Fall color on campus: Parthenocissus tricuspidata (Boston Ivy).
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.
Organic gardening (Starts Jan. 5.) Learn organic techniques for all kinds of gardens. Botanical illustration (Starts Jan. 19.) Draw plant forms in pencil and ink.
Experiential Garden-Based Learning in Belize (Hort 4940) - Unique learning opportunity for undergrads.
Horticulture Seminar Series - Most Mondays, 4-5 p.m., Plant Science 404.
Mitigation for wetland loss resulting from construction of the Ithaca College sports arena - Presentation by restoration ecology class, Nov. 20, 7 p.m., Horton Classroom, Kenneth Post Lab. Map.
Dilmun Hill: Looking back, looking ahead - Nov. 22, 11 a.m.to 1 p.m., Plant Science 404.
Cornell Agribusiness Economic Outlook Conference - Dec. 9, 10:00 a.m., Kennedy Hall, Ithaca.
Turfgrass Short Courses - Basic: Jan. 19-23; Advanced: Feb. 23-25. Ithaca.
Empire State Fruit and Vegetable Expo - Feb. 10-12, Syracuse, N.Y.
Pear/apple cider, apple cider & grape juice for winemaking. Pears, grapes, pawpaws, squash, garlic & more. Cameo, Cortland, Empire, Gala, Golden Delicious, Fortune, Fuji, Ida Red, Jazz, Jonagold, Liberty, McIntosh, Mutsu apples. Hours & directions.
Keep forced bulbs short by adding a little alcohol to their water. 
Woody Plant Database website - Match trees and shrubs to the site.
News release | Website
Cornell Soil Health - Features Soil Health Assessment Training Manual
Liberty Hyde Bailey: Essential Agrarian and Environmental Writings - From Cornell University Press.
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)
- TulipCam
