Van Meeteren participates in National Collegiate Landscape Contest

2018 Apr 10

Breanna Van Meeteren tested knowledge of landscape and horticulture at the National Collegiate Landscape Competition (NCLC) at Alamance Community College in North Carolina March 14-17, 2018.

The competition is made up of 30 real-world contests that have an average of 60 participants in each. Students may participate in more than one contest and some contests are in small teams.

Van Meeteren placed 2nd in Exterior Landscape Design. This event asks contestants to design the outdoor areas of a residence. The design may include fences, walkways, decks, and/or patios. In the contest, design elements must be appropriately labeled, and plant materials are to be identified by landscape function.

The team from Iowa State was among the more than 700 top landscape and horticulture students from two- and four-year colleges around the country. As a whole, the group placed 30th out of 62 schools, a fine achievement with 14 of the 15 team members being new to the competition.

In addition to the contests, attendees had the opportunity to network with some of the top industry companies and dozens of the biggest industry manufacturers and suppliers.

Lisa Orgler, senior lecturer in horticulture, is the adviser for the group.