Art of Horticulture class builds sod sofa – and teamwork – on Ag Quad. Read more.
After decades of collaboration, the Department of Horticultural Sciences in Geneva and the Department of Horticulture in Ithaca merged into a single Department of Horticulture on July 1, 2010.
We serve 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 communities.
Learn more about our teaching, research and extension and outreach programs, and visit our featured websites.
Learn the art & science of plant propagation, including grafting and micropropagation. Hands-on, online course starts Oct. 11.
Buy apples, peaches, plums, corn, maple syrup, honey and more at Cornell Orchards, Tuesdays through Saturdays, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Dilmun Hill student organic farm stand has veggies, mushrooms, potted plants and more on the Ag Quad in front of Mann Library on Tuesdays 2:30 to 5:30.
- Dept. of Horticulture Seminar Series Most Mondays, 4 p.m., PS 404.
- Greenhouse IPM workshops - 6 dates and locations around N.Y.
- Farm Renewable Energy Field Days - Sept. 9 (Steuben County), Oct. 20 (Schoharie County).
- Mum Field Day - Sept. 28, Riverhead, N.Y.
- More events
Passionate about plants ...

Undergrad Plant Sciences videos.
More info for prospective students:
- Graduate Field of Horticulture
- Undergraduate Horticulture Concentration
- Undergraduate Plant Science Major
- Enology and Viticulture program
Teaching winery at Cornell Orchards |
- Willowpedia - Energy crop information.
- Vegetable varieties for gardeners
- Urban Horticulture Inst.
- Annual flower trials
- Soil health
- Garden-based learning
- More featured sites

Students compete in Northeastern Collegiate Weed Science Contest 7/27
- Directory - Faculty, staff, grad students
- Map - Find hort facilities statewide
- Blogs - Dept. and related programs.
- Cornell Orchards
- InfoCenter - For hort faculty and staff.
- New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, N.Y.
- Pages for growers
- Home gardeners
- Alumni
- Facilities
- SoHo (Grad student organization)
- Hortus Forum (Undergrad hort club)
- Career opportunities (jobs, internships, scholarships)

