, ▁and ▁H ort icult ure ▁for ▁Women ▁by ▁Jud ith ▁Ele an or ▁Mot ley ▁Low , ▁a ▁Gro ton ▁native ▁who ▁was ▁either ▁the ▁grand d augh ter ▁or ▁great ▁grand d augh ter ▁of ▁Benjamin ▁Bus sey . ▁Low ▁had ▁spent ▁time ▁in ▁her ▁youth ▁at ▁the ▁Bus sey ▁Institute ▁at ▁Arnold ▁Ar bor et um , ▁studying ▁agricult ure , ▁garden ing , ▁and ▁bot any . ▁A ▁one - page ▁bro ch ure ▁announ cing ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁offered ▁instruction ▁in ▁the ▁subjects ▁of ▁" lands cape ▁garden ing , ▁elementary ▁architecture , ▁h ort icult ure , ▁bot any ▁and ▁al lied ▁subjects ." ▁The ▁bro ch ure ▁announced ▁an ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁start ▁date , ▁but ▁instruction ▁did ▁not ▁actually ▁begin ▁until ▁the ▁following ▁fall . ▁▁ ▁To ▁be ▁admitted , ▁a ▁pros pective ▁student ▁was ▁required ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁di pl oma ▁and ▁some ▁knowledge ▁of ▁both ▁drawing ▁and ▁bot any . ▁The ▁school ' s ▁population ▁of ▁students ▁r anged ▁from ▁single ▁digits ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁years ▁up ▁to ▁ 3 0 ▁or ▁ 4 0 ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁Inst ruction ▁focused ▁on ▁private ▁resident ial ▁design ▁rather ▁than ▁public ▁gard ens , ▁as ▁such ▁work ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁considered ▁most ▁suitable ▁for ▁women . ▁ ▁The ▁Gro ton ▁campus ▁included ▁ ▁of ▁me adows , ▁orch ards , ▁gard ens , ▁green h ouses , ▁and ▁an ▁administration ▁building