Creative Projects
RPTS 311 Final Project:
A comprehensive business and program plan for a mock bed and breakfast. Includes ideas for specific programs catering to the demographic of location. This was one of my most favorite project. We were really given creative freedom in choosing our venue and programs. It was a long and tedious project that really put into perspective exactly what goes in to a business plan. |
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HORT 426 Profile Assignment:
A researched profiling on the business of FlowerArtLA in West Hollywood, CA. Discusses competition and financial trends and marketing strategies to draw in customers. Ths project gave me an idea of how the floral design industry works and exactly what aspects went in to entering the market. Although hypothetical, the information is relevant. |
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HORT 451 Business Plan Project:
A small business proposition for a personal flower shop. Letting my creativity flourish. |
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HORT 481 Professional Profile:
A profiling on Mark Goins of FlowerArtLA discussing his background and business. Done for senior seminar final project. Mark was a huge inspiration for me to eneter into the Texas A&M horticulture program, so it was only expected that I get to know him and his experience better. |
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HORT 453 Shop Layout Project:
A presentation made for Strawberry Sunshine Farm and Gardens, a mock business. Includes layout depicting business in an accurate and to scale diagram. Getting to design the layout of a floral shop and having full control over what it could look like and include really got my creative juices flowing. |
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HORT 452 Portfolio:
A creative portfolio of examples of my own work done in Wedding and Personal Flowers creative lab. Done with the direction of my instructor, but given creative freedom. Includes photos of some of my favorite designs done throughout the semester and the elements and principles used to create them. the best part about these upper level design courses is the freedom we are given to add our own personal style to each design. |
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Discussion Papers
The importance of water within the horticulture industry as a whole is discussed in this paper.
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Climate change; does it exist and how does it effect horticultural practices and floral design?
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Technology used in floral design and the trends that it creates.
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Discussion of consumption trends in the floral design sector.
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