ens ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁dozen ▁distinct ▁garden ▁areas , ▁an ▁ind oor ▁conserv atory ▁and ▁an ▁ind oor ▁but ter fly ▁" wing ", ▁but ter fly ▁emer gence ▁cases , ▁a ▁gift ▁shop , ▁and ▁several ▁supporting ▁green h ouses . ▁IS U ▁students ▁and ▁their ▁classes ▁are ▁admitted ▁free ▁of ▁charge , ▁as ▁are ▁the ▁Gard ens ' ▁members . ▁An ▁ad mission ▁fee ▁is ▁charged ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁ ▁Many ▁United ▁Way ▁of ▁Story ▁County ▁ag encies ▁direct ors ▁can ▁receive ▁free ▁passes ▁to ▁dist ribute ▁to ▁their ▁clients . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁Iowa ▁State ▁University ▁has ▁had ▁a ▁h ort icult ure ▁garden ▁since ▁ 1 9 1 4 ; ▁Re iman ▁Gard ens ▁is ▁the ▁third ▁location ▁for ▁these ▁gard ens . ▁ ▁Today ' s ▁gard ens ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁with ▁a ▁gift ▁from ▁Bob bi ▁and ▁Roy ▁Re iman . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁the ▁Gard ens ' ▁initial ▁ ▁were ▁officially ▁dedicated ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁landscape ▁design ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁Rod ney ▁Robinson ▁Land s cape ▁Arch itect s . ▁ ▁The ▁M ahl st ede ▁H ort icult ure ▁Learning ▁Center ▁was ▁the ▁original ▁building ▁in ▁the ▁Gard ens ; ▁the ▁original ▁maintenance ▁building ▁was ▁torn ▁down ▁when ▁the ▁new ▁conserv atory ▁was ▁built ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁maintenance ▁building ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁S 1 ▁par king ▁lot