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The University of Kentucky Horticulture Club encourages students from all backgrounds to come together and enjoy plants! Check out our sales and events 🌿🏵

Our student-led club focuses on education and enjoyment of plants, especially natives! The University of Kentucky Horticulture Club is a group of students and faculty members who work together to further interest and education in Horticulture. In addition to picking apples, making wreaths, working on the UK South Farm, and assembling terrariums, the club operates a production greenhouse and sells

a plethora of plant products. We specialize in native annual and perennial plant production, and these plants have been used in ecological installments all across Lexington. UK Horticulture Club is a nonprofit organization, and the profits from sales are used to fund the club’s operation and educational opportunities for students. The hands-on experience provided to students through work days, educational events, study trips, and more is invaluable to the education of the next generation of horticulturalists. If you are a University of Kentucky student and wish to be a part of the Horticulture Club, contact us on this page or come to our weekly meetings - Wednesdays at 5 pm in Greenhouse 12.

05/24/2026

If you told us we had only two words to describe our trip to Costa Rica I think we'd all say: Pura Vida!! This trip allowed us to experience agriculture, horticulture, and more ecological discussions outside of the classroom and our club! We bonded over cards, a birthday, and a love for all plants and organisms (we love nature🦎🌱!!) big 📷and small 🔍 We toured farms that had different sustainable techniques such as Finca Luna Nueva, Arenal Vida Campesina Organic Farm, Finca Las Hormigas, and the Bribri Indigenous Tour of Plants! 🌿🌾🌱

Beyond broadening our horizons academically and scientifically, we also enjoyed more tourist-y sites of Costa Rica such as the Paradise Hot Springs, Arenal Hanging Bridges, Orchid gardens, El Trapiche Coffee tour, and so so much more! We also toured places such as La Selva Biological Station and the Curi-Cancha Reserve 🦎🐸🐒. And of course, no trip that includes a coastal city like Puerto Viejo is complete without a day at the beach 🏖🌊

Thank you to our advisors for making this trip as smooth as possible, and thank you everyone for supporting our club ❤️! Our fundraisers help our members experience trips and educational opportunities like this one, conference trips, and more! A huge priority of our club is making sure our members are able to go out into the world and experience different opportunities, expand their curiousity, and more 🥰 Stay tuned to see what our members are up to this summer and how we use our summer to the fullest 😎☀️🌳

05/09/2026

Today's is the final day of commencement and our final senior spotlight! Last but definitely not least we have Katie! Katie is majoring in Horticulture, with a minor in Wildlife Biology and Management 🦌🦎. Her favorite plant of the week is wild hyacinth (Camassia scilloides) 🪻 One of Katie's favorite memories is emceeing Dr. Geneve's Retirement Party, but she also loved running our Bugs & Blooms booth to teach students about plant-insect interactions and the importance of native plants in our landscapes 🪲🐞🌱🌿 After graduation, Katie plans on working as Longwood Garden's 12-Month Land Stewardship & Ecology Intern! Congrats Katie! And thank you for all your hard work for the club 🥰

05/08/2026

What a great weekend for commencement!🥰 Today's senior spotlight is Nadia! Nadia is getting dual degrees in Computer and Electrical Engineering 🖥⚡️! Their favorite plant is white dogwood. One of Nadia's favorite Hort Club memories is going to Cincinnati Native Plant Symposium, particularly the 2023 symposium 🌳! As for plans for after graduation, Nadia is moving to Tuscon AZ working for RTX! Congrats Nadia! 🥳🥳

05/07/2026

Guess what time it is? It's senior spotlight time of course! Today's senior is Zoë! Zoë is graduating with a degree in Environmental and Sustainability Studies, minors in Wildlife Biology & Management, and Geography, and a certificate in Urban and Community Forestry! 🌿🦎🐸 Her favorite native plants are swamp milkweed and calico beardtongue! 🦋 Zoë's favorite Hort Club memories include working sales, the community outreach events, and going to the Native Plant Symposium 🌳! After graduation, Zoë is attending the University of Edinburgh to earn a MSc in Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity! Congrats Zoë! 🥳

05/06/2026

Another day, another senior spotlight! Today's spotlight is Natalie! Natalie is double majoring in English and Gender and Womens Studies with minors in Vocal Performance and Appalachian Studies! Her favorite plants are Swiss cheese monstera 🧀 and bleeding heart begonias ♥️🌱! Natalie's favorite hort club memories are showing up to workdays and getting things ready for sales, as well as chatting with Shari and anyone who would pop by! After graduation, Natalie plans on working for the Governor’s Scholars Program as Head RA at GSP! Congrats Natalie!

05/05/2026

It's time for our second senior spotlight! Meet Ezra! Ezra is graduating this semester with a degree in Civil Engineering! His favorite plant is Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) and his favorite club memory is going to the Native Plant Symposium conferences at the Cincinnati Zoo 🦛 🦍! After graduation, Ezra plans on pursuing a masters degree in Structural Engineering at the University of Kentucky 🌁 Congrats Ezra!! 🌿

05/04/2026

For our first senior spotlight of our spring semester we have Zachary! Zachary is a senior graduating with double majors in Political Science and History with a minor in ENS and certificate in peace studies! His favorite plant is sapphire tower, and his favorite Hort Club memory is making seed bombs! After graduation, he plans on attending University of Edinburgh to get a Master's in International Relations with a Public Policy focus! Congrats Zach! 🦋🌿

04/30/2026

And that's a wrap! For our final meeting this semester the club played NUMEROUS games including custom jeopardy, plant scavenger hunt🌿, pink pot stacking, musical chairs, and more! We also held raffles to reward our members for an amazing semester! Of course no semester finale is complete without pizza, cupcakes, and snacks of course 🍕🧁 Thank you to everyone who joined the club, came to our meetings, or supported us at our fundraisers ❤️ We're so grateful for our community and that we're able to do fun stuff like this!! 🌿

04/29/2026

This Saturday we had the amazing opportunity to table at the Earth Day Celebration at the Arboretum! With our booth we brought a whopping total of 29 plants to discuss the importance of biodiversity in ecosystems! 🌿 Thank you to everyone who helped us set up, table, and came by to see us! It was a joy to share our favorite plants from our collection with you all! 🌎🌿🌸

04/28/2026

Wow! What a fantastic way to end the semester with a successful final fundraiser!! Thank you to everyone who came out to support us, your support helps us fund student trips, educational opportunities and more! 🌿 We hope that the plants you've gotten from us bring you joy as we head into our summer break! These fundraisers wouldn't be a success without our community's support and our club members' help, so thank you ❤️ Stay tuned for more details about our summer plans and what we have in store for this fall semester 🫶🏻

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3400 Vine Street
Cincinnati, OH
45220

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3:30pm - 6pm

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http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Horticulture/Geneve/HortClub/Hortclubmainmenu.htm

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