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2008 Longwood Graduate Program Research Presentations

Members of the Class of 2008 will present their research topics at Longwood Gardens on May 30, 2008. Please read the brochure for more information.

Tee Jay Boudreau

Recommendations for Remodeling a Public Horticulture Volunteer Program Based Upon Current Trends and Practices

Grace Chapman

Educational Programming Recommendations for the Family Discovery Garden: A National Family Garden Model at the American Horticultural Society's River Farm

James Gagliardi

An Analysis of the Initial Planning Process of New Public Horticulture Institutions

Amy Hoffmann

Alternative Interpretive Strategies for Multi-Generational Learning in Public Horticulture Institutions

Keri Leymaster

An Analysis of the Involvement and Impact of the Hotel Industry in Public Horticulture

Message from the director

Welcome to the Longwood Graduate Program Web site. Simply put, I find this Program to be quite extraordinary. It is a pleasure to mentor talented graduate students towards an M.S. degree in Public Horticulture within the context of the exceptional laboratory of Longwood Gardens and the fine academic setting of the University of Delaware. These two institutions are located a short 20 miles apart from one another amidst the lovely Delaware/Pennsylvania countryside, and yet only minutes from the main I-95 corridor that connects the major cities of the Eastern Seaboard. For our graduate students, such access provides unparalleled practical learning opportunities, whether anchored at one of the many public gardens in the greater Philadelphia area, or beyond. Such "experiential learning" is valued as much as classroom instruction in this Program, creating the right formula for career preparedness. Perhaps the history of the Longwood Graduate Program in Public Horticulture and the success of our alumni represent our effectiveness best. Since 1967, many graduates have gone on to upper management and directorial positions at some of the best institutions in the country.


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Dr. Robert E. Lyons Welcome Video