Greenhouse Staff

Greenhouse Curator and Manager Lisa Palmer has been an avid plantswoman since an early age. She graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst with a double major in Botany and in Plant and Soil Sciences. Particular interests at work are species orchids, especially the Pleurothallidinae; the diversity of plant families; and the similarities between old and new world succulents. At home, Lisa is endlessly fascinated by anything green, and is particularly interested in native and Asiatic woodland plants, alpine and rock garden plants, perennials, woodies, and bryophytes. She is especially enchanted by the genus Daphne, and maintains a collection of nearly 40 taxa. She spends free moments wondering about structural similarities between chlorophyll and hemoglobin. Lisa.Palmer@dartmouth.edu

Greenhouse Assistant Ann Whitcomb graduated from the University of Vermont in 1959. She has a life-long interest in plants, and much experience in gardening, farming and nursery work. She has a special interest in the diversity of color and fragrance in plants; and is particularly fascinated by plant morphology as it relates to geometrical and mathematical models. Ann is interested in plant evolution as well. Other interests are paper cutting and shape-note singing. Ann.Whitcomb@dartmouth.edu

Greenhouse Assistant Andrea Morgan graduated from the University of Vermont in 1983 with degrees in Environmental Studies and Anthropology. She went on to study landscape design. Andrea has special interests in native and medicinal plants as well as in ecological design. She and her husband Dean, live in Vermont on a small horse farm.Andrea.Morgan@dartmouth.edu

Opportunities: We have job opportunities for Dartmouth undergraduates on an on-going basis. We offer occasional internships. We also offer volunteer opportunities for community members. Contact us for more information.

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