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 volunteer-centered
project with a major emphasis on sustainability that includes a
solar heated and powered conservatory. The project also includes the
62 acre the High Plains Arboretum, which is in the early development
stages.
 The
Cheyenne Botanic Gardens have received recognition awards from
Presidents Reagan, Bush (senior) and Clinton. Shane received the
community hero award from Wyoming Governor Geringer. More recently
he was the recipient of the Award of Merit - from the American
Public Garden National Association, and the Wyoming Business Council
Award of Excellence for starting Wyoming’s first modern farmer’s
market in 1980.
Shane has a BS in Horticultural Science, attained his registration
as a “Horticultural Therapist, (HT)” from the American Horticultural
Therapy Association. In 1990, he served as a Loeb Fellow in Advanced
Environmental Studies at Harvard University. The book, “Greenhouse
Gardener's Companion” authored by Shane, is the top selling
greenhouse book on Amazon.com. Since 1976 he has produced a
garden-oriented radio program on KFBC. Shane also has consulted and
lectured on gardening, horticultural therapy, greenhouses, public
garden design and community greening for over 33 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.
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