Our team Good Thyme Gang played against River City Rascals Monday afternoon at Mike Aulby’s Arrowhead Bowl for the last week of the Purdue Staff and Students league. Good Thyme Gang has become the Champion of the league for the second year in a row! In the Team Category: Good Thyme Gang placed 1st with team scratch game scoring an 730, placed 2nd with team[Read More…]
HLA’s Spring Fest tent was a smashing success! We handed out nearly 900 plant necklaces to the excited families who stopped by. Students from PASLA set up various children’s activities at their table. Purdue Extension Master Gardeners volunteers from Tippecanoe County staffed a table, answering questions and challenging attendees with a Plant Problem ID Challenge.[Read More…]
The American Society for Horticultural Sciences (ASHS) have announced their 2024 Outstanding Undergraduate Horticulture Students and 2024 ASHS Collegiate Scholars Award Winners. ASHS recognized Lauren R. Harmon as a 2024 Outstanding Undergraduate Horticulture Student. Students for this award were selected on the basis of their academic achievements, leadership abilities, participation in campus/club activities, and service[Read More…]
The Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture held a celebration recognizing their Undergraduate Award Winners and Seniors on April 16. Outstanding HLA Undergraduates and Faculty Nominated Award Winners were announced and club officers and scholarship winners were recognized as well as the May and August graduating seniors. Thanks to Robin Tribbett for organizing the celebration[Read More…]
Drew Koschmann, Head Grower Walters Gardens, Inc Thursday April 18th, at 3:30pm, HORT 117 or via Zoom Head Grower Drew Koschmann will share his personal journey from horticulture student at Purdue University to becoming head grower at the largest perennial grower in North America—Walters Gardens, in Zeeland, Michigan. Drew has been a nature lover since[Read More…]
Our team Good Thyme Gang played against Mind Your Biz Monday afternoon at Mike Aulby’s Arrowhead Bowl for Week 29 of the Purdue Staff and Students league. We won all 8 points, maintaining our position in first place. In the Team Category: Good Thyme Gang placed 3rd with team scratch series scoring an 1896, placed[Read More…]
I am delighted to introduce Sofia Catucuamba. Sofia has a strong interest in agricultural science and comes from a family that has been involved in agriculture and livestock. She pursued her education at Zamorano University and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Science and Production in 2017. During her studies, she had the opportunity[Read More…]