Gardening gives a person a lot of time to think. At least, that was what Emily Stieber, 22, was doing on a fair day in late February – thinking – and gardening. The recent college graduate from Wisconsin was enjoying the fresh air and physicality of trimming back hefty clumps of pampas grass at The Oregon Garden. She is part of the 10-member AmeriCorps team that recently spent five weeks working full time at The Garden and staying in the house that, up until recently, housed The Garden’s administration team.