In 2006, Illinois State University’s Milner Library and Horticulture Center began a partnership to establish literary gardens at the Horticulture Center, which supports horticultural education and research and serves as a community outreach. While still in the planning phase, the literary gardens will be spread throughout the Horticulture Center, and they will focus on Midwestern authors who have written about plants, trees, gardens, or natural habitats. This poster provides background information on the Horticulture Center and the literary garden project, and shares initial plans such as the authors and their works, garden designs, and grant possibilities.