Intern Blog

Hello again! For this blog post, I’d like to talk about my leadership project. This summer, I have been working on creating trellising systems for tomatoes, watermelons/pumpkins, and kale/mums. The overall goals for these trellises is to make harvesting easier on both us and the plants, require less human labor […]

Hello! My name is Jesse Howard, and I am the Retail Management Intern here at Reiman Gardens. I am going into my junior year at Iowa State as an Apparel Merchandising major. Throughout the summer, I have come out with my own personal project that focused on buying. My supervisor […]

Hello, Annika Koppes again! This summer has definitely been like no other! I wanted to take a moment to talk about the amazing opportunity I have had. Even though many of our programs have been cancelled in-person because of COVID-19, this has given us a chance to explore digital engagement. […]

Hi everyone! I’m Lori Croghan, one of the Landscape and Garden Maintenance interns at Reiman Gardens this summer. I’m entering my senior year as a horticulture and biology major at Iowa State. This summer I’ve been busy working in Sycamore Falls, the new area of Reiman Gardens that’s set to […]

My name is Kayren Robinson. I am a senior at Iowa State University graduating this December. I have been working at Reiman Gardens since March of this year. I worked indoors for the remainder of the spring semester and then started my internship in Glasshouse Display and Greenhouse Production. I […]

Hello! My name is Alexis Acton, and I am the landscape and garden maintenance intern at Reiman Gardens. I am going into my senior year here at Iowa State majoring in Biology and Horticulture. I have been working at the Gardens since early March of this year and have gone […]

Hey there! My name is Dalena Rogers, and I am a Glasshouse Display and Greenhouse Production intern. I will be a senior at Iowa State this fall and am double majoring in Global Resource Systems and Horticulture. Typical duties for me so far have included cleaning up the Conservatory display, […]

Hello everyone! My name is Isabelle Armstrong, and I’m the Private Events Intern at Reiman Gardens. I’m a senior majoring in Event Management at Iowa State, and I love all things weddings. You might be curious as to how events work during the interesting times of COVID-19. Right now, all […]

Hello everyone! I’m Kate Helms, one of the Landscape and Garden Maintenance interns at Reiman Gardens. I will be a senior in Horticulture this upcoming semester with a focus in Landscape Design. I had attended ISU in 2017-2018, then transferred away for a year. I returned this past semester, and […]

Hello! My name is Jesse Howard and I am the Retail Management Intern at the Reiman Gardens Gift Shop. I am going into my junior year at Iowa State in Apparel Merchandising. So far, I have learned so much during this crazy time. Even though the Gift Shop is still […]