MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) – K-State’s Gardens have stood strong for 150 years. For the next 50-100 years, K-State President Richard Linton hopes to see the gardens be centralized in the University’s masterplan.
“I’d like to see the gardens incorporated into the masterplan of the University,” Linton told 13 NEWS. “That’s actually going to be centralized and focalized.”
Linton said his image is for everyone who walks through Kansas State University to walk through the gardens.
“Every single morning my wife and I walk this campus,” Linton said. “At about 5:38 in the morning, we’re walking through these gardens. That’s how beautiful it is, it’s a peaceful place, it’s a great place to be able to connect with people.”
The purpose of party’s like the annual K-State Garden’s Party is to both increase popularity of the gardens, and to raise money for their yearly operational costs.
“We want to let more people know about it so they can enjoy it,” Linton said. “We’ve got a fundraising event to raise money to be able to fund operations here in the garden.”
K-State still has several events remaining in 2025 to commemorate 150 years of the K-State Gardens.
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