Mundy Wildflower Garden

Nestled at the foot of a bluff and on an active floodplain of Fall Creek, this garden is a centerpiece of Plantations' native plant education program.  Like many floodplains, it has rich soils, and a high diversity of native plants, abundant wildflowers, and rare species. 

To guide your plant discovery, you will find:

• Labels next to over 200 native plant species.
• Photographs and up-to-date lists of the season's flowering plants at the "Garden Highlights" Display near the garden entrance.

Mundy provides a tranquil and picturesque place for a casual stroll through the woods, and stream-side benches for rest, reflection, and a reconnection to our natural world.

Why is there a deer fence around the garden?

Six of the garden’s eight acres are enclosed by a deer fence, which helps exclude the locally overabundant white-tailed deer population. The fence also allows visitors a first- hand opportunity to compare the deer- browsed areas with the un-browsed area inside the fence.  

Education in the Garden

The Mundy Wildflower Garden is also an excellent location for school field trips, research, and field-based courses, where it provides a first-class outdoor classroom.  As a partner in the Kids Discover the Trail Program, the Plantations' Wildflower Explorations Program instructs every Ithaca 3rd grade student about plant reproduction, adaptation, and wildflower identification, while fostering a better appreciation of our natural world.