Olds College, 1950, where Godwin influenced education in the field of horticulture. B.J. Buck Godwin (1928—2008) Born near Big Valley, Alta. and raised in the timber lands
near Sagudo, 100 kilometres northwest of Edmonton, B.J. Buck Godwin would become one of Alberta’s outstanding teachers of horticulture. He had majored in horticulture, receiving a University of Alberta
B.Sc. in agriculture in 1954, and held jobs in such widely diverse areas as pest control and long-range weather forecasting when Olds College beckoned in 1963. Industry was pressing the college to offer a diploma
course in horticulture. Buck Godwin, with input from industry, developed a path-breaking teaching program, and proved to be one of the best and most popular instruc- tors the college ever had. He started both the herbarium and the entomology collection at Olds College. The course approach became a prototype for offerings in other disci- plines, and its highly motivated graduates were in high demand in the growing garden and landscaping industry. Hort Week, one of his lasting contributions to the college and local community, still is offered annually in July. Godwin shared his knowledge beyond his own class-
room, judging flower competitions and teaching cours- es in the Peace River district and northeast Alberta. In
Buck Goodwin.
1977, Godwin received the first in a string of awards for his work, this one, the Queen Elizabeth Silver Jubilee Medal. Godwin’s contribution to entomology education was recognized by the Entomological Society of Canada in 1981 with the inaugural Criddle Award. After 25 years, Godwin in 1987 left his post and moved
to a farm, where his fields of brilliantly blooming flow- ers are a resource base for fresh-cut and dried flowers for discriminating florists and designers across the country. His love of hands-on teaching continued after his retire- ment from the college when he and his wife, Nola, estab- lished their Alberta Supernaturals floral business. The business produced 50 species of field-grown perennial and annual flowers, grasses and other ornamentals for both the fresh and dried flower market. Godwin made significant contributions to the industry at both the professional and amateur levels over the course of his life. A memorial garden was designed in his honour in 2009.
It includes many of the plants Buck grew for his business – hardy perennials suitable for cutting, but that also create a wonderful display in the garden. Plants you will find in this garden include culver's root (Veronicastrum virgini- cum), phlomis (Phlomis spp.) and sea holly (Eryngium spp.).
Culver’s root. 14 • Fall 2016
Phlomis.
Sea Holly.
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