LAWRENCE — The annual summer tour of the University of Kansas Native Medicinal Plant Research Garden is Sunday afternoon at 2. The medicinal garden was developed as part of the KU native medicinal plant research program by the botany lab of Kelly Kindscher, KU professor and Kansas Biological Survey scientist. Kindscher will lead Sunday’s tour of the research garden. The garden is the first of several KU field station sites on east 1600 Road north of U.S 40 just northeast of Lawrence. Among the highlights of this year’s tour, plantings of about 25 species of native plants, including wild tomatillo, echinacea, yarrow, various mints, milkweeds, and stinging nettle; garden beds of medicinal plants; and KU and community gardens.
Wednesday, May 29, 5 p.m.
