Thalia Lliguicota assisted the groundskeepers at St Andrew grade school with gardening tasks like weeding and storing plants for the winter. She chose this project to reconnect with gardening, which she used to do with her great grandma. While the work was physically demanding, she learned about plant research, themes in different gardens, and developed a new appreciation for her grandma's gardening efforts.

1. Gardening
by Thalia lliguicota

2. Introduction
• Hi my name is Thalia Lliguicota. For my graduation
experience I did gardening at St Andrew grade school in
Drexel Hill Pennsilvania
• I asissted the groundskeepers in maintaining the grounds all
around the school.
• The reason I chose to do gardening was because it
reminded me of how I used to spend time with my great
grandma doing gardening when I was little.
• I wanted to cherish this experience one more
time

3. Experience
• I was mainting the garden by weeding and cutting the dead
plants.
• I did my project in the Fall. One of my many responsibilities
was to store the plants away for the winter.
• I also was able to do some research on plants. Invasion
plants were not prohibit from coming to Pennsylvania.
• We also researched plants or flowers that can attract
hummingbirds,bees and butterflies.
• I learned that different garden had different themes for a
special occasion.

4. Summary/ Reflection
• This project is not what I expected. It took a lot of energy
and physical labor.
• I did understand the basic concepts of gardening. But, I
never realized the physical labor that went into it.
• It makes now respect my grandma more than ever for her
patience. I wish she was alive today so I could share my
thoughts with her.
• This experience has made me realize that a lot of work goes
on behind the scenes in gardening. The simple picture of a
theme is not that simple.