Big Wins at the Garden Show

Some Rutgers SEBS students went to the New Jersey Flower and Garden Show and walked away with 10 awards. The award-winning work was the product of Bruce Crawford's garden design class, which designed and implemented the entry, "The Games People Play: RU Ready?", with the help of the Rutgers Gardens. As noted in an SEBS Press Release, the class sproject won first place in 5 categories: Best Use of Structural Elements, Judges Choice, Most Creative, Best Interpretation of Theme and "Grandest Illusion."

The Home News and Tribune described the 2,200 square foot student entry as "one of the most impressive efforts." They also quoted one of the students:

"The greatest part about it is to see the look on the people's faces when they realize that college students did this," said Dave Warrick, one of the project participants. "Everybody else here is professional."

As Undergraduate Program Director for Environmental Planning and Design I should point out that this class has been quickly becoming a popular outlet for students of many major, but has become a particularly notable class for out Landscape Industry Option students.