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Treasures of City College: Garden Flourishes under Three Remaining Professors and their Students

November 6, 2023November 18, 2023 The Guardsman 0 Comments judson avenue, horticulture, thomas wang, gene thompson, Don Collier, Malcolm Hillan, San Francisco Parks and Recreation

Part one of a three part series documenting the many treasures of City College of San Francisco.

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Thanks to City College Grad, Delano Nursery Still Growing Strong

February 1, 2022February 2, 2022 The Guardsman thomas wang, Julie Zigoris, Katherine Castillo, Delano Nursery, Lauren Borden, John Nicolini, Flower Market, Daly City, steven brown, Environmental Horticulture and Floristry Department, floristry

Delano Nursery might be celebrating their 100-year anniversary, but City College graduate Lauren Borden is infusing the business with new life. The nursery’s sales have grown exponentially since Borden joined in 2014, going from 58,000 to 2.85 million products sold in a year.

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Tending Florists and Horticulturists in Harsh Seasons

November 19, 2020November 23, 2020 The Guardsman sustainability, Thomas Perlite, steven brown, poinsettia, City College of San Francisco, orchid, floristry, San Francisco Botanical Gardens, thomas wang, floral arranging, greenhouse, COVID-19, distance learning, Manon Cadenaule, JohnTaylor Wildfeuer, Environmental Horticulture

“We are not really able to do a good job of training people to work in our industries without an in person learning experience,” Brown laments, noting that even when these offerings are once again permitted they “likely cannot be a part of consideration for one’s grade” due to the current inaccessibility of City College greenhouses to students.