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Horticulture applies knowledge from various fields of science and biology to improve the production of intensively cultivated, high value crops including those used for food, medicine, ornamental purposes or energy production. Landscape Architecture is a design profession which combines art, science and technology to propose meaningful and thoughtful change to the built environment.

10/26/2026

🎃 Happy National Pumpkin Day! Did you know Indiana ranked second in the nation for pumpkin production in 2025? Our state grew pumpkins on about 7,900 acres, and there's a lot more to these fall favorites than meets the eye. Learn more about Indiana's pumpkins and winter squash with Purdue Horticulture and Landscape Architecture experts: https://ag.purdue.edu/department/hla/extension/extension-publications-library/ext-pubs/ho-352-w.html

10/23/2026

Grass is more complex than it looks. From managing water use to evaluating varieties and exploring sustainable management practices, turfgrass management takes research, expertise and a whole-system approach.

Meet Jada Powlen, lead research scholar in turfgrass ecology and management at Purdue Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, and learn how she connects research with practical solutions for turfgrass professionals while teaching and mentoring the next generation.

https://ag.purdue.edu/news/department/arge/2026/10/behind-the-research-jada-powlen.html

10/15/2026

10/13/2026

Congratulations to Kinzie Carr and Kate Burris on receiving the 2026 INASLA Student Scholarship Awards!

Each received a $2,000 scholarship recognizing their academic excellence and promise in the field of landscape architecture. The awards reflect INASLA's commitment to supporting future leaders in the profession.

Please join us in celebrating Kinzie and Kate on this well-deserved honor!

* picutred: Kinzie Carr and Jack McGee (INASLA President)

10/12/2026

Congratulations to our landscape architecture students! We are thrilled to celebrate four awards at the 2026 Indiana Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (INASLA) Student Design Awards!

🏅 Merit Award – Design Works Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie Katelyn Rocky (BSLA 2028) | Advised by Aaron Thompson

🏆 Honor Award – Design Works Veterans Memorial Park Reimagined: Transforming a Brownfield into Accessible Lakefront Greenspace Linnea McWilliam (BSLA 2026) | Advised by Aaron Thompson

🏆 Honor Award – Planning and Analysis Kankakee River Riparian Restoration Plan Grace Wagner (BSLA 2026) | Advised by Aaron Thompson

⭐ Award of Excellence – Planning and Analysis Playground Materiality: Temperature and Comfortability Odin Johnson, Matthew Spinazee, Jennifer Kerr & Grace Ackerman (BSLA 2026) | Advised by Yiwei Huang

From prairie landscapes and brownfield revitalization to riparian restoration and playground design, these projects reflect the creativity and critical thinking that define Purdue HLA. We are so proud of these students and their faculty advisors!

* pictured: Odin Johnson, Linnea McWilliam, Grace Wagner and Danica Liongson (INASLA President-elect)

10/07/2026

Purdue University’s College of Agriculture recognized nine alumni at the Distinguished Agriculture Alumni Award ceremony on Oct. 2, 2026.

10/07/2026

“Being at Purdue has changed my thinking entirely,” says Mingyu Zhao, a third-year PhD candidate in ecological science and engineering and horticulture and landscape architecture. “Now, I think like a farmer.” That’s a major change for Zhao, who grew up in Xuzhou, a post-industrial Chinese...

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West Lafayette, IN
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Thursday	8am - 12pm
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