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Horticulturalist Kevin Harmon is featured in this continuing series at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Go behind the scenes at a major art museum to see what it takes to make it all work.

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00:00:04 [I want to use the pitchfork to do it, but I usually find that it's just easier to pull the vehicle up and then just hand do it around all the plants.]

00:00:14 Hi, my name is Kevin Harmon. I'm in the Horticulture department here at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. It's a coveted position.

00:00:23 People really envy the opportunity that I have to work here, and I don't take it for granted.

00:00:33 This time of year we get in loads and loads of plants. All the horticulturists take care of at least one area of the historic estate.

00:00:43 I have the Formal Garden.

00:00:46 This is the Formal Garden. It's one of the more intense areas here at the museum. We do a couple of change outs of plants a year. We put spring annuals in, the pansies

00:00:57 and stalk, and do tulips.

00:01:01 You know, I couldn't have a more perfect job, in just being a horticulturist but then to get to work at a museum where you literally

00:01:11 can see the most beautiful objects of, you know, through history, that's just a really

00:01:21 rare and incredible honor. We are between two of the busiest streets in all of Indianapolis, 38th Street and Michigan Road, and yet you have the feeling

00:01:31 of being in this little oasis of, you know, horticultural beauty, of natural beauty with the canal and the Art and Nature Park

00:01:44 and I think it's an incredible asset to the city of Indianapolis.

00:01:48 What "It's My Art" means to me is, you know, for me is that I'm working with a piece of art. I mean, I curate this garden. I take care of it.

00:01:58 I mean, somebody created this work of art but it's my job and my fortunate position to be able to take care of it

00:02:07 and to keep it looking the way that somebody envisioned it. That's what my art is, baby.