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| Cleanup of Wedding Garden – March 13, 2012: Mitchell Hardbower, Jessica Foley, Deanna Reid, Hannah Quick, Patrick Scott |
Here's a look at what they've been up to this semester:
- Within the Landscape Design & Management course, the students are assisting the town of Gretna with two public park projects — their projects will be presented to town council in early April
- Students are touring related businesses in the region, including: Reynolds Clark Development in Gretna, VA, Duis Nursery in Bedford, VA, Seven Oaks Landscape & Hardscape in Redwood, VA, Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of VA, and Evergreen Landscape Contracting of Chatham, VA
- Several spaces on campus have been designed by the group — these projects are in the construction planning stages under the direction of Jay Prillaman, director of grounds
- Emerson Creek Pottery is available for purchase at the Ferrum College Bookstore to fund campus design–build projects
- Students improved Community Arboretum Gardens (Wedding & Conifer) last week through weeding, mulching, and planting
- The horticulture program and community arboretum were founded by Dr. Bob Pohlad
- Ferrum College design team 2012 includes Jessica Foley, Hannah Quick, Deanna Reid, Mitchell Hardbower, and Patrick Scott
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| Site Visit and Tour of Gretna, VA: Reynolds Clark Development’s Gretchen Clark & Tim Reynolds shared civil & environmental engineering and planning with the group in Gretna, VA. |
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| Completed Garden Improvements: Deanna Reid, Hannah Quick, Jessica Foley, Patrick Scott, Mitchell Hardbower |


