Peggy Cornett
Curator of Plants at Monticello, Thomas Jefferson Foundation
- Role
- Curator of Plants at Thomas Jefferson Foundation
- Location
- Charlottesville, VA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Peggy Cornett
1983-PRESENT: Monticello Gardens and Grounds in the following positions: 2009-present,…
Experience
Curator of Plants
Jan 2009 — Present · Charlottesville, VA, US
Documents all significant historic plants at Monticello, maintains accessions files and digital photos, creates and updates maps, researches and advises on appropriate plant selections for the restored gardens and landscapes, locates Jefferson-period plant varieties for Monticello gardens, writes articles for garden interpreters and the public, and coordinates public educational programs and symposia
Education
University of Delaware
Masters, Botanic Garden Administration
1979 — 1981
Longwood Graduate Program Univ. of Delaware in Newark
M.S. degree, Botanic Garden Administration
1979 — 1981
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
B.A. degrees, Botany and English
1971 — 1975
Skills
- Archival Research
- Historical Research
- Planting
- Research
- Editing
- Spreadsheets
- Horticulture
- American History
- Microsoft Office
- Writing
- Sustainability
- Microsoft Word
- Outlook
- Interpretive Planning
- Garden
- Newsletters
- Trees
- Museum Education
- English
- Environmental Education
- Public Speaking
- Excel
- Grants
- Lecturing
- Museums
- Arcgis
- Landscape Design
- Green
- History
- Plant Identification
- Cultural Heritage
- Parks
- Native Plants
- Literature
- Access
- Grant Writing
- Word
- Tree Planting
- Historical Interpretation
- Garden Design
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