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close up of a purple and white flower with a yellow center

Hello, my name is Meeso Kim, and I am the glasshouse intern at Reiman Gardens. My major is horticulture with the emphasis of landscape and design and a minor in animal science. I came to Iowa State University as an animal science major for two years and then recently this […]

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Reiman Gardens intern standing and smiling in front of a sculpture exhibit made from legos

My name is Taylor, and I am one of the education interns this summer. This fall I will be a junior at Iowa State University, double majoring in biology and speech communication. I am extremely interested in animals and wildlife ecology, but after spending some time here at Reiman Gardens, […]

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Indoors at Reiman Gardens with the plants of interest table with different cut flowers in bud vases

My name is Heather, and I am the Plant Collections and Records intern at Reiman Gardens this summer. So far, my responsibilities have included creating and repairing plant labels, maintaining a “Plants of Interest” display, and helping to synthesize information relevant to improving the Plant Collections Policy at the Gardens. […]

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bumble bee on a light blue flower

As the Graphic Design and Communications Intern at Reiman Gardens, a large part of what I spend my time doing is photographing the plants and displays that are ever-changing in the Gardens. Through photographing different flowers I have also been able to capture the everyday happenings of a garden, including […]

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atala hairstreak (Eumaeus atala) close up of a black, orange and blue butterfly

The atala hairstreak (Eumaeus atala) was believed to be extinct in Florida until 1979. The atala hairstreaks were very abundant in the early 1900’s, but it gradually got harder to live because its host plant, coontie (Zamia pumila), was being overharvested for their roots. The decline also had a lot […]

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