OSU Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture

It’s the last day of the 2nd annual Plant Drop! Aloe vera, pothos, and hoya are going fast!

While the Horticulture Club is helping give out over 2,000 houseplants, the Greenhouse Management class is starting over 2,000 poinsettias for the annual poinsettia sale!

UPDATE: Today's plants have all been adopted, see you tomorrow!

It is the second day of the Plant Drop near the Library Lawn! Today we have Swedish ivy and spider plants!

UPDATE: Today's plants have all been adopted, see you tomorrow!

The 2nd annual Plant Drop is underway for the OKSTATE Students! Yesterday around 1000 plants found a new home and we heard a few were already given names.

Students can stop by Engineering South Lawn (just east of Edmon Low Library) and adopt their very own plant today and tomorrow 8:30am - 12pm or until plants run out!

OKSTATE STUDENTS! Our second annual Plant Drop is underway on the Engineering South Lawn. We will be here today, Wednesday and Thursday giving out plants. We are here 8:30am to noon each day or until the plants run out! New plants added everyday! Please stop by and adopt a plant!

'Heading out in the woods': Stillwater horticulturist created and patented new crapemyrtle cultivars Carl Whitcomb knows a thing or two about crapemyrtles. After all, he’s been studying them for almost 40 years.

Check this out! One of our Ph.D. graduates was showcased as a Scott’s Women in Science. Lakshmy tells why she is passionate about turf science and the need for continued research in turf as our climate changes. Keep up the good work Lakshmy!

Focused on the future of lawns - ScottsMiracle-Gro: Gardening resources, advice and tips. Watch Lakshmy’s video to learn how she became interested in lawn science and what she believes the lawn of the future looks like.

Job Opening: We have an open position for a Full-Time Senior Research Specialist in Turf. To learn more about this position and to apply please follow the link below.

Now hiring: Senior Research Specialist-Turf! Assist in development, design, implementation, analysis and reporting of research. This job is to assist with field research preparation and managemen...

The first growing season has been successful for the Student Farm and for Our Daily Bread Stillwater. Thanks for everyone’s support!

So far this growing season over 7,000 cucumbers have been taken to Our Daily Bread Stillwater from the OSU Student Farm along with spaghetti squash, green beans, greens and more!

In a blink of an eye it will be August with school starting back and also the county and state fairs. Most fairs have entries for youth and adults with dish gardens or terrariums. Now is the time to create these items for the fair allowing the roots time to get established and to have actual plant growth time in their containers. Learn more about terrariums with HLA-6438 Extension Fact Sheet!

Terrariums - Oklahoma State University A guide on keeping and maintaining a terrarium with a list of plants that are most suitable for growing in the space.

Here are a few more pictures from Grandparent University.

Congratulations Dr. Bo Zhang!

The CELA's member schools, educators, and teachers play a crucial role in shaping the future by imparting knowledge, skills, and values to students in landscape architecture. Recognizing and honoring teachers through The CELA's faculty awards serves to advance the academic practice of our field.

Recognizing his vital contributions to teaching, The CELA presented one of the 2023 Excellence in Teaching, Junior Lever awards to Bo Zhang of Oklahoma State University.

In Bo's own words: "Teaching matters. Teaching is about, but extends beyond, content delivery. What’s essential is the live interactions between teacher, student, and knowledge. A good teacher should design teaching to organize contents, to match the material with exercises, to foresee excitement and barriers, and to communicate learning objectives in crystal
clear language."

You can find out more about our faculty awards here: https://thecela.org/faculty-nominations/

At the State 4H Volunteer Conference on Saturday, June 24 Dr. Shelley Mitchell along Cathy Allen introduced and worked with 4-H volunteers with the Intro to Horticulture and the Consumer Judging contests.

Congratulations to Adrian Alexander for being recognized as a 2023 LAF Olmsted Scholar for distinguished student leadership in landscape architecture by the Landscape Architecture Foundation. Adrian graduated Spring 2023 and now works for SWA in Dallas, TX.

“Evaluating Human-Plant Interaction in a Public Place: A Social Media Data-Informed Evaluation Method and Application in Chicago’s Lurie Garden” entry submitted by HLA faculty Bo Zhang, Cheryl Mihalko and Texas A&M, Yang Song was the 2023 Winner of the Place Research Award given by the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) during EDRA54 in Mexico City, June 2023.

Congratulations Bo, Cheryl and Yang!

Plantology OSU Grandparent University this week with Dr. Shelley Mitchell. Activities included Flowering Plant, Plant Game, Dish Garden, Tour of The Botanic Garden at Oklahoma State University, Pressed Flower bookmark and more.

Horticulture faculty and students to teach 1,200 youth about turfgrass at the OKC Dodgers MVP STEM Day!

Growing Hops and Grapes in Oklahoma Field Day is on July 20, 2023 at Cimarron Valley Research Station in Perkins, OK.

We are hosting a Grapes/Hops Field Day on July 20th. Come learn about grape growing and hop growing at the Cimarron Valley Research Station in Perkins, Oklahoma.

Progress on the Horticulture Education Center at The Botanic Garden at Oklahoma State University!

A great start to the Plant and Bugs Camp! Youth started making shekeres and drawing hieroglyphics on papyrus. They divided aloe and headed to the Insect Zoo in the afternoon.

This spring students had a hands-on opportunity to inoculate oak logs with shiitake mushroom spawn in the Urban Horticulture Production, HORT 3713 course.

The Urban Horticulture Production course covers principles and production of crops for public or community practices with emphasis on production associated with hydroponics, raised beds, containers, controlled environments, roof tops, high tunnels and farmers market.

Land, water, and community blend in the centuries-old traditional acequia (ditch) irrigation systems visible on the landscape in Northern New Mexico. Acequias are owned and managed by self-organized farmers and provide community-based flood irrigation systems for agriculture. Historical and current acequia operations sustain the culture heritage of water distribution and their yearly use and maintenance creates and sustains community cohesion.

"Acequias in Northern New Mexico: History, Tradition, Community and the Ecology of Place" is the LA 4010 course being taught as part of the Doel Reed courses by Cheryl Mihalko and other visiting instructors.

It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that we inform you of the death of our colleague and friend, Dr. Richard Payne.

Dr. Richard Newton Payne was a Professor Emeritus of Horticulture at Oklahoma State University. He died May 12, 2023 surrounded by loved ones. A graveside service will be held at Fairlawn Cemetery on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. with Mr. Paul Jones officiating. Services are under the direction of Strode Funeral Home.

Payne was born January 12, 1929 in Abilene, TX to Hugh Sr. and Myrtle (Newton) Payne. He was married to Norma Ritch on June 4, 1966, in Tahlequah, OK. They were happily married for 56 years.

Payne received a B.S. degree in Horticulture from Oklahoma A&M College in 1950 and later received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Floriculture from The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in October, 1950 and served 2 years active duty, taking basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia, and later serving 16 months in Germany with the Fourth Infantry Division. He was honorably discharged as a Sergeant in October, 1952. After his Army service, he was a Horticulture instructor at Oklahoma A&M and was a graduate research student at Ohio State. He was employed at Furrow & Co. Wholesale greenhouses, Guthrie, OK from 1955-1957. He served as a faculty member in the Dept. of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Oklahoma State University, from 1957-1987. Over the years Dr. Payne received numerous honors and awards in the horticulture field. His legacy continues at Oklahoma State University through the T. Boone Pickens Endowed Scholarship on Floriculture Crops.

Those who knew him always commented on his gentle, humble spirit and his strong, abiding faith. He loved serving others, and always put the needs and wishes of others before his own. Every student receiving the Richard N. Payne Endowed – Floriculture Crop scholarship received a personalized letter from Dr. Payne encouraging them to continue their education, develop relationships and help make the world a better place.

https://memorials.strodefh.com/richard-payne/5193184/index.php

Congratulations Spring 2023 Graduates!

Congratulations to our students graduating today! Wishing you all the best and much success! Go Pokes!

We would love to post other photos of our seniors, please send to [email protected]

Green industry professionals, Master Gardeners, and homeowners are invited to the field day which will highlight appropriate plant materials, and best management practices for southern Oklahoma. The two-hour event is from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. This event is held at Marcum's Nursery, Inc., 25 South Rockford, Ardmore, OK.

From 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. there will be horticultural lectures at the OSU Institute for Agricultural Bioscience, 3210 Sam Noble Parkway, Ardmore, OK.

The events are FREE and no registration is required. See you May 11 in Ardmore, OK. For more information contact Mike Schnelle [email protected] or Summer Maser [email protected]

Today the FFA Career Development Event was held on campus. FFA students from all over the state came to compete in all areas of agriculture. This year’s state floriculture CDE was a single flower corsage practicum, plant ID and a written test. Winners in each category have the opportunity to attend National competition.

As an OSU student would you be interested in a 5'x10' student garden plot at The Botanic Garden this summer?

Scan the QR code for more information! The OSU student garden plots are open to any student attending Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. Space is limited.

Help us by forwarding to your classmates and friends!

No Yoga at the Garden tonight!

15 hours remaining to support the Hsu Family Endowed Creative Graphic Scholarship at Oklahoma State University.

In advance, our department would like to say thank you for your support of the landscape architecture program.

Hsu Family Endowed Creative Graphic Scholarship We need your help to reach the goal for the Hsu Family Scholarship!

Oklahoma Proven has a new name and location! Please update your URL bookmarks to: oklahomaproven.okstate.edu

oklahomaproven.okstate.edu

The Student Farm is off to a great start! Produce will benefit Our Daily Bread Stillwater!

HerbFest (Herb and Succulents) is Saturday, April 22 at The Botanic Garden at Oklahoma State University! Open from 9 am to 2 pm.

Thank you for helping us reach 52% of our goal. Listen to Lenny Hughes story of how Professor Paul Hsu assisted and mentored him while at Oklahoma State University.

We have 5 days remaining and are asking for your help in reaching the goal of $10,000. Please reach out to your family, classmates, and industry in helping us reach our goal! Thank you again for all your support of the landscape architecture program at Oklahoma State University! Give: https://philanthropete.osugiving.com/project/36543

https://youtu.be/Y_2tGYqgGPA

Lenny Hughes - 2022 Distinguished Ag Alumni

UPDATE: Temps are looking better for Saturday night! You will still want to watch the weather for those cool nights.

One may want to hold off on planting those hot loving plants until after Sunday, April 23. It looks like the Sunday morning forecasted low for Payne County is 30-31 degrees!

If you have already planted, start now looking for items to cover up those plants to help keep them protected.

Green industry professionals, Master Gardens, and homeowners won't want to miss the Greenhouse, Garden Center and Landscape Field Day on May 11 at Marcum's Nursery, Ardmore, OK. The two-hour event will highlight appropriate plant materials and best management practices for southern Oklahoma. The two-hour event is set 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Later that evening from 6:30 to 8:30 horticultural lectures at the OSU Institute for Agricultural Bioscience will be available to attend.

Both events are FREE, and no registration is required. For more information, please contact Dr. Mike Schnelle [email protected] or Summer Maser [email protected] regarding the event.

The events are sponsored by the Oklahoma Nursery and Landscape Association, the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service and the Charles and Linda Shackelford Floriculture Endowment.

Thank you for your support of the 2023 OSU Annual Plant Sale. We are officially sold out!

Saturday is the big day for OSU’s Annual Plant Sale! They will be open at 8:00 am at the Greenhouse Learning Center.

Note: Due to the Remember the Ten Run, one will need to reach the GLC using Farm Road (road south of greenhouse) and not use Hall of Fame Road until p.m.

Learn more and prices:
https://agriculture.okstate.edu/departments-programs/hla/calendar/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D164193077