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The URI Gardens encompasses 4.5 acres behind the greenhouse complex and beside the Mallon Outreach Center and are home to more than 1000 plant species across more than 500 genera and 138 families. The gardens are maintained by the Rhode Island Master Gardeners<\/a> and URI faculty and staff and are open year-round to visitors. The Gardens are available to be rented for weddings. Visit https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/conferences\/gardens\/<\/a> for more information on rental options.<\/p>\n\n\n

Contact:<\/h1>\n\n

Ben Robbins, Greenhouse Manager<\/p>\n\n\n\n

benjamin.robbins@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

Parking information can be found on the Parking and Transportation page<\/a>. Parking is free after 5 p.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends. The gardens have free admission to visitors and are open everyday from sunrise to sundown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The University of Rhode Island has a long and distinguished history as Rhode Island\u2019s agricultural and Land Grant institution. An important part of this history over the past 100 years has included teaching Horticultural Science and planting trees on the Kingston campus. Formal Gardens were created here over 50 years ago. They are now known as the URI Gardens, started in 1991 with a donation from the Rhode Island Nursery and Landscape Association. The Gardens are also a valuable teaching and research tool and a model of sustainable landscaping for URI students and faculty from many departments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here to visit our botanical collections database.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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