Laura

Coggan

“The earth laughs in flowers.”
(703)599-9141 - Laura87@vt.edu

ePortfolio: lauraecoggan.weebly.com -Ralph Waldo Emerson

Education Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

B.S. Horticulture, Environmental Horticulture Major, GPA: 3.9

Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, VA
A.S. Social Sciences, GPA: 3.903, and A.A. Liberal Arts, GPA: 3.85


Floral Designer, Evolutions In Design, Wausau, WI 9/17-present
Related
• Designing of original floral arrangements of fresh cut and permanent botanicals
Experience for weddings, funerals, and all occasions to meet all consumer needs
• Consumer service sales and holiday offsite decorating
• Contracted and maintain indoor plants for two large companies occupying three
floors in a local professional building
• Plant science demonstrations at local public middle schools

Intern, Mast Young Plants/Neal Mast Gardens, Grand Rapids, MI 5/17-8/17

• Greenhouse growing internship with aspects of business and trial garden
maintenance with marketing for plant brokers

Nursery and Landscaping Associate, Green Works Garden Center, Chantilly, VA 6/16-3/17
• Assisted consumers with annuals, perennials, mature trees, mulch, soil, and
proper plant installation

• Identified pests, diseases, under/over water
• Worked with irrigation systems and sprayed and pruned perennials, shrubs, and
trees (container/b&b)

Independent Contractor/Content Researcher, Scott’s Miracle-Gro, Marysville, OH 12/15-3/16

• Developed different garden designs using pre-determined specification
• Entered plant data into a google doc spread sheet organized by planting zone,
spacing, soil/water requirements, pruning, harvesting, common pests/diseases,
and crop rotation. Pending uses for the future GRO ™ application

Outside Lawn and Garden Customer Service Associate, Lowe’s Home 4/12-10/14
Improvement, Chantilly, VA
• Educated consumers and problem solved a wide range of issues with extensive
knowledge of plant care, product information, and home improvement
experience while providing excellent customer service


Microsoft Office & Google Drive Programs Plant Installation
Skills
Product & Service Sales Efficient & Creative Problem Solving

Plant Care, Identification, & Diagnosis Floral Arranging- home designing, vase, foam
Greenhouse growing, irrigation, PGR’s, environment
manipulation systems

Honors & Graduated summa cum laude from Virginia Tech and Northern Virginia Community College
Virginia Tech Dean’s List, fall 2015 (acceptance) to degree completion
Awards Awarded nine scholarships for GPA and Agriculture Program Participation
American Society for Horticulture Science Award for 2016 & 2017
American Floral Endowment: Vic & Margaret Ball Scholarship Internship Program awarded
Pi Alpha Xi Horticultural Honors Society, Virginia Tech since 2015