The Gardens at SIUE

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The Gardens at SIUE The Gardens at SIUE is a 35 acre public garden on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. No parking permit is required to visit The Gardens.

The Gardens currently include natural areas, gardens, and outdoor sculptures. The Gardens currently includes natural areas, gardens, and outdoor sculptures. The Gardens are open to the public and free parking is available at two lots on Arboretum Lane.

Spark and Fly posing at SIUE Gardens for pictures. Grandma's going to love these! This is a great week to visit and get...
10/27/2026

Spark and Fly posing at SIUE Gardens for pictures. Grandma's going to love these!
This is a great week to visit and get fall photos!

As you walk through SIUE Gardens, you may see a big area covered in plastic. This developing project is utilizing solar...
10/15/2026

As you walk through SIUE Gardens, you may see a big area covered in plastic. This developing project is utilizing solarization to prepare the soil for planting a wildflower meadow in Spring 2027.

Thanks to Ms. Sydney Walker, EHS senior there is a new Pollinator Garden thriving at The Gardens. This project was crea...
10/05/2026

Thanks to Ms. Sydney Walker, EHS senior there is a new Pollinator Garden thriving at The Gardens. This project was created and developed by Sydney as a part of her Gold Award Project/Trifecta Award for Girl Scouts. She devoted many hours researching the importance of pollinator gardens and native plants, prior to selecting the appropriate plants and the best area for the garden plot.
In September, Sydney, conducted two presentations, 'Pollinator Garden and Native Plants', to approximately 40 people at the Garden Center.
Thank you Sydney for selecting SIUE Gardens to do your Gold Award project! Congratulations on getting the Gold Award, highest award for Girl Scouts, in April 2027.

Signs of fall are appearing at The Gardens.
10/05/2026

Signs of fall are appearing at The Gardens.

Leaving the leaves helps wildlife and enriches soil for healthy lawn next season.
09/28/2026

Leaving the leaves helps wildlife and enriches soil for healthy lawn next season.

Native Plants & Pollinators will be presented this Sunday, September 20th at the Garden Center at The Gardens at SIUE. ...
09/15/2026

Native Plants & Pollinators will be presented this Sunday, September 20th at the Garden Center at The Gardens at SIUE. The presenter is Sydney Walker which is part of her Gold Award Project for Girl Scouts. Sydney installed and maintained the new Pollinator Garden this season by the Display Garden. You are welcome to attend. The first presentation is for children so bring the family!

The Gardens at SIUE is at the SIUE's Volunteer & Student Employment Fair today until 5pm. Come and say Hi!
08/26/2026

The Gardens at SIUE is at the SIUE's Volunteer & Student Employment Fair today until 5pm. Come and say Hi!

The pollinators are very busy at The Gardens! The yellow and blue swallowtail butterflies are just two of many differen...
08/09/2026

The pollinators are very busy at The Gardens! The yellow and blue swallowtail butterflies are just two of many different varieties flying amongst all the flowers in bloom.

What's going on in Shakespeare’s Garden? You may have noticed that over the last year there has been on-going work happ...
07/28/2026

What's going on in Shakespeare’s Garden? You may have noticed that over the last year there has been on-going work happening in this area.

This beautiful outdoor space was designed by Doug Conley ( SIUE Gardens first Director) in 2010. He developed the Shakespeare’s Garden with Master Gardener/Master Naturalist volunteers and English Department Faculty.

In 2025, the MG/MN volunteers identified, planned and started work to update and restore this Garden area to it's original beauty.

The project began with planning and designing how to update this formal garden area, with Doug Conley's original design as our guide. Inventory was taken of all of the plants in the garden, identifying and moving plants that had outgrown the individual small symmetrical garden beds. Old gravel, dirt, plant material was removed to recreate a defined, symmetrical center for the garden.
The armillary was removed for repairs and cleaning. Large granite stone were cut and placed in the center to make a strong, attractive base for the armillary, The armillary was returned to it's original spot, as the focal point.
These photos are of two volunteers installing edging and putting in new gravel.

The volunteers will continue restoring this area by moving plants, weeding, edging and mulching garden beds that surround this beautiful newly restored center!

We hope you enjoy!

Summer evening at The Gardens. So many shades of green!
07/06/2026

Summer evening at The Gardens. So many shades of green!

Address

6 Arboretum Lane
Edwardsville, IL
62026

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 7pm
Tuesday 7am - 7pm
Wednesday 7am - 7pm
Thursday 7am - 7pm
Friday 7am - 7pm
Saturday 7am - 7pm
Sunday 7am - 7pm

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(618) 650-3070

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