KY Grown Cut Flower Month | Department of Horticulture

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For questions about home gardening, landscaping or commercial horticulture production, please contact your county extension agent. Click here, then click on your county either on the map or from the list of counties below it. For general undergraduate student information, contact Dr. Rick Durham at (859) 257-3249, or rdurham@uky.edu. For undergraduate student information regarding the Sustainable Agriculture program, contact Dr. Krista Jacobsen at (859) 257-3921, or krista.jacobsen@uky.edu. For graduate student information, contact Dr. Mark Williams at (859) 257-1758, or mark.williams@uky.edu.

KY Grown Cut Flower Month

Wednesday, July 1, 2020

Through July 31. July is American-Grown Flower Month. Join the Kentucky Horticulture Council (KHC) for KY Grown Cut Flower Month to celebrate the abundance of locally grown cut flowers and the farmers who grow them. KHC and local UK Cooperative Extension Service offices are working with farmers to support commercial production of locally grown cut flowers. Get involved with #KYCutFlowers, #KYFlowerFarmers by visiting one of our social media channels daily on Facebook (@KYHortCouncil), Instagram (@KYHorticulture) or Twitter (@KYHorticulture) to learn more! A special give-away is planned for July 31. #KYProud #KYHorticulture. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/KYHortCouncil/.