The Gardens at Texas A&M University welcomed more than 500 visitors from the Bryan-College Station community on June 15 to celebrate the sixth annual Summer Celebration.  

As they walked the lush and colorful garden paths, visitors to the family-friendly event enjoyed food and drinks, played games, made arts and crafts, and participated in various educational demonstrations.

Each year, birthday-themed festivities during June celebrate the opening of the Leach Teaching Gardens on June 15, 2018. Since then, faculty, students, the local community and visitors from across the country have enjoyed this campus oasis, learned about gardening, agriculture and natural resource conservation, and attended fun-filled events throughout the years.

A child in Western attire, complete with a cowboy hat, tosses a bean bag in a game of cornhole
The Gardens at Texas A&M University threw a birthday bash to celebrate its sixth anniversary. The public joined in on the fun with games, crafts and food. (Robert O’Brien/Special to Texas A&M AgriLife)
A person takes a picture of two people in front of a colorful balloon backdrop
Multicolored balloons decorate The Gardens sign
A child in a maroon hat and shirt enjoys a blue shaved ice
A person in a blue dress walks toward the camera while a promotional board for the summer celebration is visible
Two children with balloon animals are seen through a gap in a giant connect four game
The Leach Teaching Gardens is a 7-acre area with 21 themed gardens, an event lawn, an outdoor classroom, a demonstration area and a pavilion for special events. (Robert O’Brien/Special to Texas A&M AgriLife)
A person takes a picture of another holding a completed paper craft
A child in a red hat holds a red balloon sword and blue balloon animal
cupcakes with red icing and chocolate sprinkles are visible with a variety of other cookies and desserts at The Gardens celebration
A child in an animal print hat plays connect four on a giant board
A person in a white shirt helps a child in a sun hat with a craft
A blue paper birthday hat with sparkles decorates a table at The Gardens celebration
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