Plant Conservation Science Center
Horticulturist: Jamie Berlin

What’s behind the design:
Jason Toth (exhibits horticulturist) and I were looking at my containers and discussing what would work well, and scallops popped into Jason’s head. It seemed like a great spot to showcase them—at the entrance to the Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center and a stop on the tram route. We wanted shorter plants so it’s easy to make out the pattern, whether you’re on the tram or right next to the containers.

Plants used:
Angelonia angustifolia 'Balarckle’
Cosmos sulphureus ‘Cosmic Orange’
Isolepis cernua ‘Live Wire’

If you were to decorate a room in your home in this pattern…which room would you choose and why?
I would use the scallop pattern as the tile in my bathroom, going for a mermaid theme. Something fun, beautiful, and iridescent.

Bio:
Jamie Berlin is the horticulturist that cares for the Lavin Evaluation Garden and Green Roof Gardens at the Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center. She has been with the Chicago Botanic Garden since 2013 and loves being out in nature every day. In her free time, she enjoys road trips to visit national parks.