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Hi! My name is Mary Klingelhoefer, and I am one of Reiman Gardens Landscape and Garden Maintenance Interns for this summer! I am a junior in global resource systems and environmental studies with a minor in geology. This summer I’m hoping to improve my horticulture skills and learn about the […]

My name is Colton Trecker, and I am an Exhibits Intern at Reiman Gardens. My major is Industrial Design with a focus on user experience. So far though, during my first few weeks here I have been working on a light show exhibit for the Winter Wonderscape holiday light show. […]

Hello! My name is Caitlynn Slaymaker, and I am the Events Intern here at Reiman Gardens! I am a senior majoring in event management with a minor in apparel merchandising here at Iowa State! In my internship with Reiman Gardens, I work with private and public events such as weddings, […]

There is an old Chewa proverb in my country that inspires me every day: “Tikufuna kupatsira ana athu zinthu ziwiri. Choyamba ndi mizu, inayo ndi mapiko.” Translated, it means, “We desire to give two things to our children. The first one is roots, the other is wings.” My name is Dillan Patel, […]

Hello! I am Anna Smith, and this summer I am working in the indoor horticulture department as a glasshouse display and greenhouse production intern. I just finished my sophomore year at Iowa State University. In the 20 years of my life, all my jobs before this one has not been […]

Hi everyone, my name is Logan Metzger (he/him/his), and I am the Education Intern here at Reiman Gardens. Outside of this organization I am also the Summer 2021 Editor in Chief for the Iowa State Daily and I will be entering my fourth year as an English Education major at […]

Hello, I am Makenna Blackford and at Reiman Gardens I am part of the Garden & Landscape Maintenance internship. I will be a soon-to-be Senior at Iowa State University, majoring in Landscape Architecture. I wanted to be part of Reiman Gardens’ Internship program because I wanted to get hands-on learning […]

While this past year brought many challenges, it also provided us with opportunities to engage and support our volunteers in new ways. These shifts have not been easy for anyone, but our volunteers persisted, and for that, we are grateful. When our doors closed this past spring and summer, volunteer […]

My leadership project this summer has been working with Plant a Row for the Hungry. I’ve gotten to spend a couple of Saturday mornings helping collect produce from the Ames Mainstreet Farmer’s Market to be donated to local Story County food pantries. It’s been really great seeing how generous produce […]

My name is Chase Krug, and I am the Plant Collections & Records intern for summer 2020! I am from Marion, Iowa, and currently a junior at Iowa State University majoring in Agronomy. My duties as the Plant Collections & Records intern include collecting phenology data, updating plant records, updating […]