Departmental News & Events


Cale Bigelow, Steven Hallett, Yiwei Huang & Kathryn Orvis Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University Thursday October 24th, at 3:30pm HORT 117 or via Zoom. “The Art of Teaching: Perspectives from HLA Educators.” Join four experienced and award-winning HLA instructors as they share the approaches that have made their teaching both impactful and rewarding. Drawing…Read more about 2024 HLA Fall Seminar – Cale Bigelow, Steven Hallett, Yiwei Huang & Kathryn Orvis [Read More]


Our team Good Thyme Gang played against Golden Girls Monday afternoon at Mike Aulby’s Arrowhead Bowl for Week 8 of the Purdue Staff and Students league. We 2 out of 8 points, holding our team in 2nd place. In the Team Category: Good Thyme Gang placed 3rd with team scratch series scoring a 1779. In the Women’s Category: Alexandra Jewell placed 1st with scratch game scoring…Read more about HLA Bowling Team[Read More]




Robert Colangelo – Founder CEA Technology, Inc. Thursday October 17th, at 3:30pm, HORT 117 or via Zoom. “An approach to make indoor vertical farms profitable: An entrepreneur’s perspective.” As urban populations grow, the demand for fresh, locally-grown produce will increase. Indoor vertical farms can present a sustainable solution if the CAPEX can be reduced to…Read more about 2024 HLA Fall Seminar: Robert Colangelo[Read More]


Our team Good Thyme Gang played against Here-4-Beer Monday afternoon at Mike Aulby’s Arrowhead Bowl for Week 7 of the Purdue Staff and Students league. We won all 8 points, placing our team in 2nd! Only 2 points behind first place! In the Team Category: Good Thyme Gang placed 3rd with team scratch game scoring a 679, placed 2nd with team scratch series…Read more about HLA Bowling Team[Read More]




Several HLA folks traveled to Honolulu, Hawaii this week for the annual meeting of the American Society for Horticultural Science. A few of us went a day early to tour local farms and we visited a plumeria farm and a fruit farm where we sampled passion fruit, guava, bananas, papaya, dragon fruit, and much more…Read more about HLA Members Attend ASHS[Read More]


On October 4, the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture (HLA) paid tribute to the remarkable contributions of Dr. Cary Mitchell with a symposium titled “Celebrating the Research Legacy of Dr. Cary Mitchell.” The event gathered an esteemed group of speakers, many of whom have been directly influenced by Dr. Mitchell’s pioneering work. The symposium…Read more about Honoring Dr. Cary Mitchell’s Research Legacy with a Special Symposium[Read More]


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