Mission Statement

The Allen Centennial Gardens is a horticultural teaching garden managed by the University of Wisconsin Department of Horticulture.  The mission of the Garden is to provide outdoor instructional and laboratory facilities for a broad range of disciplines in horticulture, landscape architecture, and related areas of interest.  A continuing goal of the Garden is to provide state-of-the-art demonstrations and information on the use of traditional and novel horticultural plants in diverse landscape settings.  To accomplish this goal, Allen Centennial Gardens is constantly evolving to reflect the most recent innovations in horticulture and landscaping.  The primary clientele of the Garden are students enrolled in formal university level course work related to the Garden's mission.  As a commitment to the Wisconsin Idea, an additional important function of the Garden is to provide extension/outreach instructional facilities.  Clientele include K-12 students, garden clubs, Master Gardeners, the landscape and horticulture industries, and other groups and individuals with an interest in landscaping and horticulture.  A secondary mission of the Garden is to provide a pleasant horticultural setting for public enjoyment.  In this way, the seeds of interest in horticulture and landscaping may be sown.