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The JC Raulston Arboretum
The JC Raulston Arboretum is a nationally acclaimed garden with one of the largest and most diverse collections of landscape plants adapted for landscape use in the Southeast. Plants especially adapted to Piedmont North Carolina conditions are collected and evaluated in an effort to find superior plants for use in southern landscapes. Visit the Arboretum website to learn more and get information about upcoming events!
Alumni Profiles
Alumni from N.C.S.U. Department of Horticultural Science are doing great things throughout the State, the Country and the World! Visit our Alumni Profile page to see what some of our recent graduates are doing.
About Horticultural Science
Since 1901, the faculty, staff and students of the Department of Horticultural Science have been providing innovative teaching, research and outreach to the citizens of North Carolina, the nation, and the world. Our research and extension programs are recognized worldwide for their contributions to applied horticultural production and to discovery science. We generate and extend knowledge about fruits, vegetables, ornamental plants, and landscape design for the purpose of increasing food security and food safety, sustaining the environment, enhancing economic vitality, and improving the quality of life for individuals and their communities.
If this is your first time in visiting our website, we hope that you will take the time to learn more about all the great things that are happening in our Department. Horticulture touches everyone everyday!



