Intern Blog

Hello! My name is Annika Koppes, and I am the education intern here at Reiman Gardens! I am currently a senior at Iowa State University majoring in Agriculture and Life Science Education! I was so excited to join the staff here at Reiman Gardens; this is a great learning experience […]

Reiman Gardens hosts unique rose displays which educate the public about the rich history of roses at Iowa State University. The rose has a deep cultural and emotional symbolism in Iowa and the United States, both use the rose as the official flower. Reiman Gardens showcases the beautiful advancement of […]

Hello, it’s Katie D. again and I am here to close out Reiman Gardens’ summer blog series for the 2019 intern season. The Reiman Gardens’ internship program allowed us to travel through each department to grasp a better understanding of the beautiful place we work in every single day. We […]

Hello! It’s Katie again, the outdoor horticulture intern. Summer is going fast; we only have three weeks left of summer. This blog is going to be a walk-through of a normal day for me out in the gardens. The morning starts out bright and early at 6:30 a.m. with a […]

Hi there! It’s me again—Molly! If you haven’t read my last blog post, I’ll fill you in a bit; I’m the summer Volunteer Management Intern. I basically support the volunteer program at the Gardens and figure out new ways to improve it. It’s a very enjoyable job, and I’m lucky […]

Hi everyone! I, Katie, am back for my second blog of the summer. This week I would like to talk about my experience thus far as the Special Events Intern. I have been fortunate to have multiple event opportunities so far, those of which include Pollinator Fest, the Rose Show […]

Hi everyone! My name is Molly Osweiler and I’m the Volunteer Management Intern at Reiman Gardens this summer! I will be a sophomore at Iowa State this fall and I’m majoring in marketing and management with a minor in international business. My internship so far has not only been an […]

During my internship in the greenhouse I have had opportunities to experience many different things. We have gone on field trips, worked in different areas of the Gardens and have had learning sessions.  Our most recent learning session, we had the opportunity to meet with the Events Coordinators, two women […]

I am one of the education interns here at Reiman Gardens, and Ellen and I have been up to some fun stuff! In the last few weeks we have had a regular tour schedule. We have a few a week. We have also just finished our second summer youth program […]

Summer is moving faster than I can even explain! We are about to start the tenth week of our internship, and I can’t believe that we are almost 2/3rds of the way through. Within the Gardens we’ve gotten to the point that our main focus for much of outdoor horticulture […]