Susan Barton

Resources and links

• Condensed CV
• Google Scholar
• Sue Barton Landscape and Horticulture Blog
• Sustainable Landscape Demonstration at Applecross
• UD Study Abroad Blog

Education

• Ph.D. – Plant Protection – University of Delaware Dissertation: Enhancing Delaware Highways: A Natural Vegetation Project
• M.S. – Ornamental Horticulture – North Carolina State University Thesis: Influence of Temperature, Stratification, Light and Media on Germination of Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC.)
• B.S. – Plant Science – University of Delaware

Current courses

• LARC103 – Representation 1: Landscape Drawing
• LARC332 – Landscape Architecture Symposium I
• LARC333 – Landscape Architecture Symposium II
• LARC364 – Landscape Architecture Internship
• PLSC100 – Plants and Human Culture
• PLSC206 – Farm to Table
• PLSC364 – Plant Science and Sustainable Food Systems Internship
• PLSC403 – Landscape Management

Research

• Roadside Vegetation Management (Enhancing Delaware Highways and management of vegetation under guardrails)
• Promoting Sustainable Landscapes (Plants for a Livable Delaware)

Outreach

• Extension Specialist for Ornamental Horticulture
• Industry Meetings – Delaware Horticulture Industry Expo, Summer Landscape Expo, Ornamentals Research Expo, Ornamental and Turf Workshop, Industry Short Courses
• Newsletters – Ornamentals Hotline, DNLA News

Professional activities

• Past Vice President for Extension, American Society of Horticultural Sciences
• Consulting Editor for Extension Education Methods
• Editorial Board Member, HortTechnology
• Member, American Public Gardens Association