Allen Centennial Garden

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Allen Centennial Garden terrace at sunset

Open to the public, dawn to dusk. Admission is free and all are welcome.

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Clumps of plants with different textures illuminated by evening sunset.

Open to the public, dawn to dusk. Admission is free and all are welcome.

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Allen Centennial Garden’s mission is to create garden experiences that deepen relationships among people and plants. We invite you to join us in the Garden to get to know our local plants, community, and yourself better.

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  • Two interns working.

    Interns reflect on working at ACG

    You might wonder what it’s like to be an intern at Allen Centennial Garden. Will I mostly be making copies or actually getting practical work experience? We’ve gathered some feedback from our interns that we …

  • My poster and plant-laden table for the festival.

    Intern Project – Kitchen Garden Engagement

    Blog post by ACG Intern Lydia Pulsinelli On a beautiful Saturday in October, I laid out my table for the Harvest Festival with plants freshly harvested from the Kitchen Garden a few feet away. Throughout …

  • Wreath made up of multiple different colors and textures of evergreen including spruce, arborvitae, boxwood, and juniper. Wreath also includes red dogwood, birch catkins and other seed heads.

    2025 Wreath Workshops

    Support the Garden and join us for our festive yearly tradition of wreath making! Sign up for an in-person workshop or take home a DIY-kit. Both include enough evergreens to freshen up any door or …

  • Drum group seated under a white tent performing on stage at Allen Centennial Garden

    2025 Harvest Folk Festival Lineup

    Meet our performers for the 2025 Harvest Festival on October 4.  (Listed in order of appearance) Beni Daiko We are excited to welcome Madison’s Japanese Taiko group Beni Daiko to kick off the Harvest Festival’s …

  • Round embroidery hoop with embroidered flowers : blue flowers made from bunches of french knots, light orange flowers made from satin stitches, yellow flowers made from lazy daisy stitches, and pink flowers made from rose stitches.

    Intern Project – Embroidery with Garden Colors

    Post written by Lila Becker, Allen Centennial Garden Programs and Education Intern I first started embroidery during the pandemic, when the days often blurred together. I craved something slow, tactile, and grounding to contrast my …

  • On left: Fernando sitting in the back of the cranberry bed with his feet on the bottom. He is wearing a green shirt and a bucket hat. A layer of sand, clay, gravel, and clay is visible in the bean-shaped hole.

    Intern Project – Miniature Cranberry Bog

    Post by Fernando de la Torre, ACG horticulture intern for summer 2025. As a PhD student in  plant breeding and plant genetics at UW-Madison, my specialization has been in breeding intersectional hybrids of Vaccinium – …

  • Young woman with medium brown hair holding a yellow banner with fabric squares pinned to it.

    Intern Project – The Science of Dyeing

    This post was written by Allen Centennial Garden Programs Apprentice Ava Jeffery. The best place to teach science isn’t a classroom, but a garden full of curious children with hammers! As the Community and Educational …

  • Pink waterlily flower in front of many green lily pads mostly blocking out the pond.

    Intern Project – Folklore Tour

    Blog post written by Allen Centennial Garden Horticulture Intern, Mia Homan When I started my internship this summer, one of my goals was to narrow down my career options. I have a wide range of …

  • a young woman in a pink blazer wearing sun glasses and holding a book with the title "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare."

    Shakespeare in the Garden 2025

    Mark your calendar for this year’s rendition of Shakespeare in the Garden! We’re looking forward to a fresh production featuring scenes from multiple Shakespeare plays nestled into areas throughout Allen Centennial Garden. Bring a chair …

  • A to-scale representation of the perennial cut flower garden with plant species listed (left) and individual plant spacings (right).

    Intern Project – Perennial Cut Flower Garden

    Post written by student intern Josie Maahs. A perennial cut flower garden symbolizes an important paradox; how beauty can be both fleeting, and enduring at the same time? The flowers last a few days in …

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