KSU Gardens

The KSU Gardens is a horticulture display garden that has been established as an educational resource and learning laboratory for K-State students and the visiting public. The KSU Gardens is a privately funded project, located on the campus of Kansas State University. When completed, the Gardens will be a 19-acre garden, designed to show hardscape and tested ornamental plant material in different aesthetic settings. The site is being developed and maintained by the Department of Horticulture, Forestry and Recreation Resources.

The Gardens Project will allow students to be actively involved in the ongoing development, maintenance, and operation of this world class garden. In addition to the hands-on learning experience for students in the horticulture program, students from other programs such as engineering; landscape architecture; apparel, textiles, and interior design; and the art program will all play a part in development of the Gardens.

The motto of the KSU Gardens is: "Discover our past and be a part of our future." From our rich beginnings during the early 1900s to our ambitious goals for the future, the KSU Gardens have proven their ability to withstand the hands of time.

Why is there an old dairy barn in the gardens? What happened to the formal gardens that existed on K-State's campus 50 years ago? The answers to all of these questions and more await you.

So, take a peek into our past and share our vision for the future while celebrating where we are now.

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