About
Shane Smith, Author of:
Greenhouse Gardener's Companion
Since its
inception in 1977, Shane Smith has been the director (and a founder) of the
 Cheyenne
Botanic Garden, Wyoming's only public botanic garden. It is a
people-oriented, solar heated and powered project. Under his direction, the
project has received recognition awards from Presidents Reagan, Bush (senior)
and Clinton. The project also received the community hero award from Wyoming
Governor Geringer.
He has a degree
in
Horticultural Science, has also attained Registration as a “Horticultural
Therapist HT,” from the American Horticultural Therapy Association and
served a year as a Loeb Fellow in Advanced Environmental Studies at Harvard
University, where he both lectured and pursued studies in design, community
issues, and leadership.
Shane is
author of three books; the most recent is Greenhouse Gardener's Companion.
He currently produces a weekly garden-oriented radio program. In addition,
he has consulted and lectured on gardening, horticultural therapy,
greenhouses, and community greening for over 28 years in 27 different
states, Mexico, Venezuela and Canada.
Shane is occasionally available to assist groups in the
area of Community Greening, Greenhouse Design, Community Greenhouse
Operation, Small and Medium Botanic Garden Operation and more see
below . . .
Fee reductions are often arranged for non-profit
groups
Public Presentations:
Subjects include: "Greenhouse Gardening for the Beginning or Seasoned
Gardener," "Community Greenhouses A Vehicle for Change," "A
Garden for Growing People- Horticultural Therapy," "The art of Ruthless
Gardening for a Green Thumb, Inner Peace and Happiness," and more (e-mail for a complete list of available lectures).
Contact Consultation:
Contact Consultation: Will work with interested
groups in developing community agriculture projects. Subjects include: community
greenhouse development, community agriculture development, developing horticultural
therapy programs, public relations for grass-roots organization, volunteer management,
greenhouse gardening, instilling community participation, creating intergenerational
garden programs and more.
Architectural & Design Consultation:
Assistance provided in pre-design and design activities with architects and/or designers towards developing
plans, gardens, botanical gardens and greenhouses (including community based and solar heated
structures, kit greenhouses and landscape designs. This includes plan reviews, designs for
solar heating, plant production, horticultural therapy, alternative energy and training,
plant propagation, wheelchair orchards, general disabled accessibility.
(click
for pdf of past consulting assignments)
(click
for pdf of public presentations)
e-mail shane.
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