News Archive: Horticulture
Addiction recovery center garden provides residents with solace
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Jul. 25, 2017
Jefferson County Cooperative Extension is using gardening to help women recovering from drug and alcohol addiction improve themselves.
UK planning limited sales of wines it produces
By
Laura Skillman
Published on Jul. 20, 2017
The sales will help make UK's grape and wine research self-sustaining.
Extension program does more than just grow vegetables

By
Jeff Franklin
Published on Jul. 19, 2017
A garden project in Henderson is helping the intellectually and developmentally challenged.
Extension program grows much more than vegetables
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Jul. 19, 2017
An extension agent leads a garden program at a center that has given so much to his family.
UK Research Gets to the 'Root' to Unveil Plant Secrets
By
Carl Nathe
Published on Jul. 18, 2017
Research by Seth Debolt about how plants receive signals was recently published in Scientific Reports.
Dive Into 'Water in Kentucky' Edited by UK, EKU Experts
By
Mack McCormick
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Published on Jul. 17, 2017
The college's Brian Lee is an editor in a new book published by the University Press of Kentucky.
Louisville Garden Gives Homeless Youth Hope

By
Jeff Franklin
Published on Jul. 13, 2017
A vegetable garden at the Y-M-C-A Safe Place in Louisville is giving homeless youth hope.
UK Extension Garden Connects People to Nutritious Food

By
Jeff Franklin
Published on Jul. 6, 2017
Raised bed gardening helps people understand how to grow vegetables
UK research reveals list of bee-friendly plants
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Apr. 20, 2017
A UK research project to identify bee-friendly trees and shrubs is the first comprehensive study of its kind.
Don’t miss out. Sign up now for fresh, organic food from UK CSA
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Apr. 5, 2017
A weekly, bountiful harvest of fresh produce from May through October awaits UK faculty, students and staff who sign up for a share in the UK CSA. Registration is open for the 2017 season.