Lots of changes have been occurring at the Horticulture Gardens. For example, the boxwood hedge separating the Gardens from the side road was removed and a "no less than spectacular" 100' herbaceous perennial border was installed. The fastigiate white pines were taken out and that area is now a dwarf conifer garden. The water garden (installed in '94) was completely disassembled and made larger and more dramatic by a special water garden class. The annual bed area was redesigned and we have had knock-out displays of flowers and foliage including a bed designated as the Kitchen Garden.

The Master Plan for Phase II of the Hort Gardens (an additional four acres that will be added to the Gardens as funding becomes available) is nearly complete. We had 14 weddings at the Gardens this past spring & summer. These are just some of the changes. So, I invite you to visit the Hort Gardens and check out all the changes on your next trip to Blacksburg.

 

Alex X. Niemiera
Associate Professor
Director of the Virginia Tech Horticulture Gardens

There has been a lot of interest in Phase II of the Horticulture Gardens. Below is the Master Plan of the entire site along with a section drawing of the proposed Stream Garden prepared by Rodney Robinson, Landscape Architects.