A couple of weeks ago, Auburn University had the privilege of hosting the 2 day Spring Judging Clinics for around 700 high school students who will compete in both FFA state and then national events this upcoming summer. Hilary Heath and I had the task of coordinating the clinics for the Nursery and Landscape competition and the Floriculture competition respectively. We had been working on this project for a couple of months and I know that we were both so excited to see it all come together and go so well!!
The graduate students in our program, both the Public Horticulture and not, were invaluable in making sure these clinics went off without a hitch! Seth taught the potting and propagation clinics for both Nursery and Landscape and Floriculture. Hanna taught customer assistance for Nursery and Landscape and plant identification for Floriculture. Monte and I taught landscape estimating for Nursery and Landscape. Monte and Kira taught interview skills for Floriculture. Hilary taught plant identification for Nursery and Landscape. And, Hilary and I taught Floral Design for Floriculture. I think we all found the experience rewarding: we were able to share our love of horticulture with younger kids and hopefully help some figure out that this is also the field for them.
We have pictures of all of us teaching for you to enjoy! I hope you check in again soon to hear more about what is going on in Public Horticulture!
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