Spring 2001 was my first quarter teaching at UC.  After each class, I went to the Evening College faculty mailroom in French Hall.  At that time, classes had ended for the night, and the building was dark and empty.  There was usually one other person in the mailroom when I arrived - Tom Smith of the Horticulture program.  Though it was often 9:45 PM, and both of us had been working for about 14 straight hours, Tom's enthusasm and energy always impressed me.  

After finishing my graduate studies, I decided to become a lifelong learner, and take Cincinnati Summer Horitculture from Smith.  After one class, I was sold.  Since then, I've come back for two more, and I hope to continue to take classes in the program as long as I can. 

During Cincinnati Summer Horticulture in 2002, I bought a house.  I had taken good notes in Smith's class, but I simply could not remember the appearance and the names of each of the plants we discussed.  I learned a lesson for future Hort classes - take a camera!  I usually bring my digital camera and my phone camera with me.  I now post my class notes and pictures for everyone to share and benefit.  Whether you've taken classes from the Hort program or not, please read and pass on these pages.  If you haven't taken a class yet, perhaps you'll consider learning more about the program after reading these notes.