Yesterday, students in my friend Marcia Eames-Sheavly’s Art of Horticulture class made a sod scuplture (with help from our ‘Turf Guy’ Frank Rossi) at Cornell’s Bluegrass Lane Turf and Landscape Research Center. Unfortunately, by the time I got my office work under control and headed out to observe, they were done. But teaching assistant and grad student extraordinaire Chad Miller graciously shared his images with me. Here’s a small photo gallery showing the process.
Update: Nice article in the Cornell Chronicle.
My first thought: “There is a class called ‘The Art of Horticulture,” and these kids get to do this fun stuff AND get credit for it?”
My second thought: “Why did I decide not to take advantage of my acceptance to Cornell again?”
It’s not too late Kim. Come to Cornell and do an MPS or Masters in Public Garden Management or something similar.
To tempt you further: Explore the galleries of activities and class projects from Art of Horticulture: http://www.hort.cornell.edu/art/gallery/index.html
Well, that looks like fun!