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Touring the Facility

[.pdf]  2006 HGRH Greenhouse Tour Brochure

We've provided over 180 tours of the new plant growth facility since its dedication in 1998. Tours can be scheduled by contacting the manager by phone, email, or filling out the Tour Request Form electronically. For tours for the public, we ask three-week's advanced notice. Spring is our most requested season for tours, so scheduling may be more difficult.

Tours for industry or academia are usually given by the manager, and focus heavily on technology. Tours for the general public, including schools, are usually given by Master Gardener Docents, who balance the technology aspects with the benefits of our work. Docents are also knowledgeable about the adjacent Horticulture Variety Trial Gardens. Since we are primarily a research facility, we don't have a conservatory of jungle-like plants or many areas of vivid flowering plants. The tour does not as yet have activities for children, but does move fast enough to keep most interested.

Tours are free and take 30-45 minutes, depending on the interest level. Free parking for vans and busses is available behind the greenhouses, and much of the facility is handicap accessible. The tour does require standing and walking and many of the greenhouses are 75-degrees or warmer.

We are located at the intersection of Hort Drive and Harrison Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907

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