A small greenhouse on the edge of the Ball State Campus near the heart of Muncie holds a massive collections of orchids that rival any collegiate collection in the United States. With an eye ...

The Rinard Orchid Greenhouse features the largest collegiate orchid species collection in the U.S. with 2,100 orchids. Ball State says the greenhouse currently attracts more than 6,000 visitors ...

MUNCIE – It was a windy, winter-coat wearing 40 degrees outside. But inside the Rinard Orchid Greenhouse on the campus of Ball State University, it was a tropical 85. Which is one of the reasons ...

Rinard Orchid Greenhouse provides an opportunity not only for botany students to heighten their learning, but also for the community to get a peek at how much nature encompasses. Admission is free ...

She was commissioned by Ball State University (her alma mater) to carve eight realistic birds, and those are currently on display at the Rinard Orchid Greenhouse on the Ball State University campus.

“It’s awkward. You go in one limb at a time.” Above her, meanwhile, the sun’s rays blasted through the glass ceiling of the Dr. Joe and Alice Rinard Orchid Greenhouse.