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Horticulture class takes root

T.J. Thomson
CSC President, Janie Park, squats down to plant daffodil bulbs in the soil outside the front entrance of Memorial Hall. Park volunteers her abilities for the class when she has the time. — Photo by T.J. Thomson
CSC President, Janie Park, squats down to plant daffodil bulbs in the soil outside the front entrance of Memorial Hall.

A new class, titled “Applied Horticulture of the High Plains” was instituted this semester for the first time in college history.

The 200-level class features a mix of classroom lectures and hands-on application in order to foster a unique learning experience.

Nine students are currently enrolled. As implied by the class title, the three-credit course deals with aspects of horticulture specific to the high plains area, and also specifically to the flora of Chadron State College.

CSC Horticulturist Lucinda Mays is teaching the class.

Mays said that she really got involved with a lot of the gardening techniques used in this area after moving to Nebraska from Georgia.

A current initiative on campus is the class’s horticultural efforts in the area in front of Memorial Hall.

Ivory Halo Deadwood, a deciduous shrub, grape hyacinth, and daffodil bulbs are being planted.

The plants are expected to bloom in time for spring 2011 graduation, Mays said.

CSC President Janie Park and Jane Dannell, of the U.S. Forest Service are participants of note among those working on the project in front of M Hall.