Department of Horticulture

Jarrad Gollihue, right, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Horticulture and the James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits, was awarded best student enology poster presentation for “Evaluating the Influence of White Rot Fungi on Volatiles Produced by Quercus alba Barrel Staves” at the American Society for Enology and Viticulture annual meeting on June 20, 2019 in Napa, CA. Co-author was Zac Byrd, left. This work was done under the supervision of Dr. Seth DeBolt of the Department of Horticulture, director of the James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits.

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Welcome

Welcome to the Department of Horticulture, where plant form and function combine to provide the essential nutrition and aesthetically pleasing environments so important for human health and well-being. For information about the UK Horticulture Research Farm, visit https://research.ca.uky.edu/content/SouthFarm.

N-318 Ag Sciences Center
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40546-0091
Phone: 859 257-2909
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11/21/2022

Virtual Cut Flower Short Course

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11/30/2022

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12/05/2022

ACRES USA 2022 Eco-Ag Conference

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Department of Horticulture

N-318 Ag Sciences Center University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 40546-0091

859-257-2909

Fax (Lexington): 859-257-2859
(Princeton): 270-365-2667

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.

What's New

Patsy Wilson leads a study to tackle the issue of cold hardiness.

Patsy Wilson of UKs Horticulture Viticulture and Enology program leads a study to tackle the issue of cold hardiness aiming to improve Kentucky's wine grape industry.

Horticulture professor studying irrigation, soils in high tunnels

UK's Dr. Krista Jacobsen, center, is conducting a study of soils and irrigation in high tunnels, thanks to a USDA Conservation Innovation Grant.

Shari Dutton receives CAFE Outstanding Staff award

The Department of Horticulture’s Shari Dutton, staff horticulturalist, has received the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment’s 2014 Outstanding Staff Award in the Executive/Administrative category.

New Course Offered this Fall - PLS 340 Floral Design for Life's Events

Floral design will be explored as it is used in conjunction with life-cycle events. This will include weddings, funerals, holidays, celebratory banquets and other events.

Farmers Market Sampling Video

Picky eaters broaden their food horizons at the Lexington Farmers Market. Click here to see taste testers react to a variety of products.

New Fruit Publications

Two new fact sheets, "Preparing Blueberry Sites for Planting," and "Simple Mist System for Strawberry," are now available.

UK horticulture alumnus carves out unique career

While the animals understandably take center stage at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, the environment where they live is always on the mind of UK alum Steve Foltz.

Welcome Farm Superintendent Steve Diver

Steve Diver is the new Farm Superintendent at UK’s Horticulture Research Farm in Lexington. Prior to joining the Department of Horticulture, he was a horticultural and soils consultant in Central Texas.

Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Mentoring Resources

The University of Kentucky and the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE) offer resources for graduate student and postdoctoral mentoring, including a series of mentoring seminars.

Sustainable Agriculture (SAG) Program

Discover the Sustainable Agriculture (SAG) Program at the the University of Kentucky. The SAG program offers discovery, evaluation and education related to horticultural crop and landscape systems...

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