Greenhouse education

The Rinard Orchid Greenhouse is located on the edge of Ball State’s campus and is open 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays. There are many events that typically happen at the greenhouse. Photos by Anna Sego and Grace Duerksen

A student worker for the Rinard Orchid Greenhouse, Cass, talks to visitors about the species of frog that lives in the greenhouse April 9. The campus greenhouse also has aquatic turtles, koi fish and moth larvae.

The leaf of a plant with a white spiral in the Rinard Orchid Greenhouse in Muncie, IN on April 9, 2022. Anna Sego, J437.

A heart-shaped flower in the Rinard Orchid Greenhouse in Muncie, IN on April 9, 2022. Anna Sego, J437.

John and Donna Baggio, parents of a Ball State student, attempt to name the many orchid species at the Rinard Orchid Greenhouse April 9. The couple came all the way from Tinley Park, Illinois.

A plant inside the Rinard Orchid Greenhouse in Muncie, IN on April 9, 2022. Anna Sego, J437.

A walkway with plants hanging on the side of the walls in the Rinard Orchid Greenhouse in Muncie, IN on April 9, 2022. Anna Sego, J437.

A volunteer cleans an Orchid with a q-tip at the Rinard Orchid Greenhouse in Muncie, IN on April 9, 2022. Anna Sego, J437.

A small turtle is perched on a rock looking into the distance in the pond at Rinard Orchid Greenhouse in Muncie, IN on April 9, 2022. Anna Sego, J437.

A clay book surrounded by plants on a table in the back of the Rinard Orchid Greenhouse in Muncie, IN on April 9, 2022. Anna Sego, J437.

Many small yellow flowers hang down from a hanging pottter in the Rinard Orchid Greenhouse in Muncie, IN on April 9, 2022. Anna Sego, J437.

A moss covered hanging basket hangs along the side of the windows in the Rinard Orchid Greenhouse in Muncie, IN on April 9, 2022. Anna Sego, J437.

A white and purple-spotted Orchid at the Rinard Orchid Greenhouse in Muncie, IN on April 9, 2022. Anna Sego, J437.

Erica Forstater, employee at the Rinard Orchid Greenhouse, discusses different species of orchids with visitors Donna and John Baggio April 9. The greenhouse offered self-guided tours, puzzles and animal-themed games for their event.