Welcome to the Department of Horticulture
Botanical art by Kellie Cox-Brady brightens up 'Garden Floor' of Plant Science Building.
From Ithaca, Geneva and other locations around New York, 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 botanical illustration
Featured events
- Plant Biology Centennial Celebration - June 29, Ithaca.
- Plant Science Day - July 11, LIHREC, Riverhead, N.Y.
- Open House - July 13, LIHREC, Riverhead, N.Y.
- Floriculture Field Day - August 13, Ithaca.
- More events
Hort multimedia
Prospective students
Passionate about plants ...
Undergrad Plant Sciences videos
More info for prospective students:
Featured sites
Hort is Hot!
Read why Hort is Hot! in CALS News. View follow-up links.
Dept. of Horticulture blog:
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- Directory - Faculty, staff, grad students
- Map - Find hort facilities statewide
- Ithaca-Geneva shuttle service
- 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) - Follow on Facebook.
- Horticulture internships