Outreach and Extension
All Horticulture faculty and staff are fully engaged in the community, the campus, and the Commonwealth. Horticulture faculty mentor high school students at Governor’s school science fairs, coordinate statewide 4-H and Master Gardener programs, work with growers and nurseries around the state to meet new production and environmental challenges. Extensive public education programming is available through the Hahn Horticulture Garden.
On campus and around the community, horticulture students and faculty have planted over a thousand trees and shrubs in the last fifteen years. Horticulture research facilities receive hundreds of visitors every year. Staying engaged with the public, professionals, and future horticulturists and scientists brings the benefit of faculty expertise to the wider world and helps keep Virginia Tech’s education and research cutting edge—and addressing real world problems.
Extension Faculty
| Appleton, Bonnie | Nursery Extension | Hampton Roads AREC |
| Close, David | Master Gardener Coordinator | Virginia Master Gardeners |
| Conev, Rumen | Ornamental Plant Breeding | Beautiful Gardens |
| Fox, Laurie | Low Impact Development | Hampton Roads AREC |
| Freeman, Josh | Vegetables and Alternative Crops | Eastern Shore AREC |
| Latimer, Joyce | Floriculture Extension | Blacksburg |
| McDaniel, Alan | 4-H Coordinator | Blacksburg |
| Niemiera, Alex | Landscape Horticulture Extension | Blacksburg |
| Wolf, Tony | Viticulture | Alson H. Smith AREC (Winchester) |
| Yuan, Rongcai | Pomology Extension | Alson H. Smith AREC (Winchester) |