The The Botanic Garden is a 100 acre multi-purpose facility located just west of OSU's main campus at 3425 W. Virginia. Currently turgrasses and ornamental horticulture are the research emphasis areas but our unique location near the confluence of two watersheds, Stillwater Creek and Cow Creek, allows to serve as a host of various research projects dealing with environmental and water management issues.
The Botanic Garden, OSU Research
Arboretum (Map)
- Companion Planting for Beneficials, Dr. Eric Rebek, P.I.; Dr. Janette Steets; Dr. Janet Cole and Dr. Brian Kahn
- Cow Creek Renovation, Dr. Garey Fox and Dr. Dale Maronek
- DOE Sustainable Energy, Kim Rebek
- Drought Response of Several Viburnum Species, Arjina Shrestha, Graduate Student - Dr. Janet Cole, Advisor
- Drought Response of Several Turfgrass and Ornamental Species, Dr. Justin Moss, P.I.; Dr. Bruce Dunn and Dr. Janet Cole
- Drought Tolerance/Winter Hardiness Breeding and Evaluation Trials, Dr. Bruce Dunn, Assistant Professor
- Herbicide Trial, Dr. Janet Cole
- Let the Bugs Be, Dr. Andrine Shufran, Assoc. Extension Specialist
- Native Grass Demo, Dan Valdez
- Postemergent Herbicide Trial, Dr. Dennis Martin, Ext. Turfgrass Specialist
- Proven Winners, Dr. Bruce Dunn
- Red Cedar Mulch, Dr. Rodney Will, P.I.; Dr. Tom Hennessey; Dr. Craig McKinley and Dr. Janet Cole
- Reptile and Amphibian Field Study, Dr. Stanley Fox
- Research Plot Expansion Project, Dr. Bruce Dunn and Dr. Janet Cole
- Rose Trial, Dr. Lou Anella, Professor
- Schmidt Trial, Dr. Lou Anella
- Sensory Garden, Dr. Mike Schnelle
- Streambank Failure, Dr. Garey Fox
- Stormwater Biorention, Dr. Glen Brown
- Trail Construction, Dr. Mike Schnelle
Turf
- 2008 Fall Large Patch Zoysia, Dr. Damon Smith
- 2009 Brown Patch Trial, Dr. Nathan Walker and Dr. Damon Smith
- Bermuda Drought Tolerance, Dr. Justin Moss
- Bermuda Herbicide Trials, Dr. Justin Moss
- Bermuda Shade Tolerance, Dr. Greg Bell
- Buffalo Drought Tolerance, Dr. Justin Q. Moss and Dr. Dennis Martin
- Buffalo Pest Management, Dr. Nathan Walker
- Creeping Bentgrass Cultivar Trial, Dr. Dennis Martin
- Cultural Management of Bermuda Diseases, Dr. Nathan Walker
- Drip Irrigation on Turf, Dr. Lou Anella
- Establishment Phase of Research Plots for Studies on Spring Dead Spot Disease of Bermudagrass, Dr. Nathan Walker
- Evaluation of Experimental Fungicides for Control of Dollar Spot Disease of Bermudagrass, Dr. Nathan Walker and Dr. Damon Smith
- Evaluation of Experimental Fungicides for Control Brown Patch Disease of Tall Fescue Turfgrass, Dr. Nathan Walker
- Evaluation of Native Prairie Grasses for Host Suitability for the Causal Agent of Spring Dead Spot Disease of Bermudagrass , Dr. Nathan Walker
- Hybrid Bermuda Competition, Dr. Dennis Martin
- KBG Water Deficit, Dr. Greg Bell
- Lysimeters, Dr. Dennis Martin
- NTEP Bermuda, Dr. Dennis Martin
- NTEP Kentucky Bluegrass, Dr. Dennis Martin
- Phosphorus Removal, Dr. Chad Penn
- Shady Study, Dr. Dennis Martin
- Tall Fescue Disease Management, Dr. Nathan Walker and Dr. Damon Smith
- Tall Fescue Drought Tolerance, Dr. Justin Q. Moss
- Teaching Plots, Dr. Dennis Martin
- USGA Runoff, Dr. Greg Bell
- USGA Bermuda, Dr. Dennis Martin
- USGA Bermuda SDS, Dr. M. Anderson
- USGA Bermuda Putting Green, Dr. Dennis Martin
- Water Use Efficiency and Drought Tolerance of Commonly Used Bermudagrasses in Oklahoma, Santanu Thapa, Graduate Student - Dr. Dennis Martin, Advisor
- Weather Disease Forecast, Dr. Damon Smith
