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Sydney Suits: Designing a Career in Horticulture

Brandon Hopper

Tomatoes on the vine

Aug 1, 2022

Impacting Global Food Security Through Improved Tomato Varieties

Tomatoes are the second most consumed vegetable in the United States and the top-produced vegetable in the world. Improving tomato production has increased relevance with population expansion while agricultural resources are exasperated due to climate change. 
pollinator on flower stamen

Jul 26, 2022

Three NC State Horticultural Science Students Awarded Scholarships from the American Floral Endowment

From 40 colleges and universities, the American Floral Endowment (AFE) has awarded three NC State horticultural science students with scholarships this year. 
Sam Humphrey

Jun 20, 2022

Graduate Student Spotlight: Sam Humphrey

For Sam Humphrey, horticulture's diversity has helped form connections and unity of people's interests. 
Extension staff and volunteers pick blueberries at the Horticultural Research Station in Castle Hayne on June 3, 2022.

Jun 16, 2022

Picking Blueberries for a Good Cause

Hundreds of pounds of blueberries gleaned from the Horticultural Research Center in Castle Hayne are donated to a local food bank. 
Sami Nickerson, Horticultural Science alumna and Pender Nursery Saleswoman.

May 19, 2022

Sami Nickerson: Nursery Knowledge to Plant Sales

Sami Nickerson, a spring 2022 alumna, moved nearly 1,000 miles from Thiensville, Wisconsin to NC State and discovered a new path and enthusiasm for plants. 
Peyton Gardner, Horticultural Science undergraduate student.

May 17, 2022

Peyton Gardner: Gardens for Everyone

From a high school class hiccup to a horticulture businesswoman, Peyton Gardner’s path at NC State held more than plant production lessons. 
strawberry trial baskets from Castle Hayne, NC

May 13, 2022

Growing a Better Strawberry

Chances are, that deep red, plump, ripe strawberry bursting with flavor that you picked fresh off the plant at your local farm was a Chandler. Or possibly a Camarosa. In a couple of years, it might be a Rocco, or a Liz. 
The Technology Tower is reflected in the side windows of the Talley Student Center.

May 11, 2022

National Inventors Hall of Fame Honors Horticulturalist Sylvia Blankenship

Of the 27 innovators being inducted into the prestigious organization, three have ties to NC State, including horticulturalist Sylvia Blankenship. 
Flowering Palmer Amaranth, also known as Palmer pigweed, is an extremely aggressive, fast-growing species that has become a serious weed problem. (Photo by Patrick Alexander)

Apr 25, 2022

Accolades from the 40th Weed Science Society of North Carolina Meeting

For the past 40 years, the Weed Science Society of North Carolina (WSSNC) has met annually to address weed science and management challenges. Through strategic partnerships with the WSSNC, NC State weed scientists and researchers have attended these meetings to disseminate the latest field and lab research. 
Sydney Suits, landscape design undergraduate student

Mar 29, 2022

Sydney Suits: Designing a Career in Horticulture

Sydney Suits is scaling trees and designing a career spent outdoors. After an introductory course and a conversation with her then instructor, Lee Ivy, Suits discovered the world of horticulture.