horticulture

Looking at the hydroponic garden yesterday brought me back to the winters where I grew seeds in the basement under fluorescent lights. Other teenagers liked playing video games and watching South Park; I enjoyed being able to see, smell, and touch green plants in the middle of Wisconsin’s harsh winters. By some miracle no government agents even showed up to question why we were using so much electricity in a basement or why there might have been a very large heat signature.

My original plan after high school was to become a horticulturalist or landscape designer. But then I really liked my psychology 101 class and changed majors. But then in my senior year, I really fell in love with Environmental Psychology at UW Green Bay with Dr. Wilson-Doenges. Learning how nature and architecture blend to create welcoming spaces. We had to redesign environments that we thought didn’t work well or didn’t give a sense of safety or invitation. My small group redesigned the newly renovated giraffe exhibit at the NEW Zoo in Suamico.