Vicki Stirm, Kathryn Orvis and Karen Mitchell hosted several youth outreach projects in June. On June 13 and 14, 16 youth from the 4-H Academy – Living Landscapes worked with Dr. Kathryn Orvis and and Vicki Stirm on several horticulture activities: plant propagation of houseplants, a scavenger hunt in the Jules Janick Horticulture Garden, and[Read More…]
Over the next month, HLA Ambassadors will share their summer internship experiences on Purdue HLA’s social media channels. This week’s student is Danielle Hewitt. Danielle Hewitt I’m an intern at Landscape Concepts Management in Grayslake, IL. Over the summer I will be doing rotations through all different aspects of the company including maintenance, seasonal color,[Read More…]
Last week, Dr. Linda Prokopy was honored with induction into the CTIC (Conservation Technology Information Center) Hall of Fame. Dr. Prokopy’s dedication to advancing conservation agriculture and her contributions to the field have earned her this recognition as only the fifth conservation leader to ever receive this prestigious recognition from CTIC. Her research, more than 140 publications,[Read More…]
The Horticulture Crops Weed Science Lab welcomes a new member, Helen Nocito. Helen is from Winston-Salem, North Carolina and graduated from North Carolina State University with a bachelor’s degree in Plant Biology. She is interested in weed management and ecology, with a focus on horticultural crops. She joined the Meyers lab on June 3rd. Her[Read More…]
After almost 49 years working tirelessly to support HLA, Robin Tribbett retired on May 31. Respecting her wishes to keep this information private, we did not have a retirement celebration but there is much to celebrate. Robin served in many roles over the years. Most recently, she served as the primary recruiter for the department[Read More…]
Purdue will celebrate the planting of the final tree of the 1869 Tree Planting Master Plan, according to the Purdue Today article: Purdue to celebrate achievement of 1869 Tree Planting Master Plan, receives Tree Campus USA Award for 15th consecutive year. The event will be held June 11 from 1:30-2 p.m. in front of the[Read More…]