You will study diverse areas including the intensive production of fruit, vegetable, nursery and floricultural crops; the use of plants for recreational and therapeutic benefit, or to enhance the urban landscape; and the effective management of trees (arboriculture), turf and resort facilities.

As a horticulturist you will work to improve plant yield, quality, nutritional value and resistance to insects, diseases and environmental stresses through the use of scientific techniques in plant breeding, biochemistry, physiology and propagation.