Rasheita Magor, was the 2021 summer intern at Cylburn Arboretum. The internship program is co-sponsored by the Horticultural Society of Maryland, the Cylburn Arboretum Association and the Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland, Inc. The position is geared toward undergraduate and graduate-level students in horticulture looking to gain practical field experience.
As an elementary school student in Park Heights, Rasheita would often visit Cylburn Arboretum. She immediately understood the healing powers of nature and wanted to spend as much time at the Arboretum as possible. However, it wasn’t until recently that Rasheita, a mother of two teenage daughters with a career in psychiatric rehabilitation, learned a career in horticulture was an option.
Now Rasheita is combining her background in healing and her love of plants into a career in horticultural therapy. Rasheita is about to complete dual horticulture programs in sustainability and healing to modify her career in psychiatric rehab to incorporate the therapeutic benefits of spending time in nature.