The 2009 ASHS Annual Conference

Objective(s):
To illustrate, by example, the diverse roles that university and college public gardens and arboreta have in communicating the many dimensions of public horticulture to students in higher education as well as the general public.

University and college public gardens share a similar context but their missions and how they are viewed by administration often differ. Case studies from a variety of university gardens and arboreta will be presented, each with a specific focus, which may include the integration of the garden into undergraduate and graduate curricula, community connections via extension and outreach programs, managing plant collections for research and conservation, and how administration and management responsibilities are considered for professional advancement and reward in an academic environment.  The broader goal for this workshop is to provide a point of reference or framework on which to build future ASHS PHWG workshops.