I'm a lifelong gardener-turned professional horticulture student who has been passionate about plants for as long as I can remember. I'm also an avid botanizer of woodlands, photographer, native plant enthusiast, and amateur garden designer.
Travis.
I'm
Hello!
I aim to educate and inspire others to immerse themselves in the world of plants.
Think of me as your dirt-under-nails, plant-obsessed best friend. I'm here to chat about anything and everything related to plants and garden design.
I'm also interested in sharing tidbits from my personal journey as a student and beyond with the hope that I can help others interested in following a similar path.
I should have known that the kid who used to search for flowers wherever he went would grow up to pursue a career focused on plants.
In hindsight,
Here are a few fun facts about me:
At age 13, I became the youngest Master Gardener in my home state of Louisiana at the time. Shortly afterwards, I started my first "real" garden (right), which I maintained until moving away to college.
My favorite flower is the Balloon Flower (Platycodon grandiflorus) - partially for sentimental reasons, since it was the first flower I grew from seed.
I've worked in a commercial greenhouse growing Poinsettias for the holiday season. Loved the experience, but man, Poinsettias are the most finicky plants on earth.
In 2017, I hiked 85 miles through the mountains of northern New Mexico on a cross-country backpacking trip. Would definitely do again.
I love landscape design and almost went to school to become a landscape architect (I actually applied to more colleges for landscape architecture than plant science!). In the end, I decided the more plant-focused route was a better fit. Do I regret it? Not for a minute!
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In 2017, I hiked 85 miles through the mountains of northern New Mexico on a cross-country backpacking trip. Would definitely do again.
I love landscape design and almost went to school to become a landscape architect (I actually applied to more colleges for landscape architecture than plant science!). In the end, I decided the more plant-focused route was a better fit. Do I regret it? Not for a minute!
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Orientation at Longwood Gardens was quite the experience!
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