Tamara Kilbane is a horticulturist at Sarah P. Duke Gardens, a 55-acre botanical garden located on Duke University’s west campus in Durham, North Carolina. A graduate of Oregon State University, Tamara worked for 3 years at Hughes Water Gardens in Tualatin, Oregon before moving to North Carolina in 2005 to oversee the aquatic displays at Duke Gardens. Along with curating the display ponds, Tamara also manages the IWGS New Waterlily Competition, a contest which recognizes the best new waterlilies developed by hybridizers around the world.

For more information about Duke Gardens, visit gardens.duke.edu. Visit www.iwgs.org to learn more about the waterlily competition.