Cultivating a Future
By Kyra Meyer
From The Agriculturist
Greta Berg explains that since being at K-State she has found her love for landscaping in horticulture, leading her to pursue an internship in Pennsylvania.
When comparing Kansas to Pennsylvania there are not a lot of similarities, but this was the perfect way for Berg to explore new things. Pennsylvania is the most concentrated portion of the United States in public gardens, which made this internship stand out, Berg explained.
“I was most worried that things would be so different out there I would not know what to do. Not only culture-wise but growing zones as well,” Berg says.
She adds that through this experience she was able to use what she learned in school and apply it to the real world. Specifically, her more technical classes such as irrigation and plant identification helped her on a day-to-day basis.
“In Kansas we are a 7b growing zone for hardiness. Pennsylvania was about the same, but they get way more moisture and that changes things. For example, I could not get over how big the tree grew,” Berg says.
She says she gained more confidence and learned how to assert herself professionally through this internship.
“I’m usually a very shy and quiet person who doesn’t want to bother people with questions but with things being different and on a larger scale I had to,” Berg says.