KState OHREC

Today was the first day of grafting! Those little maters have been growing in their toasty warm greenhouse and now a bunch have graduated to the healing chambers for their grafts to fuse.

Congrats to the Master Gardeners on their award from AAS!! 🏆

We’re Award Winners! 🎉

We’re thrilled to announce that the Johnson County K-State Extension Master Gardeners, in partnership with the KState OHREC K-State Olathe Horticulture Research and Extension Center (OHREC), have earned Second Place in the 2025 All-America Selections (AAS) Landscape Design Contest!

Our award-winning AAS Display Garden at OHREC was designed around a STEAM theme (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math)—bringing creativity and education together in full bloom. The garden features interactive elements like QR codes and a video presentation to create a self-guided learning experience for all ages. Highlights include colorful paintbrush sculptures, a central color wheel ‘quilt’, and vibrant AAS plantings that showcase how beauty and learning can thrive side by side.

Watch our award-winning video: 👉 https://youtu.be/D7slV3q51L8
Learn more about the Johnson County Extension Master Gardeners 👉https://tinyurl.com/28xze68d
Visit the Olathe Horticulture Research and Extension Center 👉http://www.kstateohrec.org/
Learn about AAS and find an AAS Garden near you 👉 https://all-americaselections.org/visit-an-aas-display-garden/

Congratulations to our dedicated volunteers and partners who helped make this garden a true celebration of education, creativity, and collaboration!