Plant Science & Landscape Architecture
Ask UConn Extension: What to Know About Spotted Lanternfly
As this invasive insect native to parts of Asia becomes more and more prevalent in Connecticut, UConn Extension experts share important information with Connecticut residents
UConn Students Bring Landscape Design to Connecticut Correctional Facilities
Through a partnership with UConn’s Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy, landscape architecture students are gaining hands-on experience while exploring how thoughtful design can help create healthier correctional environments
The Garden Help Desk You Didn’t Know You Needed
The Office can address an array of gardening questions about plant health, insects, diseases, when to do routine maintenance like pruning and fertilizing, and even how to start a garden
Turfgrass Field Day Unites UConn Researchers, Industry Professionals
Over 240 members of the turfgrass industry learned about the latest research at UConn and technologies on the market
Sick Plants? UConn’s Plant Diagnostic Laboratory Can Help
"If plants are your livelihood, or you just have a plant in your office that’s not looking so hot, we’re here to help you, and we’re really excited to do it.”
UConn Students Help Reimagine New Haven’s Farmington Canal Heritage Trail
Students from UConn’s landscape architecture program collaborated with the Community Placemaking Engagement Network (CPEN) to develop designs for reinvigorating a 56-mile stretch of the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail
What’s in Your Soil? UConn Lab Has Answers
Processing over 14,000 samples a year, UConn's Soil Nutrient Analysis Lab helps residents and businesses learn about their soil with comprehensive, low-cost testing
New Program Trains CT Residents to Manage Invasive Plants
A new UConn Extension certificate program helps residents tackle the 100+ invasive species spreading throughout our state
Plant and Soil Center Opens to the Public
UConn celebrated the opening of the George Leigh Minor Plant and Soil Health Center, bringing together research, diagnostics, and community engagement and advance plant and soil health across Connecticut
Leveraging New Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture
The Kim lab is refining Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) technologies and labor processes to help this robust sector of Connecticut's ag economy