Lead Horticulturist, H.O. Smith Botanic Gardens
taz2@psu.edu
Lead horticulturist Ted Zeljak helps the team with procuring plants, supplies, labor, and equipment to complete their work, especially their horticulture display needs. He also maintains the grounds and gardens of the president’s home, the Schreyer House. Ted holds a degree from Penn College in landscape nursery technology and is a certified arborist through the International Society of Arboriculture. He joined the Penn State horticulture crew in 2011 after over a decade of experience as a landscape contractor and four years as an arborist. Ted became a member of the Arboretum’s team in 2014, working to plan and maintain the children’s garden. He spent more than a decade in charge of design, installation, and maintenance of seasonal displays and vegetable beds, was responsible for the horticultural collection within the garden, and worked with the children’s garden education team, interns, and volunteers from all walks of life.