Quiet beauty

The Native Garden on the Academic Quad is one of the many beautiful gardens on campus. The garden is designed as a natural stormwater runoff system to capture and slowly release rainwater into a standard drainage system. (Photo by Rusty Costanza)

A bald cypress, one of a multitude of native plants and trees enhancing the Native Garden, is watered in the early morning. (Photo by Rusty Costanza)

Black-eyed Susans are in full bloom in the Native Garden and all across campus. (Photo by Rusty Costanza)