MSU Gardens

MSU is home to over a dozen gardens that are open to the public, free of charge, all year round.  The gardens that blanket Michigan State University's 5,200 acre campus are a special part of the Spartan experience. They are not just beautiful spaces to relax for the public and our campus community, but are a key component of a sustainable university, enhancing biodiversity and providing habitat for pollinators. Serving as a living learning laboratory, the gardens also provide ample opportunities to engage students and the public in experiential learning, while conducting cutting edge research to support horticultural and agricultural industries.

Gardens, whether on campus or in your backyard, help support many U.N. Sustainable Development Goals. For example, the flora and fauna within gardens provide valuable ecosystem services that support life on land and local gardens can address food insecurities in our communities. On a larger scale, the horticultural and agricultural industries provide millions of jobs in the U.S. alone.