Gardens

Our campus is filled with gardens that feature a wide variety of plants, trees, and shrubs. Many of these locations have been designated as pollinator gardens or native plant gardens, although these can be found throughout our landscaping. Search below to find the gardens close to you!

H. Edward Reiley Azalea and Rhododendron Garden

The H. Edward Reiley Azalea and Rhododendron Garden was planted by UMD Students in the fall of 2011.

J. Landon Reeve IV Reading Garden

The J. Landon Reeve IV Reading Garden provides a quiet respite on the south side of the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center.

Knight Hall Pollinator Garden

Originally conceived as Honeybee Haven in 2015, the garden area on the east side of Knight Hall underwent an addition and expansion in the summer of 2019 as has been renamed the Knight Hall Pollinator Garden to better encompass the breadth of work this garden does.

Lt. Richard Collins III Plaza

Lt. Richard Collins III Plaza is located near Montgomery and Annapolis halls, overlooking the bus stop where he was killed, and it is designed to provide a sense of calm and reflection.

Margulis-Antonov Family Garden

The Margulis-Antonov Family Garden is a place for building community where students can take a break between classes, get some fresh air, and take in the view of Hacker Green and Paint Branch Creek.

Maryland Natives Shade Garden

Blue-eyed grass - Sisyrinchium angustifolium

The Maryland Natives Shade Garden, located between Woods Hall and Francis Scott Key Hall along McKeldin Mall features native ferns, sedges, grasses, wildflowers and shrubs that grow within Maryland’s forests.

Pollinator Garden at Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center

As one of our newer buildings on campus, the Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center is surrounded by enhanced landscapes, featuring native plants and in particular, this garden area supporting pollinators.

Reisse Park

On the top floor of the Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and Engineering sits a rooftop garden dedicated to an avid outdoorsman and proud graduate of the University of Maryland.

St. Mary's Language Hall Garden

The St. Mary’s Garden, located alongside St. Mary’s Hall and across from Stamp Student Union, is an integral part of the Language House living-learning immersion program.

Tawes Plaza Garden

What makes us choose to linger in one space or pass quickly through another? Amenities will help us to pause, such as benches and seat walls; the sheltering shade of the tree canopy; perhaps the sound of water. Yet without a diversity of plants to punctuate the seasons, a landscape may never be a garden.