1. Remembering
The Woodland & Floral Gardens
A project inspired, planned, designed, funded,
constructed and managed by students
University of Missouri
1976 - 1996

2. Pre-ABNR College of Agriculture
Spring 1976

3. Horticulture Floral Garden
Early 1970s
(Removed to repair water leak in Agriculture Building)

4. Horticulture Floral Garden
Early 1970s
(Removed to repair water leak in Agriculture Building)

5. The New Woodland
& Floral Gardens
Site preparation: summer 1978

6. Professor Ron Taven

7. Irrigation installation

8. Soil installation

10. First plants installed
Autumn 1978

12. Garden preparations put to bed for winter
December 1978

13. Ericaceous Garden layout
March 1979

15. Ericaceous Garden soil prep
March 1979

20. Woodland Garden development
April 1979

25. The tiller that built the gardens,
courtesy of Professor Ron Taven

31. More soil preparation
Spring 1979

32. Floral display bed edging
Spring 1979

37. First floral display planting
May 1979

39. Interns care for first year display
June 1979

40. More boulders
Summer 1979

42. Boulder placement at Glade Garden
Summer 1979

44. Bill Ruppert preps garden soil
Summer 1979

46. Parent Weekend Open House
September 1979

47. Winter returns
December 1979

48. Chancellor Barbara Uehling
dedicates the Gardens
April 18, 1980

49. Agriculture College Dean George Smith
shares his thoughts about the Gardens
April 18, 1980

51. Professor Ron Taven ponders a moment
among the new Woodland & Floral Gardens
May 1980

52. A garden grows
Summer 1980

54. 1978

55. 1983