A Place to Learn and Grow

Programs/Events

We present programs and events throughout the year, including lectures, workshops, a plant sale, and educational opportunities for our members and the general public.

Collections

Five of the 11 collections are actively maintained: the Cary Garden, Lilacs, Rhododendrons, Conifers, and Pollinator Garden.

Join Us

Join as a member, or attend one of our numerous program or events (free to members), or volunteer in one of our collections, you are welcome!

OUR MISSION

The Friends of the Horticulture Farm is a grassroots organization dedicated to protecting, enhancing and promoting the significant plant collections and natural areas of the University of Vermont’s Horticulture, Research, and Education Center in South Burlington, Vermont, and to offering educational programs about horticulture to their members and the general public. 

WHO WE ARE

We are a non-profit member organization of citizens, garden club members, Vermont Master Gardeners, nature enthusiasts, professional horticulturists, landscape architects and designers—in fact, anyone interested in gardening.

The Friends offers a program of lectures, workshops, and other opportunities for plant enthusiasts from children to connoisseurs to explore the world of plants and nurture a love of horticulture.  We also work in partnership with the University of Vermont to develop both short-term and long-term plans to preserve the exceptional plant collections on the property.

As a volunteer organization, our work is made possible by members’ generous gifts of time, skills, and essential financial support.

A grassroots organization dedicated to protecting, enhancing and promoting the significant plant collections and natural areas of the University of Vermont’s Horticulture, Research, and Education Center in South Burlington, Vermont.