Horticulture
Why Study Horticulture at U of G?
Do you love all-things plants? Do you love gardening, visiting orchards or greenhouses? Consider studying horticulture.
Plants provide us with food, flowers, recreation, and medicine. In U of G's Horticulture program you can focus on the management of commercial greenhouses, horticultural production, breeding improved plant varieties and more. Explore the technology and innovations behind the science of growing crops.
Diversify Experiences in Unique Facilities
Gain experience in greenhouses and controlled environment systems, and explore pest management, plant physiology and plant breeding through the University of Guelph’s expansive facilities.
Develop a Breadth of Horticultural Skills
Graduate with knowledge in genetics and biotechnology, biochemistry, economics, horticultural crop production, plant protection, plant physiology, plant ecology, soil science and plant propagation.
Go Beyond the Classroom
Students can incorporate a variety of field trips, co-op and independent research projects into their studies.
To see all courses offered in the Horticulture program, visit our Academic Calendar.
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Careers in Horticulture
From crop production to greenhouse facility management, our U of G Horticulture graduates are positioned to drive positive impact through a variety of horticultural careers, across the world.
Here are just a few careers our graduates have successfully pursued:
- Crop production specialist
- Horticulturalist
- Greenhouse facility manager
- Sod production specialist
- Integrated pest management specialist
- Plant breeder
Hear From Horticulture Students
I really like that the horticultural program includes a lot of real-life applications of things we learn in class. I don’t just learn theoretical knowledge in class, but I have labs where I can practice plant propagation and management under the supervision of an expert.
If you study what you're eating, it's really fun. We're studying a tomato plant and I go to the supermarket and I see that tomato and I know how it's grown. I know how it came to be where it was, the production, the system it went through to get to my plate.
Discover More Options
Students considering Horticulture may also be interested in Plant Science, Crop Science, or other majors.
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