ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Detailed information about the 2008 Gardens of Europe program is available. The link contains itinerary information concerning the 2008 program, which runs from May 12 to 26. In the tour, students will study and visit Gardens of France, Luxembourg, and Belgium by touring gardens and museums of Paris and vicinities, Giverny, Normandy and Northern France, and of Southern Belgium and Brussels. As part of their study, they will learn of modern French and Belgian culture and history through garden design and plant material utilization.
DID YOU KNOW?
The Gardens of Europe (PSS 4001/5001) class satisfies three credit hours towards a Horticulture major or minor, and may qualify as a multicultural general education core requirement.
TTU STUDY ABROAD
Enrich your educational experience by taking advantage of at least one of the numerous opportunities available for study abroad. The Web site link below allows you to do a search for universities which, together with TTU, offer study abroad opportunities for your particular agricultural discipline. Explore the various opportunities and complete the online application for study abroad at this Web site. In person, you may find out more about TTU Study Abroad programs through the Overseas Resources Center located on the TTU Campus in Room 110J of the International Cultural Center.
The Gardens of Europe program takes students to premiere gardens and historical sites in Europe. As part of the program students gain insight into European universities and academic curricula and experience other cultures through the history of gardens, as well as garden design and plant usage. Program participants visited gardens of England in 2004 and gardens of Italy in 2006.
This year the Gardens of France, Luxembourg, and Belgium are scheduled. Among the benefits to the students are becoming better acquainted with European culture and heritage through public and private gardens, introduction to the profession of international horticulture, and a better understanding of the plant materials cultivated in Europe.
Ellen Peffley
Professor of Horticulture
ellen.peffley@ttu.edu | (806)742-2637
