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K-State Gardens

Free horticultural display gardens on the K-State campus with roses, irises, daylilies and native and adaptive plantings.

1500 Denison Ave · Manhattan, KS

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Price: No admission fee
Good for: Second and third visits
Fresh-air days
Public transit nearby: Jardine (Tunstall)Bus E/W Express, Wildcat Campus Loop · 0.3 mi away
LafeneBus 1, 5, E/W Express, Wildcat Campus Loop · 0.3 mi away
Cats' CupboardBus 1, 5, E/W Express, Wildcat Campus Loop · 0.4 mi away
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Flying in: Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK) is about 6 miles away.
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About K-State Gardens

The Kansas State University Gardens are display gardens on the K-State campus run by the university's horticulture department. You can walk among collections of daylilies, irises and roses, a Native/Adaptive Plant Garden, a cottage garden and an All-America Selections display garden. The campus roots go back to 1877, when Harvard's botanical garden sent 100 species of trees and shrubs to form an arboretum, and admission and parking are free.

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