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Emily Julka

Allen Centennial Garden executive director Benjamin Futa.

Right now the Allen Centennial Garden on the UW-Madison campus is closed to visitors due to COVID-19 but there is a next-best-thing: join a virtual tour led by gardens director Benjamin Futa. Futa will be talking about how gardens are more than the “sum of their plants,” and have the potential to foster healthy and resilient communities. The garden serves as the outdoor classroom for UW horticulture students and is actually made up of several types of gardens, including the Meadow Garden, Rock Garden, English Garden and French Garden. Find this Badger Talks event on Facebook Live.

press release: Tuesday, June 23 at Noon

Ben Futa, executive director, Allen Centennial Gardens

Gardens Will Save the World

Join Allen Centennial Gardens Director Ben Futa as he walks through the gardens and highlights plants and spaces that reflect how the campus community of students, staff, and faculty have been engaged to result in a resilient community of passionate plant lovers. To stay relevant in a changing world, our gardens – and gardeners – have an opportunity to cultivate spaces that are more than simply the sum of their plants. These spaces also can embrace their potential to cultivate, sustain, and foster diverse elements of healthy and resilient communities. In a time of uncertainty, the gardener of the future must embrace the culture of horticulture in tandem with the art and science of growing plants.

Talk will take place at https://www.facebook.com/UWConnects/. For a complete schedule, visit https://badgertalks.wisc.edu/badger-talks-live/.

In these uncertain times, many of us are in the same position: hunkered down, trying to get a handle on our new reality. Like organizations and businesses across the globe, we at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have made changes to keep our campus and community healthy and safe. While gifted UW researchers identify ways to understand and develop a vaccine for COVID-19, our campus experts are finding new, innovative ways to support and connect with Wisconsin residents.  

We are pleased to offer Badger Talks LIVE…. a Facebook Live series intended to help you cope, stay engaged and thrive during these challenging times. Can't catch the live talks? Check out past talks here.