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[[File:HahnHorticultureGarden1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Spring flowers bloom near a bridge and waterfall. The multi-purpose Peggy Lee Hahn Garden Pavilion sits in the background.]]The '''Peggy Lee Hahn Horticulture Garden''' (est. 19847 acres) , formerly the '''Virginia Tech Horticulture Garden''', is a [[horticulture ]] garden located on six acres of land along the [[Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University|Virginia Tech]] campus on Washington StreetSW, [[Blacksburg, Virginia]], USA. The largest public garden in western Virginia, it is open daily without charge.

The garden was established in 1984, and renamed in 2004 to honor Mrs. Hahn and her husband, [[T. Marshall Hahn]], former president of Virginia Tech (1962-1974). All features have been built and planted by students, staff, faculty, and volunteers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/story.php?relyear=2006&itemno=344|title=Virginia Tech dedicates new garden pavilion in honor of Peggy Lee Hahn|publisher=Virginia Tech News|last=Greiner|first=Lori|date=2006-06-16|accessdate=2009-02-04}}</ref> Today the garden is used by students in the [[horticulture]], [[landscape architecture]], [[urban forestry]], and [[entomology]] undergraduate programs. More than 50 volunteer gardeners from [[Blacksburg, Virginia]], and the surrounding area assist at the garden throughout the year. Many of them fulfill their requirements with the [[Virginia Cooperative Extension]] Master Gardener program at the site.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/impact/2010-04-19-hahn/hahn-garden.html|title=Hahn Horticulture Garden offers something new with each visit|publisher=Virginia Tech News|last=Greiner|first=Lori|date=2010-04-19|accessdate=2010-04-20}}</ref>  Garden features include: * Dwarf [[Conifer]] Display * Perennial Border— More than 90 species and cultivars. * Pond — [[Japanese maple]]s with beds of tender annuals. * Shade Beds — natives and unusual woody plants from Asia and Europe. * Steam Garden — over 20 species of [[bog]] and [[aquatic plant]]s. * Trident Maple Allee — [[Maple]]s underplanted with perennials and annuals. * Wisteria Arbor — [[wisteria]] and climbing [[hydrangea]]. * [[Xeriscaping|Xeriscape]] Area <gallery>Image:HahnHorticultureGarden2.jpg|A waterfall empties into a pond at the garden.Image:HahnHorticultureGarden3.jpg|Fall foliage lines the pond.Image:HahnHorticultureGarden4.jpg|A sculpture by Frank Lloyd Wright greets garden visitors interested in seeing the April flowers.Image:HahnHorticultureGarden5.jpg|Orange and maroon-clad Virginia Tech students and community members tour the garden and pavilion.</gallery> ==See also==* [[List of botanical gardens in the United States]]* [[Virginia Tech]] ==References=={{reflist}} ==External Linkslinks==*[http://www.hort.vt.edu/hhg/index.html Official SiteHahn Horticulture Garden]*[http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/impact/2010-04-19-hahn/hahn-videogarden.html A video from "Spotlight On Impact"Hahn Horticulture Garden offers something new with each visit] - Virginia Tech spotlight on impact {{coord missing|Virginia}} [[Category:Botanical gardens in Virginia]][[Category:Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]][[Category:Blacksburg, Virginia]][[Category:Visitor attractions in Montgomery County, Virginia]]