Tyler alumnus creates mural with Philadelphia high school students to enhance community

In spring 2019, Tyler School of Art and Architecture Community Development alumnus Jon Fiamoncini (BSCD ‘19) helped create a mural and garden at Philadelphia’s George Washington Carver High School of Engineering and Science (GWC), with the help of students and generous donors. “Originally, I’d been assigned the task of assisting a group of GWC students with a community engagement project through my Placemaking: Revitalizing Urban Communities class at Tyler,” Fiamoncini said. After the class ended, he continued to volunteer at GWC. That’s when plans were discussed for the creation of a mural and garden. Read More

Fall 2019 Course - Art of Floral Design

Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) Class Held in the Temple University Ambler Campus Headhouse

Unique Houseplants: Plants You Can Grow from the Produce Section Benjamin Snyder, Greenhouse Manager, discussed some of the tips and tricks to successfully germinate and care for edible tropical plants that you can grow from grocery store fruits and herbs. A demonstration and a walk through of the Greenhouse was included. Read More

Summer 2019 Course: HORT 2881/LARC 8870 Cooperative Education

ARE YOU WORKING/ INTERNING IN THE HORTICULTURE OR LANDSCAPE  ARCHITECTURE INDUSTRY THIS SUMMER? LA-Hort Students Only Read More

Temple University's 2019 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show exhibit, Hip haven: Hangin' loose at a home refuge, won the following five awards.

Temple University's 2019 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show exhibit,  Hip haven: Hangin' loose at a home refuge,  Read More

Tyler Associate Professor Baldev Lamba Receives Several Awards and Honors for Design, Publication, Teaching and Community Service

American Society of Landscape Architects, Pennsylvania/Delaware Chapter Merit Award, General Design Category, Project “Pop Up Parks: Low Cost, Low Risk, High Impact Installations.” 2018.  These temporary Pop Up Park installations, located in Doylestown, PA, represent creative and innovative design experiments that have helped overcome resistance against losing parking, and have changed public perceptions about green spaces as catalysts for social, economic and environmental benefits. These Pop Up Parks have attracted a following asking for its annual return, they were used as models for similar installations in other locations and communities, and they have started serious conversations about ways of making them permanent. Read More

LA-HORT Lecture Series and Events

One-Year Horticultural Therapy Certificate

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Thorough hands-training, this certificate introduces students to a variety of horticulture therapy skills. The program meets horticultural therapy requirements by the American Horticultural Therapy Association (AHTA) for becoming a Registered Horticultural Therapist. Students complete projects to develop skills in HT programming, activities, grant writing, budgeting, marketing, research, and interdisciplinary approaches to health care. A key component is learning to design therapeutic indoor and outdoor spaces that address universal design and support. Instruction and business planning for private HT contractual work is also examined. Horticultural therapy uses plants, horticultural activities, and the natural world to improve people's social, educational, psychological, and physical adjustment, thus improving their bodies, minds, and spirits. Read More

Inquirer features I-95 Corridor PennDot Project including Tyler Professor Sasha Eisenman

Tyler Associate Professor of Horticulture Sasha Eisenman, PhD recently participated in a novel project between PennDot, Villanova University and Temple University to use gardens to mitigate rainwater runoff from Highway 95 as it runs through Philadelphia. The project uses plants identified by Dr. Eisenman to allow rainwater to soak into the ground instead of running into an overtaxed water treatment system in Philadelphia. Philadelphia's daily Inquirer wrote a feature about the project, which you can read here. Read More

College Bound Academy Students Learn About Green Careers At Temple Ambler

While students in Temple’s College Bound Academy spent a week discovering everything the University has to offer, a visit to Temple University Ambler gave participants the opportunity to explore “green” careers. Read More