Imagine roses, daylilies, petunias, and a mass of other flowers all in riotous bloom.

That’s the kind of scene one will find at Reiman Gardens, located behind Jack Trice Stadium.

“There’s a lot of color going on right now,” Linda Naeve, director at Reiman Gardens, said.

The Reiman Gardens has well- manicured beds of flowers with markers to tell the gardening enthusist what type of plant they’re looking at, Naeve said.

Even those who don’t know much about flowers will enjoy the peaceful atmosphere which includes a bubbling fountain and garden benches.

Built in 1995, and named for its major contributors Roy and Bobbi Reiman, the Gardens are a showcase of annual and perennial flowers. The Rieman’s donated $1.3 million dollars and another $700,000 was raised in monetary donations, equipment and flowers.

With five acres developed, there are three acres of permanent gardens and two acres that are annual plantings.

The Penkhus Campanile Garden is one of the most noticable gardens because many people pass it daily on Elwood Drive, Naeve said. The 50-foot Garden Campanile built to honor the Reimans, chimes in imitation of the Iowa State University Campanile, after which it is styled.

Naeve said the Wetland Garden has a wooden footbridge crossing an area that resembles Iowa’s native wetland habitats while the Herb Garden is a formal garden with a wide range of herbs. The Dwarf Conifer Collection presents many year-round plants that adapt well to small landscapes.

The Jones Rose Garden benefits from having many All-American Rose Selections as well as a special display of hardy rose hybrids developed by the late Dr. Griffith J. Buck, Professor of Horiculture at ISU, Naeve said.

“State of Iowa Garden represents the Iowa landscape from the air with inspiration drawn from Iowa landscape,” Superintendent Nick Howell said.

The John P. Mahlstede Horticulture Learning Center is set up to help visitors with any questions about the Reiman Gardens or about gardens of their own.

“A lot of people bring samples of their own and want to know what’s wrong with them, and get ideas for their own [gardens],” Naeve said.

There are several other areas inthe garden including the Home Demonstration Garden, Fragrance Garden, Hardwood Forest, Peony Collection and the Annual Flower Trial Garden. Most of the gardens stay the same with only a few things changed every year, Naeve said.