Botany Greenhouse Guided Tour Request
The University of Wisconsin Botany Garden Greenhouse welcomes visitors to participate in guided educational tours, subject to guide availability. Please complete the request form below to request a guided tour of our greenhouses. Individuals and small groups are welcome anytime during our opening hours M-F 8am to 4pm without a tour request.
- Greenhouse tours start at the main entrance of Birge Hall (Botany Department) on Lincoln Drive. The building is wheelchair accessible.
- Parking is generally available in the public ramps at Lake or Francis streets. For more information, please check Campus Map and Visitor Guide.
- Teachers/chaperones are responsible for the behavior of their children/students. Tour groups including minors must agree to the Memorandum of Understanding.
- Please note that the greenhouse is a working, teaching and research facility. Hazards such as wet floors, hard bench edges, and spiny or poisonous plants may be present.Please take the following facility rules seriously:
- Look at the plants, but do not touch them.
- Never remove plant labels from pots, even for a moment.
- Move carefully in the greenhouses.
- Stay on the walkways.
- Keep doors closed.
- Please stress the importance of these facility rules to students and chaperones before the visit.