January
24, 2003
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Pleasant under
Glass MHC’s Talcott Greenhouse has been a hothouse of
media activity recently, featured on WGBY, the local public television
affiliate, and in the Daily Hampshire Gazette. On January
20, Talcott was featured in an episode of Making It Here,
a new series produced by WGBY that spotlights local people who
are passionate about their work. The episode, titled “Out
in the Garden,” invited viewers in from the cold to visit
the greenhouse’s variety of interior spaces, including the
dramatic Tropical Observatory, with its towering banana tree;
the Succulent House, with its rich variety of plants able to survive
in dry conditions; and the Show House, home to the upcoming annual
spring flower show. In “Patch of Green amid Sea of White,”
published January 10, Gazette staff writer Kevin Royko
offers the greenhouse to those seeking “a little tropical
reprieve.” “We hope we’re a destination where people
will want to come and learn more about plants,” Ellen Shukis,
director of the botanic garden, told Royko. “Whether they
are little children or senior citizens and everyone in-between,
we can accommodate all levels of interest.” The article explains
that the greenhouse is divided into nine growth houses kept at
different temperatures, and that most of the potting and production
is done in the warm and cool propagation houses. “It’s
a very diverse collection of plants that enhances the College
in many ways. It is used by the students and faculty for scientific
research; art students come to draw the plants as well, and many
of them are incorporated into the general campus landscaping designs,”
said Thomas Clark, botanic garden supervisor. “We have a
very large collection, and we’re always moving things around
trying to make more room. We’ve got some things that you
wouldn’t normally see growing around here, such as a banana
tree and sugar cane and a rubber tree,” said Greenhouse Manager
Russell Billings.
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