Tuesday, September 22, 2026
photos by Rob Hinkal, social media specialist
The equinox arrives at 8:05 p.m. Tuesday, and as summer officially turns to fall, Penn College horticulturalists are busy, as usual, keeping up Penn College’s seasonal beauty. Last week, horticulturalists Alyssa R. McGraw and Ben J. Myers invited second-year landscape/plant production technology students Katelyn E. Reiff, of York, and Patrick J. Callahan, of Schwenksville, to help as they dressed a favorite campus landmark for the season.
The 1949 Dodge truck pondless water feature was added to campus in 2018 through the efforts of several departments within General Services.
Katelyn E. Reiff shows off one of the yellow chrysanthemums that would become a centerpiece of the display.
Reiff and Patrick J. Callahan make room for the new plantings.
Callahan pauses to accommodate a photographer.
From left: Horticulturalists Ben J. Myers and Alyssa R. McGraw with students Katelyn E. Reiff and Patrick J. Callahan. McGraw is a 2018 Penn College forest technology graduate.
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