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Calling all Green Thumbs for our Horticulture Program
Do you have a green thumb or plant passion? The Crookston campus is where you’re surrounded by natural beauty and you can do what you love - meaning, you will be literally “in the weeds” from day one. Whether it is in one of our many greenhouses or the campus gardens you are leaning hands on in many environments. Learn skills such as conservation techniques, landscape restoration, and garden design. All horticulture students are introduced to botany, woody plants, entomology, plant pathology, and soil science. Where gardens, greenhouses, and labs are your classroom… get ready to get your hands dirty!
Horticulture is a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree.

Questions?
Amberly Cox
umcinfo@crk.umn.edu | (218) 281-8569
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Title:Median Pay $28,040 - $73,970
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Title:Environmental Landscaping
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Title:Two Emphasis Areas
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Title:Production Horticulture
Major in the making of you
Horticulture
Assistant Professor Eric Castle Explains the Horticulture Program
Eric Castle, an assistant professor in the Horticulture Program at the University of Minnesota, Crookston, talks about the program and what sets it apart. His focus is within the Environmental Landscaping Emphasis. The Horticulture Program is administered through the Agriculture and Natural Resources Department at the U of M, Crookston.
Areas of Emphasis
- Environmental Landscaping
- Production Horticulture
Certifications
Students can attain a pesticide certification and a Minnesota Nursery Landscape Association (MNLA) certification.
Career Paths
Landscape designer, Landscape contractor, Landscape installer, Nursery Manager, Hardscape specialist, Hardscape supplier, Xeriscaping specialist, Turf care professional, Nursery production manager, Tree care professional, Parks manager, Arborist, Vegetable production manager, Floriculture production manager, Garden center manager, Plant broker/buyer, Floral designer/florist, Wholesale grower/propagator/manager, Sales representative, Writer/educator, Extension educator, Horticulture specialist, Research scientist, Plant breeder, Federal/municipal plant inspector, Peace Corp/US Government volunteer...or go on to graduate school.
ON-CAMPUS
Horticulture
AT A GLANCE...
Bergland Laboratory has state-of-the-art labs, greenhouses, and growth chambers.
Crookston campus has four double poly production houses with equipment for commercial crop production.
Students work in the Campus Garden which provides fresh vegetables for campus food services.
Students get "real-world" experience scheduling, growing, and selling specialty commercial crops, poinsettias, lilies, annual bedding & vegetable plants.
Get involved with the UMC Horticulture Club who actively participates in conferences, nursery seminars, entrepreneurial, and community projects.
Student clubs and organizations participate in and consistently place in the top three in the Mid-America Collegiate Horticultural Society national contest and are successful at job fairs such as Professional Landcare Network Student Career Days, Northern Green Expo, and the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA).