Author Archives: Longwood Graduate Program
Curitiba
We started our day in luxury bus fitted for 60 people and headed to Curitiba Botanical Garden with our guide Fabio. He told us a lot of interesting stories about the history of Curitiba. The name of this city is from … Continue reading
Rio Botanical Garden
Photography by: Longwood Graduate Fellows Welcomed by the ‘tropical water’, we landed in state capitol Rio de Jeneiro, the third stop of our entire journey. After breakfast at the hotel, the first year fellows headed to the Rio de Janeiro … Continue reading
Electronic Recycling Day
Author/Photography: Chunying Ling With the high speed development of technology, electronics have been generated rapidly, and often just as quickly disposed rather than recycled. In an effort to reduce the College of Agriculture and Natural Resource’s (CANR) environmental impact, Longwood Graduate Program (LGP) … Continue reading
First year Fellows visit Chanticleer
(written by Laurie Metzger, photographs by Chunying Ling) It was a sunny, sometimes cloudy– typically capricious Autumn day in Eastern PA when we made a visit to Chanticleer. A seeming anomaly in a region dominated by DuPont estates turned public … Continue reading
Mt. Cuba Center
August 17, 2012 – Mt. Cuba Center, Hockessin, DE (written by Lindsey K. Kerr, photographs by Chunying Ling) Bright and early, the First Year Fellows and Dr. Lyons left Townsend Hall for Mt. Cuba Center in Hockessin, Delaware. Mt. Cuba … Continue reading
Hagley Museum and Library
August 10, 2012 – Hagley Museum and Library, DE (written by Laurie Metzger, photographs by Lindsey K. Kerr) It was a rainy morning as we prepared to visit the Hagley Museum and Library. Being a 253 acre museum, with extensive … Continue reading
Airlie Gardens
August 24, 2012 – Airlie Gardens, NC (written by Quill Teal-Sullivan, photographs by Wonsoon Park) The final stop on our North American Experience was Airlie Gardens, a lovely display garden nestled amongst fresh water ponds and ancient live oaks at … Continue reading
Juniper Level Botanical Garden at Plant Delights Nursery
August 23, 2012 – Plants Delights Nursery, NC (written by Dottie Miles, photographs by Quill Teal-Sullivan) Hidden within a hedge of ‘Nellie Stevens’ holly and other “spiny” plant material, Plant Delights Nursery at Juniper Level Botanic Gardens is an eclectic … Continue reading
North Carolina Botanical Garden
August 22, 2012 – North Carolina Botanical Garden, NC (written by Wonsoon Park, photographs by Nate Tschaenn) It was an overcast day with a little bit of drizzle when we were greeted by Johnny Randall and Dan Stern at the … Continue reading
The JC Raulston Arboretum
August 23, 2012 – The JC Raulston Arboretum, NC (written by Martin Smit, photographs by Sara Levin Stevenson) The JC Raulston Arboretum, one of our own director’s former stomping grounds, was our first stop in Raleigh. The history of the … Continue reading
