Sydney Weldon, Author at Reiman Gardens

Sydney Weldon – Theme Year at the Gardens

August 10, 2017 - By Sydney Weldon

At a public garden in summer in a formal garden with a fountain that has been planted with white and yellow flowers with green leaves

Despite the dry days the Ames area has experienced this summer, water at Reiman Gardens is far from absent! In addition to the brilliant Washed Ashore™ sculptures scattered across the Gardens that illustrate the impact of water pollution on our oceans and the life it sustains, this season’s annual plants […]

Sydney Weldon – Plants of Interest

July 25, 2017 - By Sydney Weldon

at a botanical garden with a plants of interest table with various plants cuttings in vases with water.

As the plant collections intern, one of my responsibilities is to curate the Plants of Interest table at Reiman Gardens. Each Monday, I choose a theme for the table that I believe the public will take interest in, whether that be based on morphological characters, evolutionary relationships, or plant properties. […]

Meadow Rue

July 20, 2017 - By Sydney Weldon

small pink flower with green leaves and green plants behind it

With its elegant architecture, delightful, lacy foliage, and impressive floral display, Thalictrum, or meadow rue, is a plant that is not to be overlooked. The enchanting meadow rue is within Ranunculaceae, a rather dream-like plant family that boasts genera including Aquilegia (columbine), Anemone, Delphinium (larkspur), and Ranunculus (buttercup). The genus […]

July 14, 2017 - By Sydney Weldon

botanical garden intern smiling outside of Reiman Gardens rock in summer with green plants behind it

Hello, hello! My name is Sydney, and I am the Plant Collections and Records intern here at Reiman Gardens this summer. In the fall, I will be a junior at Iowa State working towards a degree in Biology. It was just this past year that I discovered my love for […]