The native garden flourishes in part due to runoff water from the cisterns. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
A sign near the garden explains the project to visitors. (UWM Photo/Derek Rickert)
The cisterns redirect rainwater from the roofs of campus buildings. (Photo courtesy of Jim Wasley)
The 5,000-square-foot Spiral Garden is made up of native Wisconsin plants. (UWM Photo/Alexis Amenson)
The concrete cisterns hold more than 12,000 gallons of water. (UWM Photo/Derek Rickert)
In addition to helping water the Spiral Garden, the cisterns help prevent flooding on campus. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennesey)
Jim Wasley conceived the UWM Spiral Garden and Power Plant Cistern Project. (UWM Photo/Troye Fox)
The UWM Spiral Garden and Power Plant Cistern Project conceived by architecture professor Jim Wasley has been honored by the American Society of Landscape Architects’ Wisconsin Chapter with the group’s 2018 award for landscape projects costing $500,000 or less.