Outreach and Engagement at the Horticulture Center
In addition to contributing to sustainability and agricultural advancements in Colorado and the intermountain West, the center plays a key role in maintaining and enhancing programs such as the world-renowned Annual Flower Trial Garden and the nearby Gardens on Spring Creek. It continues to house important greenhouse research and supports horticulture and floriculture programs, including student-led initiatives like the Floriculture Practicum, where students grow and sell poinsettias and bedding plants.
Courses the Horticulture Center Supports
Lab components for the following classes are held with the Colorado State University Horticulture Center.
- HORT 310: Greenhouse Management
- HORT 321: Nursery Production and Management
- HORT 412: Floriculture Crops
- HORT 417: Indoor Crop Production and Physiology
- HORT 486A: Floriculture Practicum
- HORT 486A 002: Hydroponics Practicum
Support the Horticulture Center
The Center hosts events throuhgout the year. Our Spring and Fall sales offer our community the chance to purchases plants and flowers grown at the Center. These sales support our work and offer our students new educational opportunities.
Spring Sale
Saturday, May 17 and Sunday, May 18
The Gardens On Spring Creek
9am–5pm (last admission at 4pm)
Free (Ticket required)
Fall Sale
More information coming soon
