 The Williston Research Extension Center horticultural gardens were established in the early 2000s. Research conducted within the gardens has ranged from anything from small fruits, including grapes, hops, flowering perennials, and vegetables. The gardens also host a small high tunnel which allows for season extension in the early spring and late fall. The gardens are also home to a certified master gardener, pollinator garden, which serves as a volunteer opportunity for local master gardeners, as well as an educational tool to teach people about the importance of supporting pollinator health. The gardens have also been a display garden for the All-America Selections, a non-profit organization which trials never-before-sold varieties for the home gardener and selects winners based on superior performance. The gardens here are not a trial garden, but they are a display of the past and the present winners.