Iowa State’s Reiman Gardens may undergo a major face-lift beginning this spring with the help of donations.

Anonymous donor commitments have been made to complete the original master plans for Reiman Gardens, located south of Jack Trice Stadium.

With the approval of the Board of Regents, State of Iowa, architects will begin to bid on the projects, the master plans will be reviewed and a full fund-raising campaign will be launched, said Thomas Mitchell, president of the ISU Foundation.

“We have received commitments to date, and hopefully in the next 30 to 60 days we’ll get to see what the development will look like,” Mitchell said.

To completely fund the projects and maintain the gardens, it will cost between $15 million and $20 million, said Teresa McLaughlin, program manager for the ISU Foundation.

Nick Howell, agricultural specialist for the horticulture department and member of the Reiman Gardens CoHorts, said the new additions will be divided into three different projects: the Town and Country Garden, the Arboretum Garden and the Conservatory.

“In three years, this facility will be totally different,” Howell said. “It’s going to be amazing.”

Plans and preparations for the new additions were discussed at the annual meeting of the Reiman Gardens CoHorts Tuesday.

Preliminary plans for the Town and Country Garden include 12 unique gardens and a facility with concrete floors for hands-on garden instruction.

According to the CoHorts, gardens will be constructed to represent different situations homeowners can identify with and get suggestions from for their own homes and gardens.

The Arboretum Garden will be arranged by the landscape and will feature a pathway, stream and limestone wall fountain.

Still in the design phase, the Conservatory is a major part of the possible additions to Reiman Gardens.

Its design will be based on a rotating display that will change every three to four months. Its facilities are projected to include a gift shop, lecture room and reading room.

Howell said Reiman Gardens is estimating that more than 100,000 visitors a year will come to the Conservatory once it is built.

“What we’re creating is a truly excellent garden facility,” he said. “We’ll bring in people from all over.”