Named in 2005 in memory of Alice York Staub Liddell ’49, this garden was one of the first, major Arboretum projects.
Alison’s Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden
Located near Huff House and within the Alice Staub Liddell Garden, Alison’s Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden was established in 2008.
Botany Garden
Located between Dell Butcher Hall and Anderson Biological Laboratory, the botany garden is used as a living laboratory for students interested in botany.
Entrance 2 – Main Street
The Arboretum Committee and Rice grounds have historically used this site to experiment with new plant species, gauging how they perform to investigate their potential, future use around the university.
Harris Gully Natural Area
The Harris Gully Natural Area (HGNA), located across Alumni Drive from Wiess College, helps preserve pieces of these environments, including a riparian woodland, coastal prairie, and post-oak savanna.
Johnson Owl Deck
The deck will serve as an outdoor classroom and wildlife observation pavilion to better connect the Rice and Houston community with the natural world.
Puddin Clarke Centennial Garden
The garden celebrates Rice’s 100th birthday and features an arc of Old Blush China roses.
Rice Centennial Tree
To commemorate Rice’s Centennial in 2012, the Lynn R. Lowrey Arboretum committee donated a burr oak, which was designated the Centennial Tree.
Wiess Grove
The water efficient grove contains native grasses, native shrubs, and approximately 40 different native tree species.
