Ed Lyons and Allen Centennial Gardens

A very special Garden Pro Radio show featuring Mr. Ed Lyon,  Garden-Director of the Allen Centennial Gardens at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Horticulture in Madison, Wisconsin.

A public garden, Allen Centennial Gardens are located on campus and serve as a teaching garden for the Department of Horticulture. Open 7 days a week this public garden is not funded by the school; but exists through monetary contributions from the public; and time and love by volunteers and students.

What new projects are in store for these gardens? What can these gardens and other public gardens provide to their communities and the public at large? Is there a greater emphasis on "going green" and "organic gardening" now? What about Aquaponics, Composting, and other earth-friendly "technologies"?

Today’s show is fascinating as two very different "garden-pro’s" meet to compare notes and discuss their love of the outdoors and gardening strategies!

 

 

About the Allen Centennial Gardens:

The Allen Centennial Gardens is a horticultural teaching garden managed by the University of Wisconsin Department of Horticulture.  The mission of the Garden is to provide outdoor instructional and laboratory facilities for a broad range of disciplines in horticulture, landscape architecture, and related areas of interest.  A continuing goal of the Garden is to provide state-of-the-art demonstrations and information on the use of traditional and novel horticultural plants in diverse landscape settings.  To accomplish this goal, Allen Centennial Gardens is constantly evolving to reflect the most recent innovations in horticulture and landscaping.  The primary clientele of the Garden are students enrolled in formal university level course work related to the Garden’s mission.  As a commitment to the Wisconsin Idea, an additional important function of the Garden is to provide extension/outreach instructional facilities.  Clientele include K-12 students, garden clubs, Master Gardeners, the landscape and horticulture industries, and other groups and individuals with an interest in landscaping and horticulture.  A secondary mission of the Garden is to provide a pleasant horticultural setting for public enjoyment.  In this way, the seeds of interest in horticulture and landscaping may be sown.