The University of Kentucky Department of Horticulture conducts research, offers graduate and undergraduate programs of study, and delivers research-based technology and information to the nursery and landscape, vegetable, fruit, and floriculture industries, and to the general public through the Cooperative Extension Service. The Department of Horticulture emphasizes sustainable systems. Its mission is to discover new knowledge, develop and evaluate new technologies and appropriate use of environmental resources for horticultural crop production and utilization, and deliver information to horticultural clientele for improving the quality of life in Kentucky, the United States, and the world.

Virtual Garden Advisor
GardenData.org is an interactive site established to provide a source of reliable and up to date horticulture and gardening information through a knowledge base of commonly asked questions. GardenData.org allows you to search for answers to questions already asked by other gardeners, or to ask new questions.

Dr. C.R. Roberts received the Epsilon Sigma Phi Retiree Service Award during last week's annual Kentucky Association of State Extension Professionals meeting in Lexington. Dr. Roberts began his Extension career in 1967 as an Extension Specialist for vegetable crop production at the University of Kentucky. As a horticulture specialist, he was dedicated to educating and serving Kentucky clientele. He has continued humanitarian, religious, social, and community service work into retirement.

New Features!
Kentucky Vegetable Growers' Newsletter is a periodic newsletter for the state's vegetable industry.

Web site for Seth DeBolt's Plant Biology Lab

Web site for Dr. Timothy Coolong's Sustainable Vegetable Program

Horticultural Opportunities
PowerPoint presentations on a variety of topics are now available. For a list of presentations, click here.

K-12 Teacher Resources Update
The Department of Horticulture K-12 Teacher Resources Web site has been updated to include dichotomous keys, which can be used to identify Kentucky native trees. The site, which still offers information about butterfly gardens, is not limited to teachers, as anyone who is interested in plants should find it interesting.

WARNING: Some Web sites to which these materials provide links for the convenience of users are not managed by the University of Kentucky. The university does not review, control or take responsibility for the contents of those sites.

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This site was last updated on August 17, 2009

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