Amy Howansky Named NYS Region 3 Certified Nursery and Landscape Professional of the Year, continued9/19/2021
As part of her service on the Council, Amy has led an incentive to increase the diversity of tree species selected for installation on Niskayuna’s streets and parks. She has also initiated a program to encourage residents to grow a tree from seed as part of the town’s annual Arbor Day tree give-away. In her role as a key member of the Plant Sale Committee at Landis, Amy has given new life to the Arboretum’s efforts to make rare and unusual specimens available at our spring and fall plant sales. She has established an ongoing “Small Shrubs for Small Spaces” program to make small plant material available at Arboretum sales and is working to develop a Small Shrub Display Collection on the Arboretum grounds.
Amy has demonstrated her commitment to educating the public as past coordinator of the Master Gardener Program at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Albany County, where she trained Master Gardeners in how to answer gardening questions from the public, and through teaching Landscape Installation, Floral Design, and Greenhouse Production as a Horticulture Trades teacher at Columbia-Greene BOCES. She also advised Schenectady residents on growing their own food during her time as Community Garden Coordinator for Schenectady County’s Cornell Cooperative Extension. She conducts free classes each year at the Capital District Garden and Flower Show, where she has received rave reviews for her ability to explain in-depth horticulture information in an entertaining, patient manner. Amy continues to develop new classes, always using a mix of scientific research reports from universities and in-the-field evidence from her experience designing and installing landscapes. She is committed to encouraging everyone to be more engaged in the environment around them. We are justly proud that Amy is an Arboretum volunteer and community leader! Comments are closed.
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