See also: http://nativeplants.ku.edu/
| Time | Saturday, June 18 · 10:00am - 12:00pm |
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| Location | KU Native Medicinal Plant Research Garden (part of the KU Field Station) 1865 E. 1600 Road, Douglas County Lawrence, KS |
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| More Info | So much is new at the garden this summer! We hope you can join Kelly, Kirsten and others for this morning tour. Meet us just inside the gate at our new shelter. We'll provide our signature tea made from three native mints. Here's what you'll see: * Show garden -- Our 70- by 80-foot demonstration/show garden, just inside the gate at the research garden. It includes six different themed beds of medicinal plants (echinacea species, milkweed species, tea/scented plants, native edible plants, classical European medicinals, and native plants in the U.S. Pharmacopeia and National Formulary). It's landscaped with native limestone boulders from a nearby area of the KU Field Station. * Shade structure -- At the center of the show garden, this shelter is built entirely from reclaimed lumber from Westar. Bruce Johanning of the Field Station provided design concepts and led the building process. KU engineering grad student Neil Steiner developed the design. * KU Student Farm -- Now in its first year of open operation, it's thriving as a community garden with more than 25 separate plots, plus young fruit trees. The Student Farm was conceived by Jason Hering and other KU students in spring 2010. It is organized and run by four student coordinators. * New research plantings -- We have expanded our research section to include six new species, bringing us to almost 30 species in our research rows. * Solar composting latrine -- Now in the works, this new restroom/research project is being built by the KU student group Engineers Without Borders under the direction of Prof. Craig Adams. The latrine replicates those built by the group in several villages in Bolivia. * Native plants natural dye garden -- This soon-to-be-planted garden is part of an independent study by KU fine arts student Neil Goss. * Prairie Moon Waldorf School children's tea garden -- Sited just inside the south gate to the adjacent school grounds, this area also will be planted soon. See also: http://nativeplants.ku.edu/ |
