{"id":697,"date":"2017-01-30T16:54:30","date_gmt":"2017-01-30T16:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/inspiring-lights\/?p=697"},"modified":"2017-02-07T18:01:50","modified_gmt":"2017-02-07T18:01:50","slug":"melissa-horning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/inspiring-lights\/2017\/01\/30\/melissa-horning\/","title":{"rendered":"Melissa Horning"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][heading]\n

\u00a0Melissa Horning: Cultivating Joy<\/strong><\/p>\n[\/heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][vc_column_text]You may have first noticed her vibrantly coloured hair or perhaps heard the music coming from her iPhone as she tends to the plants and grounds around campus, but for those who have a chat with Facilities staff member, Melissa Horning, most will know her for her upbeat conversation and shining smile.<\/p>\n

\"Melissa

Melissa tending to the plants in the Devonian Walkway.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI first started working with plants and landscapes with my brother at a golf course in Calgary. There\u2019s so much to know and learn about the turf and the many ways you need to look after it for the course to remain beautifully green and manicured throughout the season. When my husband and I were looking to purchase a home, we decided to head further south to Lethbridge as this is where he grew up. We purchased a home in Magrath and that\u2019s when I started with the U of L facilities team. Our home is on a big lot with lots of room to be creative with our own land.<\/p>\n

\u201cI get to be quite creative in my work on campus too. We grow all the perennials and annuals from seed in the greenhouse at the Parkway Services Complex and that\u2019s always an enjoyable process. Getting learn what works at what time of year and what the deer won\u2019t devour and seeing how all of the colours come together when the flowers are in bloom is very satisfying.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe arts play quite a big role in my life too. My husband is a musician and I love to paint and sculpt when I can, using my hands and my mind to create is very therapeutic. I gather inspiration for my work from everywhere, including the music that forms the soundtrack to my day. My playlist is never the same. I love to see how people react when they can hear my tunes. I play all types of music genres from jazz to soul to hard rock, my playlist is a mixed bag for sure! I\u2019ve been listening to a lot of 60s Japanese surf rock which is just so much fun.\u00a0It definitely helps to move the day along with a spring in your step and a smile on your face.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeeing the seasons change on campus and being a part of how the campus grounds look is a wonderful way to contribute to the university community, but it\u2019s the people here I enjoy most of all at the U of L. I get to meet so many kind and interesting people every day on my travels around campus. Everyone here is so lovely and you get to have some great hallways conversations, it\u2019s such a wonderful environment to work in.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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