"James "Jamie" Burghardt is the new conservatory manager for the Orchid Conservatory at Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden scheduled to open in January.
He graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn., with a degree in biology. He also received a graduate diploma in environmental horticulture from the University of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, and a master's in public horticulture from the Longwood Graduate Program at the University of Delaware. Burghardt's previous experience includes work at the Denver Botanic Gardens, Planting Fields Arboretum and Old Westbury Gardens on Long Island and Mounts Botanical Garden in Florida. Most recently, he was lead horticulturist at Casa Phippsberger, Palm Beach's largest estate" URL : http://www.charlotte.com/gaston/story/318529.html ************** Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
