS: Land Development, Classroom, Museum, Site Improvement PROJECT DELIVERY SYSTEM: General Contractor CONSTRUCTION TYPE: Addition This 4.5 acre project expands the existing pollinators’ garden, nearly doubling the size of the H.O. Smith Botanical Gardens at the Arboretum at Penn State. The main goal of this project is to attract native pollinators to the campus. Areas include a central sun garden with a raised corten disc as the focal point. There are habitat gardens that showcase native woodland, wetland, and meadow environments. A small pond with a natural stone terrace creates the wetlands area. Research gardens create a working space for demonstrations and an observation pavilion for honeybees and bumblebees. A backyard pollinators garden provides a sustainable model garden that can be used in urban, suburban, and rural landscapes. Shade and evening gardens are made of a birch tree grove and various vining plants. Food gardens include a working honeybee hive display, hops tunnels, and fruit trees. Space will be graded and reserved for a future bird garden to complement and work with the pollinator garden. Work includes site demolition, major excavation, boulder retrieval, temporary fencing, changing soil depths, pond creation and plantings. Previous Next 1 2 3 4 5 DETAILS AND AWARDS SITE ACREAGE 4.5 START DATE 09/25/2019 SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION 12/04/2020 ADDRESS E Park Ave & Bigler Rd, State College, PA 16803 OWNER Penn State University ARCHITECT Flato Architects CIVIL ENGINEER Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. MORE PROJECTS ENERGYCAP Office Building, Land Development WATER TANK #5 Infrastructure, Land Development HOME OUR LEADERSHIP SERVICES PROJECTS CURRENT BIDS CAREERS NEWS CONTACT US LEONARD S. FIORE, INC. 5506 6th Avenue Altoona, PA 16602 Main Office: 814-946-3686 Fax: 814-946-5288 SOCIAL MEDIA ASSOCIATE COMPANIES Fiore Brothers Management, LLC. Property Development, Management, & Leasing Fiore Brothers Inc. Equipment Rentals CONTACT US This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. © 2021 Leonard S. Fiore, Inc. | Designed by Compulse Leonard S. Fiore, Inc is a general contracting and construction management company headquartered in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and operates throughout Pennsylvania and the mid-Atlantic region including; Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, and West Virginia.