Hello! My name is Jordan Christensen and I am the 2018 Glasshouse Display and Greenhouse Production Intern. I will be going into my senior year at Iowa State as a biology major. I start off every day at Reiman Gardens with a few hours of watering our greenhouses, conservatory, hoop […]
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Hey Ya’ll! My Name is Mary Katherine and I am the special events intern here at Reiman Gardens! I am a junior at Iowa State in marketing with a minor in communication studies. Once I graduate I hope to work for a non-profit like Reiman Gardens, and even eventually create […]
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Hi! My name is Ross Curry, and I am an Education Intern here at Reiman Gardens. I am going into my junior year at Iowa State University studying Animal Ecology. I have enjoyed leading groups in the past, and I count these as some of my favorite memories. Reiman Gardens […]
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My name is Veronica Crump, and I am the Entomology Intern here at Reiman Gardens for the summer. I’m an Animal Ecology major and an Entomology minor. I’ve been at work for a whole month now and am learning more and more every day and am starting to get comfortable […]
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Hello! My name is Lauren Banwart. I am a senior at Iowa State studying Event Management. I am the Private Event Intern for the summer 2018 internship program here at Reiman Gardens. I will be working primarily on weddings this summer. This is a great learning experience outside the classroom. […]
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Hello! My name is Sara Abbott, and I am an education intern here at Reiman Gardens. I am currently a senior at Iowa State University studying biology and education. Eventually I hope to work in a middle school as a natural science teacher. I found myself at the Gardens after […]
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Reiman Gardens’ Conservatory is filled with hundreds of unique and beautiful plants and I probably shouldn’t have a favorite…but I do. I love everything about this plant, from its versatility to its name. By the end of this post, I hope to have you convinced that this plant is as […]
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The Conservatory concept for this summer is stillness. While the rest of the garden will be moving in some way or other, the Conservatory will be a place to stop and reflect on the beauty that surrounds us. With so many things going on in our lives, we often need […]
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It’s all about orchids this month in the Hughes Conservatory so I thought I’d write a little bit about orchid care and their history. The orchid family (Orchidaceae) contains over 20,000 species and is one of the largest flowering plant families! It includes favorites like Phaleonopsis and Cattleya orchids commonly […]
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Hi! My name is Emily Stoffel and I am a junior studying Horticulture at Iowa State. My area of focus is landscape design, installation and management and I am hoping to pursue a career in interior landscape design (think malls, casinos, office spaces etc.). Horticulture is such a broad term […]
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