Botanic Garden Events
Beehive Installation - March 25
In a collaboration with Bee KC, staff in the Botanic Gardens will install a beehive on the green roof of the Health Education Building and another in an open area near the Hemenway building. Faculty, staff and students are invited to watch the installation at noon on Friday, March 25, west side of Hemenway.
Some of the benefits of having honeybees include:
- Pollination: Bees are the most dominant pollinators of plants. They are responsible for pollinating over a third of our food supply and 90% of wild plants.
- Environment: Without bees, many plants would have no way to reproduce and would die out.
- Food: Honeybees have the distinction of being the only insect that produces food consumed by humans.
- Health: Honey is natural and has a long list of health benefits due to its antibacterial properties.
- Economy: Internationally, global food production worth over $200 billion each year rely on the pollination services of honeybees, and to a lesser extent, other insects.
National Public Gardens Days
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May 6-15, 2022
Cancer Research Garden
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Cancer Research Garden was held Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020. Located in Hixson Atrium, this garden is filled with plants and compounds that are being studied by researchers at The University of Kansas Cancer Center to see how certain foods can help prevent or heal cancers.
The garden is an innovative collaboration between the landscape service's botanic gardens initiative and the cancer center.
View the Fox 4 news story. and "The University of Kansas Medical Center Cancer Research Garden Grand Opening" article on the American Public Gardens Association website.
Earth Week
In honor of Earth Day 2021, the Botanic Gardens team shared a series of videos and tips throughout the week of April 19-23 2021. Follow along with us on Facebook or check back here for additional videos and opportunities to get involved for Earth Week 2022.
Also, we've teamed up with Thrive Food Pantry with a vision for creating a high tunnel greenhouse on our Kansas City campus. In 2020, landscaping staff harvested approximately 1,200 lbs of produce from the botanical gardens on campus, which was provided to students at the food pantry. A high tunnel greenhouse could dramatically increase the amount of fresh produce that the pantry is able to provide. Learn more about the project and consider making a gift in honor of Earth Day.