Welcome
The Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture is in the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences (CAHNRS). The department has fully integrated programs in teaching, research, and extension. Our administrative office is located on the main campus in Pullman. Our faculty are located in Pullman and at the following sites:
Regional Campuses
Research and Extension Centers
- WSU Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center in Prosser, Washington
- WSU Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center in Mount Vernon, Washington
- WSU Puyallup Research and Extension Center
- WSU Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center, Wenatchee, Washington
Our Degree Programs
We offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in both Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, with options in Environmental Horticulture, Fruit and Vegetable Horticulture, and Viticulture and Enology. The WSU Horticulture program was recently ranked number 8 in the nation, with the Plant Sciences program ranked number 2 by a survey in The Chronicle of Higher Education. Read more »
Our Graduates
What can you achieve with a degree from our programs? Watch these short videos to learn more about our recent graduates.
| Seth Thomas, Horticulture | Guy Michaelsen, Landscape Architecture |
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Visit the links at the left to learn more. Please contact us if you have any questions, or to arrange a visit. We look forward to meeting you!
In the Spotlight...
They've been workin' on the railroad
Landscape Architecture students explore passenger rail service to the Palouse. Learn more»
Summer Thyme
Phase 2 of Display Garden is complete. More»
Kathie Nicholson named 2009 ASHS Outstanding Undergraduate Student
The award officially recognizes exceptional undergraduate horticulture students in baccalaureate programs across the U.S. Congratulations, Kathie!
Students named ASHS Collegiate Scholars
The award honors the academic achievements of junior and senior horticulture majors from departments across the country. Receiving the award are seniors Gordon Goldner, Kathie Nicholson, and Jason Stout; and juniors Patrick Dorsing and Kyall Hagemeyer. Congratulations, students!
Hort Club donates Burr oak to WSU Alumni Arboretum
Annual tree planting honors 2009 graduates. Read more »
Extension program to receive award
Eradication of Invasive Spartina in Willapa Bay, a program led by Kim Patten (Hort, '84), a horticulturist at the WSU Long Beach Research and Extension Unit, will be one of two state programs to receive Western Extension Directors Association (WEDA) Awards of Excellence. Spartina was a threat to the state's oyster industry as well as critical shorebird, waterfowl and salmonid habitat.