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.
Botanical illustration - (Starts Jan. 19.) Draw plant forms in pencil and ink.
Beginning Farmer 101 - 5- and 6-week courses on enterprise evaluation, marketing start Feb. 18, March 18.
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.
Apples, cider. Regular storage apples: Buy one,get one free. Cornell Dairy cheese maple syrup and more. Hours & directions.
Farmers Find Market Advantages in High Tunnels - For flowers, fruit and vegetables. CALS news article.
Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners - Find the best varieties for your garden. Listen to podcast (.mp3) of interview on Real Dirt Radio.
Recommended Urban Trees - Updated for 2009, from the Urban Horticulture Institute.
Directory - Faculty, staff, grad students.
Map - Find hort facilities.
InfoCenter - For hort faculty and staff.
Prospective students:
- Graduate Field of Horticulture
- Undergraduate Horticulture Concentration
- Undergraduate Plant Science Major
- Enology and Viticulture program
More shortcuts:
- Department of Horticultural Sciences, NYSAES Geneva, N.Y.
- Pages for growers
- Home gardeners
- Alumni
- Facilities
- SoHo (Grad student organization)
- Hortus Forum (Undergrad hort club)
- Career opportunities (jobs, internships, scholarships)
Greenshouse at night