CANR News

Category: Plant and Soil Sciences

September 14, 2023 Written by Michele Walfred

Informing landscape decisions

September 18, 2025 | Written by Katie Peikes | Photo by Kathy F. Atkinson

Aleena Sabir is a senior studying landscape architecture. Over the summer, she researched campus maintenance related to planting for UD’s grounds crew. She inventoried plants and worked to create a landscape maintenance plan related to species in an area of campus called The Grove. Her work is the start of a landscape maintenance plan that will directly impact campus.
Student research yields fresh ideas for historic Wilmington burial ground

September 12, 2025 | Article and photo by Beth Miller

UD junior Jackson Whitcomb, an honors student and landscape architecture major, focused his summer research project on Riverview Cemetery in Wilmington. In August, he presented findings and suggestions for new trees and other plantings, ideas for walking trails and improved burial aisles, as well as respectful ways to beautify areas.
Alpine garden intern

September 04, 2025 | Written by Katie Peikes | Photos courtesy of Jackson Fox

UD landscape architecture student gets hands-on experience with Colorado horticulture. Jackson Fox, University of Delaware Class of 2027, a Wilmington native, interned nearly 2,000 miles west of home at Betty Ford Alpine Gardens in Vail, Colorado. His internship focused on saving and showcasing alpine plants. The environment he worked in was very different from Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania, where he works seasonal jobs.