Facilities and Leadership

Department Head

Leonardo Lombardini Professor and Head, Department of Horticulture

Horticulture

Lombardini@uga.edu 706-542-0772

Tifton REI Coordinator

Patrick J. Conner Professor & Tifton REI Coordinator; Emphasis: Pecan & muscadine breeding

Horticulture Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

pconner@uga.edu 229-386-3903

Campuses

UGA's Athens Campus serves as the main campus for the Department of Horticulture. Offices and facilities are housed in the Miller Plant Science Building and the Hoke Smith Building on South Campus in Athens, Ga. We also have faculty and staff on our Tifton and Griffin campuses.

Athens Campus

1111 Miller Plant Science Bldg.
Athens, GA 30602-7273
Phone: 706-542-2471

Griffin Campus

Georgia Experiment Station
1109 Experiment Station
Phone: 770-228-7243
Fax: 770-412-4764

Tifton Campus

2360 Rainwater Road
Tifton, GA 31793-5766
Phone: 229-386-3355
Fax: 229-386-7415

Durham Horticulture Research Farm

Research at the Durham Horticulture Farm is committed to developing and testing new varieties and cultural practices for fruits, vegetables, ornamentals, and pollinator health to make Georgia agriculture a national leader. The farm is located at 1221 Hog Mountain Road, Watkinsville, Ga.

Visit the Durham Horticulture Farm website

Additional Facilities and Resources

UGA Horticulture Facilities

Athens: The UGA Trial Gardens
Athens: UGArden Learning and Demonstration Farm
Tifton: Horticulture Building
Tifton: Vidalia Onion Laboratory