Plant Science and Landscape Architecture

From sustainable crops to vibrant communities, the Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture blends ecological science with creative design. Students develop solutions that enhance food systems, improve urban environments, and build resilient landscapes that benefit both people and the planet.

UConn Gives fuels experiential learning — from greenhouse research to student design projects and community collaborations. Your gift equips students with real tools and real opportunities to grow solutions rooted in sustainability, innovation, and beauty.

Our Highlighted Funds

Plant Science Gift Fund -

Your donation enables the department to address immediate program needs, including enhancing teaching, funding student scholarships, advancing research, expanding outreach programming, and enriching experiential learning opportunities.

Connecticut Grounds Keepers Association Scholarship –

The Connecticut Grounds Keepers Association Scholarship supports outstanding plant science students who are passionate about advancing the groundskeeping and turf management industries. Your support invests in future professionals dedicated to creating, maintaining, and improving the green spaces that strengthen our communities.

Kristin and Richard Schwab Fund for Service Learning in the Landscape Architecture Program –

Strengthen UConn’s nationally respected, community‑engaged landscape architecture curriculum by supporting faculty-led projects and student research across Connecticut. A new gift to this fund will expand hands‑on service‑learning opportunities — allowing students to tackle real‑world challenges in areas such as sustainable design, climate resilience, land stewardship, and community planning.

Landscape Architecture Program –

UConn’s Landscape Architecture Program blends creativity, science, and hands‑on design to prepare students to create sustainable, meaningful environments through real‑world studios, service‑learning, and community engagement projects. A gift to this program strengthens these immersive learning experiences — supporting student projects, fieldwork, and innovative design solutions that directly address today’s environmental and social challenges.

UConn Orchard Fund –

By supporting the UConn Orchard Fund, you help revitalize UConn’s historic fruit program and bring to life a new, innovative orchard that will advance research, teaching, and statewide extension outreach. Your gift directly fuels the planting, care, and expansion of this high‑tech, diversified orchard — creating hands‑on learning opportunities for students and delivering meaningful impact to Connecticut’s fruit‑growing community.

Prides Corner Farm Student Success Fund –

Your gift to this fund supports essential student‑centered needs, such as research expenses, dissemination of findings, and publication costs as well as scholarship support for graduate students, directly fueling their success and impact.

Prides Corner Farm Graduate Scholarship –

Your support of this fund provides crucial scholarships to CAHNR graduate students pursuing a degree in plant science. Helping the next generation of leaders in the horticulture field to access advanced training and the financial support they need to succeed.

Turfgrass Science Fund –

The UConn Turfgrass Science program equips future leaders in lawn, golf course, athletic field, and landscape management through hands‑on learning, research, and industry‑focused training that emphasizes sustainable, science‑based practices. A gift to this program will support student learning experiences, field training, and extension outreach that help turf professionals across Connecticut manage healthier, more resilient landscapes.

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