Plant Service Requests

We are happy to announce that we are now open to the public, as well as students and teachers!

Botany Garden hours: sunrise to sundown

Botany Greenhouse fall term hours: M-F, 8am to 4pm

(Please enter the greenhouse through the front doors of Birge Hall and follow the signs to the B2 level of Birge).

Orange Hawaiian Hibiscus. (Photo by Raya Ronaghy)

The online plant service requests can be made with the form below. These services are currently only available to faculty, staff, and students of the Department of Botany.

We currently are not doing general public tours for visitors, but special arrangements can be made if you contact the Director.

Form

Plant Service Request

Name*
First Last
Today's Date*
MM slash DD slash YYYY
Email*
Topic of Request (choose one)*
- Teachers requesting plants for class
- Teachers requesting use of greenhouse space for class
- Teachers requesting use of garden space for class
- Office plant doctor visit
- Research plants consultation or beginning
- Reporting needed maintenance
- Teachers requesting adding taxa to the living collection
Short Description of Request*
Include information that will help us understand your needs. For class plants, list the semester and year, weekly schedule, number of plants and anything else you need. To use our space for your class for one or two sessions, your times requested will be approved by the director. If you require instruction or guided tours, please fill in the form for tour requests instead. For research request include the duration of research with us, space needs, species of interest for sampling the living collection, and/or seed germinations or cuttings. Include if you require artificial lights, and possible temperature and humidity needs. Please include a supporting file that will help the director understand the research proposed. The director will contact you to set up an in-person meeting to discuss your project.
Upload Supporting File for your Request
Max. file size: 24 MB.