The Purdue University Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture is a leader in ornamental horticulture research and education.

Consumer publications available include:

• General Horticulture
• Flowers And Houseplants
• Garden And Patio Flowers
• Houseplants
• Flower Arranging
• Fruits And Nuts
• Landscape Management
• Vegetables
• Multimedia Resources

Link to Purdue University Horticulture and Landscape Architecture home page.

Link to Purdue University Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Garden Publications page.

Mission Statement:

The mission of the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture is to prepare students, citizens, and industry for the future by discovering new knowledge and providing innovative educational programs relating to horticulture and landscape architecture.

Teaching-Extension-Research:

Our department educates students and addresses issues in several specialties. The undergraduate classes taught by faculty and staff within the department prepare individuals for careers in the service, marketing, and production industries dealing with horticultural products and their use, as well as in the design area of landscape architecture.

Extension programs reach out to commercial producers as well as consumers of horticultural commodities and services. Our extension specialists offer a wide range of workshops, seminars, publications, and AV materials that serve the diverse horticultural audience.

Our department is recognized as one of the nation's leading contributors to plant science and horticulture. Our graduate training program produces PhD graduates who are on the faculties of most horticulture departments in the United States and numerous foreign countries and who hold research scientist positions in numerous corporations and organizations around the world. Ongoing research programs range from very basic molecular biology to applied research oriented towards crop productivity, crop improvement, development of new crops and plant products, as well as studies in plant physiology and genetics.