Research
While the Longwood Graduate Program will continue to produce graduate level research, the Center will also encourage and coordinate undergraduate research projects. The Center eventually aims to publish an online or hard copy scholarly journal to disseminate research results to public horticultural professionals and other decision makers.
Research Presentations
The Program’s Research Presentations are a forum for the graduating students to present their diverse research projects to public garden and academic professionals.
The 2007 Research Presentations
Abby Hird
“International Cooperation among Public Gardens in the Russian Federation and the United States”
Sonya Lepper Westervelt
“The Motivations of Major Gift Donors Who Support Public Horticulture Institutions”
Catherine Prestowitz
“Effects of Fractional Disinfestation, Cytokinin Type and Concentration, Apical Dome Culturing, and Thermotherapy on Establishment, Multiplication, and Potyvirus Elimination for In Vitro Canna x generalis Cultivars”
Casey Sharber
“An Analysis of the Mutual Awareness Between Public Horticulture and the National FFA Organization”
Aaron Steil
“The Development of an Evaluation Approach for Educational Programs at Public Gardens”
Abstracts of these presentations are available for download.
The 2006 Research Presentations
Julie Conley
“Horticulture in Zoo Education Programs”
Melody Gray
“An Outstanding Interpretive Garden: A Journey through the Liberty Hyde Bailey Walk”
Ed Moydell
“Developing an Initial Plan for a Center for Public Horticulture at the University of Delaware”
Matt Stephens
“The Nature of Conflict in Public Gardens”
Treenen Sturman
“Recommended Practices for Public Gardens Wishing to Serve the Teenage Audience”
Abstracts of these presentations are available for download.