Welcome to the Department of Horticulture
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Snow on ornamental grasses, Minns Garden.

The Department of Horticulture serves professionals, students and citizens of New York State, the nation, and the world.

We generate and extend knowledge about fruits, vegetables and landscape plants for the purpose of sustaining the environment, enhancing economic vitality, and improving the quality of life for individuals and their communities.

Learn more about our teaching, research and extension and outreach programs.

Distance learning courses

botanical illustrationBotanical illustration - (Starts Jan. 19.) Draw plant forms in pencil and ink.

 

beginning farmer programBeginning Farmer 101 - 5- and 6-week courses on enterprise evaluation, marketing start Feb. 18, March 18.

 

Events

Linking theory and practice in ecological weed management - Adam Davis, assistant professor candidate seminar, Jan. 19, 9:30, 404 PS.

Department of Horticulture Seminar Series - Jan. 19: Sergio Lopez-Cuevas, Ph.D candidate, 3:35 p.m. in 404 PS.

Turfgrass Short Courses - Jan. 19-23 and Feb. 23-25, Ithaca.    Cancelled

Empire State Fruit & Vegetable Expo - Feb. 10-12, Syracuse.

8th International Symposium on the Plant Hormone Ethylene - June 21 to 25, Cornell University, Ithaca.

24th Annual Seeley Conference - June 27 to July 1, Ithaca.

More events

 

Buy fruit at Cornell Orchards

Tasty applesApples, cider. Regular storage apples: Buy one,get one free. Cornell Dairy cheese maple syrup and more. Hours & directions.

 

Featured sites

Find the best tomato varieties at Cornell's Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners websiteVegetable Varieties for Gardeners - Find the best varieties for your garden.  Listen to podcast (.mp3) of interview on Real Dirt Radio.

 

urban_street_treesx65Recommended Urban Trees - Updated for 2009, from the Urban Horticulture Institute.



More featured sites.

Shortcuts

Directory - Faculty, staff, grad students.
Map - Find hort facilities.
InfoCenter - For hort faculty and staff.

Prospective students:

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Plant science greenhouse at night
Greenshouse at night

Department of Horticulture, 134A Plant Sciences Bldg, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA, email: hort@cornell.edu | 607-255-4568/1789 | Fax, 607-255-9998/0599

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