A generous gift from Betty Norris Fairchild’s estate—facilitated by Fairchild’s daughter Barbara—has endowed the Children’s Discovery Garden and created a scholarship for agriculture students.
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Autumnal Festival to celebrate ‘native roots’
Visitors to the 18th annual Autumnal Festival at Illinois State University’s Horticulture Center, September 9-10, will experience what it was like in Illinois, before 1800, to stand amid a towering prairie.
Rooted in horticulture: Students cultivate annual plant sale
In its fourth year, the annual Horticulture Center Plant Sale is an opportunity for local gardeners to fill their plots and pots with organically grown plants while supporting Illinois State’s Horticulture Center.
A fashionable garden: Student grows clothing line inspired by Horticulture Center
Jalen Cunningham, a senior graphic design major, spent the summer designing an original clothing line inspired by Illinois State University’s Horticulture Center.
The Drs. Margaret and Harold Balbach Endowment advances the College of Applied Science and Technology
The University’s Horticulture Center, located in an expansive field north of campus, is home to hundreds of plant species nurtured by community members and university staff. The Tulley family—John, Janet, Anna, and Joseph—are among the center’s volunteers. They first stumbled upon the center during a bike ride and have since dedicated hundreds of hours planting, weeding and watering. Now a senior history and anthropology major at Illinois State, Anna has also painted murals in the center’s Children’s Garden.
Horticulture Center shares tips for vegetable gardening success
The Center’s vegetable garden demonstrates the wide variety of food that can be grown in Central Illinois as well as different solutions every gardener can put into practice at home.
Event to honor Margaret Balbach
An event honoring the life and academic contributions of Margaret Balbach will be from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, June 25, at Illinois State University’s Horticulture Center.
2016 Illinois State night at the Normal CornBelters, June 30
All Illinois State fans are invited to a pregame cookout and CornBelters game for the 2016 Illinois State night at the Corn Crib.
Horticulture Center hosts 10th annual Autumnal Festival
Illinois State University’s Horticulture Center will hold its 10th annual Autumnal Festival from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, September 19.
Enjoy the Horticulture Center’s Literary Soiree, September 11
Enjoy a night enjoying nature, networking, and helping debut the Literary Garden on September 11.