Below are photos of the current gardens, gardens from around 2002 and some from the 1990s.
![](https://sites.exeter.ac.uk/buddingnews/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2014/06/Reed-Formal-Beds-4-of-101.jpg)
![](https://sites.exeter.ac.uk/buddingnews/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2014/06/IMG_0068.jpg)
![](https://sites.exeter.ac.uk/buddingnews/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2014/06/Reed-bedding-6-2.jpg)
This last picture is also interesting as it shows what was the Campus’ tallest tree, a Metasequoia (middle-left at the top of the picture) which had to be taken down around 15-20 years ago.
It is also interesting that photographers recording images of the gardens decades apart seems to choose similar angles!
![](https://sites.exeter.ac.uk/buddingnews/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2014/06/Reed-Formal-Beds-1-of-10.jpg)
![](https://sites.exeter.ac.uk/buddingnews/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2014/06/IMG_0063.jpg)
![](https://sites.exeter.ac.uk/buddingnews/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2014/06/IMG_0038.jpg)
This last picture shows the Reed gardens in winter. Date unknown.
![Reed Italianate garden - winter bedding](https://sites.exeter.ac.uk/buddingnews/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2014/06/Reed-Italianate-garden-winter-bedding.jpg)
Reed Hall in the background.
![](https://sites.exeter.ac.uk/buddingnews/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2014/06/Reed-Formal-Beds-2-of-10.jpg)
![](https://sites.exeter.ac.uk/buddingnews/wp-content/uploads/sites/303/2014/06/Reed-BEDDING-2-2.jpg)