Blog post written by UW-Madison Horticulture Alumna and Choctaw Kitchen Garden Curator Maezy Beams My dad’s side of the family is part of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Although this is something my family is very proud of, none of us can say we know everything there is to know about what it means to …
Towards the end of April, we’ll finally get to undertake the most fun step of replanting our English garden—the actual planting part! This much anticipated step comes after months (and in this case, years) of planning, collaborating, and pencil and papering until the step of planting into the ground arrives. Why are we replanting? Because …
Allen Centennial Garden, part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences, is one of the 2024 recipients of an award from the Urban Agriculture Resilience Program. In 2023, Allen Centennial Garden opened the new Wyman Memorial Kitchen Garden, which is home to multicultural vegetable gardens featuring African diasporic, Hmong, Latinx, and …
Post written by Allen Centennial Garden Horticulturist, Isaac Zaman In late 2023, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a new zone hardiness map, updating the version they released in 2012 (which was an update from 1990). The new map illuminates much about the recent changes we have felt and seen in our climate this …
The title “intern” can mean a lot of different things. 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 recent interns that we hope will help answer your questions. My summary is this: …
The Tapestry Lawn was planted in the spring of 2020. It was designed as an experimental space to demonstrate how one could grow alternative perennial groundcovers to replace a lawn. The space was meant to be explored, walked on, and observed by all who came across it. The garden was originally planted with clumps of …
Make the holiday wreath of your dreams by spending some time with us and supporting Allen Centennial Garden! Our 90-minute workshops ($40) and DIY kits ($35) are an excellent value and a fantastic gift or a great way to spend a Saturday morning, afternoon, or time of your choosing with family and close friends. To …
For this blog post our Programs Lead, Ryan Dostal, interviewed our Floriculture and Programs Intern, Kat Sehgal, to learn more about her work this past summer. Much of Kat’s work involved dying fabric with plants. In the winter, the garden worked with faculty in the School of Human Ecology, built a plant list, and …
By: Laura Bettenhausen, Wyman Kitchen Garden Intern An exciting new addition to our kitchen garden this year is a Latinx garden plot. Last year we had Ho-Chunk, Hmong, and Afro Diasporic plants included in the space, but we wanted to introduce the newest member of the kitchen garden family. The Latinx garden space includes a …
Post written by ACG Rock Garden Intern, Josh Nisleit. On Saturday, June 24th, I joined a few of our Rockhead volunteers on a tour of five rock gardens in Southeastern Wisconsin. Along the way, the volunteers and I met with others on the rock garden tour as well as the owners of each garden. Each …