Demonstration Gardens
Demonstration Gardens
Our Extension Master Gardener Volunteers plant and maintain several demonstration gardens on our grounds and elsewhere. All of the gardens on our grounds are free to visit at any time during daylight hours. We endeavor to keep all of our plants labeled so that you can identify plants that you want to try at home.
The cactus garden is nearthe Ridge Road entrance.
There are a variety of winter hardy cacti
and succulents in this garden.
This garden is on the corner of the property,
facing the 21st St. and Ridge Rd. intersection.
The daylilies were planted in
partnership with the Daylily Society.
There are over 30 varieties of daylilies.
The Demonstration Garden is located on the west
side of our building. It is home to our vegetable
and herb gardens, the Outdoor Learning Center,
and the compost demonstration area.
Many of the containers and nearby beds
are planted to Prairie Star annual flower trials.
The gardens at each of the entrances feature a
selection of spectacular annuals
that excel in full sun and hot conditions.
The Great Plants garden is on the hill across the
parking lotfrom the Demonstration Garden.
This garden features plants from
the Nebraska Arboretum's Great Plants
of the Great Plains program.
These are prairie plants with landscape
value or other plants that can
thrive in a prairie ecosystem that are
maintained with minimal water.
The Master Gardeners plant and
maintain the herb garden at Cowtown.
This garden features herbs that were of culinary
and medicinal use in Kansas during the 1800s.
This garden is near the 4-H Hall entrance
on the 21st St. side of the building.
Each of the hostas were named
Hosta of the Year in the past.
This garden is at the back of the gravel parking lot,
surrounded by beautiful, vertical, 'Taylor' Junipers.
The garden features a variety of low maintenance shrub roses,
including EarthKind Roses, Griffith Buck roses, and others.
These roses are given minimal water and pruning.
This garden is across the sidewalk from the
Modern Roses, near 4-H Hall.
This garden features a selection of
miniature roses that do well in Kansas.
This rose garden is near the 4-H Hall entrance on the Ridge Road side of our building. This garden includes hybrid teas, floribundas, and other modern roses that do well in our area. These roses are watered,
fertilized, pruned, and sprayed for disease regularly.
Throughout the arboretum there are numerous
ornamental grasses and shrubs that are of interest.
The largest shrub collection is the viburnum collection.
The shade garden is attached to the
Demonstration Garden and features
shade loving annuals and perennials.
Important Links
Trees in the Extension Arboretum