On April 10 we celebrated Wenjing Guan‘s promotion to Clinical Professor. Please join us in congratulating Wenjing on her promotion.
This week, HLA is celebrating Graduate Appreciation Week with a series of events honoring our graduate students. Festivities included a graduate student lunch featuring a trivia game, a graduate appreciation breakfast and egg hunt, and an ice cream social. Congratulations to trivia winners Jose Carlos Cabezas Alvarez, Grace Lentz, and Celia Corado—and thank you to…Read more about Graduate Appreciation Week Celebration[Read More]
Karen Mitchell, Consumer Horticulture Extension Specialist, delivered a timely presentation, “Finding Your Friends: Beneficial Bug ID,” to a full room at the Tippecanoe County Master Gardener monthly meeting. The session emphasized the important role insects and spiders play in supporting ecological services, including pest control and pollination. Attendees learned to distinguish beneficial species from common…Read more about Karen Mitchell Presents Beneficial Bug ID Program to Local Master Gardeners[Read More]
Our team Good Thyme Gang played against The Purdudes Monday afternoon at Mike Aulby’s Arrowhead Bowl for Week 27 of the Purdue Staff and Students league. We won all 8 points, tied in 8th place. In the Team Category: Good Thyme Gang placed 3rd with team handicap series scoring a 2741. In the Women’s Category:…Read more about HLA Bowling Team[Read More]
Get ready to dig into spring at the Spring Fest Plant Sale on Saturday, April 18, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Purdue Horticulture Society and the Purdue Student Farm Organization will be selling a wide selection of plants in the HORT Greenhouse. Stop by to find plants for your garden and home, support…Read more about Spring Fest Plant Sale[Read More]
Helen Nocito Major Professor: Dr. Stephen Meyers MS DEFENSE SEMINAR April 14th @ 8:00 a.m. Room: HORT 222 “IMPROVED PUMPKIN WEED MANAGEMENT THROUGH MODIFIED HERBICIDE APPLICATION METHODS AND CEREAL RYE TERMINATION AND BURNDOWN” Abstract: Indiana is a leading producer of fresh market pumpkins, but early season weed competition can greatly reduce pumpkin yield and fruit…Read more about MS Defense Seminar: Helen Nocito[Read More]
“I love participating in the Boilermaker Vegetable Season Pass because not only do I get fresh, local, amazing vegetables every week, but I also get to support an important educational opportunity for Purdue students.” — Stephanie Masta, Season Pass Subscriber Support student learning and enjoy fresh, Purdue‑grown produce with the 2026 Boilermaker Vegetable Season Pass…Read more about Boilermaker Vegetable Season Pass Now Available[Read More]
Join Horticulture and Landscape Architecture (HLA) during Purdue’s Spring Fest for a day of hands‑on activities, learning, and fun for all ages! Saturday, April 18 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. HLA Tent – Site 25 Ag Drive Mall, in front of HORT Stop by the HLA Spring Fest Tent to explore interactive and educational activities,…Read more about Visit the HLA Spring Fest Tent![Read More]
Mark your calendar for the 2026 Purdue Fruit and Vegetable Field Day, hosted by Purdue Extension and the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture. Thursday, July 16, 2026 Registration opens in April 2026 The Purdue Fruit and Vegetable Field Day is a hands‑on educational event highlighting Purdue specialty crop research and demonstrations relevant to fruit…Read more about Purdue Fruit and Vegetable Field Day[Read More]
Purdue Extension will host the Small Farm Education Field Day, a hands‑on learning event focused on applied research and demonstrations relevant to small‑scale and urban farming systems. The field day will feature Purdue specialists and educators sharing research‑based practices and practical tools in a field setting. Thursday, July 23, 2026 Purdue Student Farm, West Lafayette…Read more about Purdue Small Farm Education Field Day[Read More]
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