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My name is Kayren Robinson. I am a senior at Iowa State University graduating this December. I have been working at Reiman Gardens since March of this year. I worked indoors for the remainder of the spring semester and then started my internship in Glasshouse Display and Greenhouse Production. I […]

Hello! My name is Alexis Acton, and I am the landscape and garden maintenance intern at Reiman Gardens. I am going into my senior year here at Iowa State majoring in Biology and Horticulture. I have been working at the Gardens since early March of this year and have gone […]

Hey there! My name is Dalena Rogers, and I am a Glasshouse Display and Greenhouse Production intern. I will be a senior at Iowa State this fall and am double majoring in Global Resource Systems and Horticulture. Typical duties for me so far have included cleaning up the Conservatory display, […]

Hello everyone! My name is Isabelle Armstrong, and I’m the Private Events Intern at Reiman Gardens. I’m a senior majoring in Event Management at Iowa State, and I love all things weddings. You might be curious as to how events work during the interesting times of COVID-19. Right now, all […]

Hello everyone! I’m Kate Helms, one of the Landscape and Garden Maintenance interns at Reiman Gardens. I will be a senior in Horticulture this upcoming semester with a focus in Landscape Design. I had attended ISU in 2017-2018, then transferred away for a year. I returned this past semester, and […]

Hello! My name is Jesse Howard and I am the Retail Management Intern at the Reiman Gardens Gift Shop. I am going into my junior year at Iowa State in Apparel Merchandising. So far, I have learned so much during this crazy time. Even though the Gift Shop is still […]

Hello! My name is Annika Koppes, and I am the education intern here at Reiman Gardens! I am currently a senior at Iowa State University majoring in Agriculture and Life Science Education! I was so excited to join the staff here at Reiman Gardens; this is a great learning experience […]

Reiman Gardens hosts unique rose displays which educate the public about the rich history of roses at Iowa State University. The rose has a deep cultural and emotional symbolism in Iowa and the United States, both use the rose as the official flower. Reiman Gardens showcases the beautiful advancement of […]

When I moved to Ames eight years ago I had plenty to keep me busy. A new home and yard always needs some attention when you move in. Generally, the colors in the house aren’t quite right so get out the painting materials. There were boxes and boxes of everything. […]

Hello, my name is Lori Underwood.  I am an Iowa State alumni.  I moved back to the Ames area almost two years ago.  You may currently find me helping out in the Christina Reiman Butterfly Wing or with Caterpillar Club. There are many reasons that I enjoy volunteering at Reiman […]