Fernwood
announces
a
new
hire
to
the
garden’s
horticulture
team.
Jonathon
Hensley,
Director
of
Horticulture,
joined
the
staff
on
Tuesday,
August
20,
2024.
Hensley
is
from
Indianapolis,
Indiana,
and
has
an
undergraduate
degree
in
philosophy
from
Wabash
College,
where
he
was
assigned
the
opportunity
to
work
at
the
college’s
arboretum.
This
experience
determined
his
career
path.
Hensley
went
on
to
earn
his
Professional
Gardener’s
Training
Program
Diploma
in
Ornamental
Horticulture
from
Longwood
Gardens/Temple
University.
Following
this,
he
went
on
to
pursue
a
Master
of
Science
in
Horticultural
Science/Floriculture
from
the
University
of
Minnesota.
Among
other
areas,
Jonathan
studied
green
roof
technology
at
the
University
of
Minnesota.
Hensley
is
a
horticulture
professional,
with
twenty-three
years
of
horticulture,
greenhouse,
and
landscape
experience
with
crossover
and
supplemental
trade
skill
capacity.
He
has
thirteen
years
of
project
management
and
staff
supervisory
experience.
“We
are
so
excited
to
welcome
Jonathon
Hensley
to
Fernwood
in
this
important
leadership
role.
He
brings
a
broad
range
of
work
experience
to
the
position,
where
he
will
apply
his
knowledge
and
expertise
to
our
gardens,
natural
areas,
and
facilities.
Jonathon
will
follow
in
the
path
of
other
visionary
leaders
in
this
position
and
bring
great
energy
to
the
Fernwood
team,”
said
Carol
Line,
Fernwood
Executive
Director.
Source:
www.publicgardens.org
