Vegetable plot as of 4/17/2012

 After a gentle rain two days ago, seedlings are slowly emerging from the soil, such as radishes and wheat grass. Other plants in the garden include peas, spinach, purple mustard greens, garlic, thyme, strawberries, blueberries, chives, sage, bak choi, kale, kohlrabi and arugula.

 To the right are some of the seedlings that have been started in the greenhouse. Out of anticipation I have started my Cherokee purple tomatoes, ground cherries, Quinoa, peanuts, basil, parsley, and artichoke. I am pretty excited about all of my vegetables!

Besides my vegetable garden the mosaic for the Student exhibition garden is coming along. For more information in regards to that project click on the top tab 'Student Exhibition garden.

Springing early into the garden!

Veggie plot 2012

Six months of classes have ended and now spring greets us three weeks early this year. This means it is time to garden. Vegetables have been planted in my personal vegetable plot. There will be some plants I have never grown before and I am very excited to see how they turn out. Some of them include artichoke, quinoa, peanuts, and sweet ground cherries! I will  tell you how they turn out. This spring and summer means no shopping for vegetables at the grocery store.



On another note, the New Guinea Impatiens 'Sonic sweet purple' I grew have finally started to show their blooms!

Garden installation begins!

 Today has been filled with construction and gardening! With the help of the amazing carpenters, Mariel and I began setting up the base and laying in the frame for our Mosaic in our student exhibition garden. We are both pretty excited to pour some concrete next week and map out the rest of our garden path!

See more info by clicking on the
Student Exhibition Garden tab.

Besides that, I started weeding some of my vegetable plot this year and planted some early season crops such as mustard greens, spinach, and arugula. Vegetables always get me pretty excited!

Cloud shattering times...

And so the garden creation begins for the 2012 Student exhibition garden. Mariel and I have salvaged tiles to begin our mosaic center piece for our garden "Cloud break". Our plants have been ordered and will be on their way in April. To see more info about the garden itself, go to the tab on the home page titled "Student Exhibition garden".

Besides all that, classes will be winding down in a few weeks and I think all of us are feeling the pressure and ready to get finals out of the way.

Greenhouse Management Project 2011

Click on the link below for a collaborative video made in one of my classes!

Biological Control in the Greenhouse 2011

The new year has begun...

Palmen Garten/Cactus house, Frankfurt, Germany
From my trip to Germany 2011

One year of Longwood Gardens has passed! It has been quite an adventure. To end the year, I decided to go to Germany to explore possible options after Longwood. It was a great experience in so many ways. I have much more to think about and will keep you posted.

The third round of classes will begin in a few days. The next set of classes are said to be the most arduous. The classes include Floriculture, Soil science, Fruit and Vegetable culture, Aboriculture, Conservatory plants, and Landscape design and construction. Along with all of those classes, my class will be organizing the symposium sale for a fundraiser that goes towards our trip to China. This will be a very busy year. I am excited about the future and hope to hone in on a more defined goal as to where I go after the Professional Gardener program at Longwood.

Stay posted!

Bromeliad Christmas tree #1

Christmas has officially started at Longwood Gardens. I had the opportunity to work in the Tropical area of the conservatory with an enjoyable team! I helped put together two bromeliad Christmas trees. I only have a couple more weeks before my junior class gets a break to enjoy Christmas with our families. Till then, we will be finishing up our classes.

Besides finishing up classes, I am preparing to go to Germany December 17th to explore urban parks, the Berlin botanic, and of course some art museums! It will be pretty exciting. Stay posted!

Bromeliad Christmas tree #2

My herbaceous garden

 On another note, my vegetable garden is still giving me some Arugula, parsley, and scallions!