Botany Garden and Greenhouse
The Botany Garden and Greenhouses are living laboratories for teaching, research and outreach in Botany. Our primary mission is to enable and enhance teaching, research and outreach in Botany at the University of Wisconsin- Madison Department of Biology.
Botany Garden
The 1.3 acre Botany Garden is an oasis of beauty and calm in the heart of the UW-Madison Campus.
Botany Greenhouse
The Botany Greenhouses have been the site of innovative instruction and ground-breaking botanical research since 1912. Consisting of 8 greenhouses and 11 distinct climates zones, the greenhouses are home to diverse collections of plants from different ecosystems around the globe.
Visit the Botany Garden and Greenhouse
The greenhouses are open to the public 8am-4pm, Monday- Friday. The garden is open from dawn to dusk.
Botany Garden and Greenhouse Instruction
The Garden and Greenhouse support teaching at UW-Madison through custom-grown plant materials, and by hosting course visits and activities.
Botany Garden and Greenhouse Research
The Botany Garden and Greenhouse supports research projects by faculty, staff and students in the Department of Biology. Our diverse collections are available for sampling for various types of research.
Botany Garden and Greenhouse
The Botany Garden and Greenhouse rely on your donations help fund operations, improvements and student employment.
The Botany Garden and Greenhouse
The Botany Garden and Greenhouses are living laboratories for teaching, research and outreach in Botany. Our primary mission is to enable and enhance teaching and research in Botany at the University of Wisconsin- Madison Department of Biology. Our living plant collections feature 2300 plant taxa from 220 families and provide students and visitors the opportunity to explore the vast diversity of plant life from habitats around the world. In addition to supporting critical teaching, research and outreach programs, the Botany Garden and Greenhouse is an aesthetic resource for students and the community.
Upcoming Events
Wednesday, September 2. 5pm -7pm in the Botany Greenhouse:
Thursday, September 3rd, 10am-2pm in the Botany Garden Plaza:
The University of Wisconsin – Madison’s Botany Garden is an important resource for both teaching and research, serving as reference for the different plant families, genera, and species represented. It also provides an area for leisure where examples of plants from around the world demonstrate the diversity and beauty of the plant kingdom. The UW-Madison Botany Garden was the first garden in the world to be based on the new Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APGIV) system of molecular classification of plants. The UW – Madison’s Botany Garden is maintained by the Department of Botany Garden and Greenhouse staff.
The Botany Greenhouse has served as a laboratory of learning and oasis of tranquility for generations of University of Wisconsin-Madison students.
The eight rooms are divided into 11 distinct climate zones, encompassing 8,000 square feet. Located north of University Avenue and bounded by Chamberlain, Lathrop and Birge Halls, the greenhouses feature more than 1,000 taxa from distinct aquatic, desert and tropical communities.
The Department of Biology and other university departments make extensive use of the greenhouse for instruction in Botany and other plants science courses; the facility is also used as a setting for many students in art, literature, and philosophy. This is a working facility, permitting UW faculty and students to undertake a variety of research projects in plant geography, physiology, anatomy, ecology, taxonomy and other related areas.
In addition to supporting essential teaching and research, the greenhouse is an aesthetic resource for students and the community. Within an increasingly urbanized environment, the Botany Greenhouse has become refuge of greenery and serenity.
