SIPS Horticulture Section

As the only horticulture program in the Ivy League, our faculty, staff and students work to shape the food systems and landscapes of today and tomorrow.

Our faculty work across New York to make discoveries and share knowledge about fruits, vegetables and landscape plants. They are called on by farmers, golf course managers, urban foresters, government officials and many others to solve problems around the globe.

If you've ever been shaded by trees on a city street, enjoyed an apple in winter, visited a farmer's market or watched a sporting event on natural grass, then it is likely you have been touched by our work.

Improving our lives with plants

Vegetables

Leafy greens, tomatoes, and squash — our researchers are breeding new varieties and innovating cultivation.

Improving our lives with plants

Fruits

Whether apples, grapes or berries, our researchers are finding innovative strategies for growing the fruit crops central to New York agriculture.

Improving our lives with plants

Ornamental plants

Our researchers are introducing new flower varieties and landscape plants and innovating environmentally sustainable strategies for growing them.

Improving our lives with plants

Urban landscapes

Improving quality of life by enhancing the functions of plants within urban ecosystems.

Improving our lives with plants

Garden-based learning

Engaging and enabling home gardeners and children and adult educators to transform landscapes and lives.

Improving our lives with plants

Turfgrass

Making lawns, sports fields and golf courses sustainable environmental assets.

two people in a field of greens
hands holding apples
poeple standing behind outdoor flower beds
people working on a green area bordering a road
students exploring climate change garden at Cornell Botanic Gardens
group watching robotic mower