Research
Through research, the Center will be an unbiased source of information for informing public policy and decision makers.
Cutting Edge Research
The Center will be a source of new research in public horticulture. The Center will focus its student and faculty research programs on issues important to public garden professionals, including:
- Plant science and ecology
- Sustainability and conservation
- Leadership and management
- Education and interpretation
- Social science and environmental psychology
- Visitor studies
- Benchmarking
Research Library
The Center will store and distribute existing research from UD and allied institutions. Currently our library includes:
Theses from The Longwood Graduate Program
Nearly 150 graduate theses have been created since its inception in 1967.
Free electronic access to theses is available through UD’s DSpace.
Longwood Graduate Program Professional Outreach Projects and Research Presentations
Future research and resources
While the Longwood Graduate Program will continue to produce graduate level research, the Center will also encourage and coordinate undergraduate research projects. The Center eventually aims to publish an online or hard copy scholarly journal to disseminate research results to public horticultural professionals and other decision makers.
In the future more public horticulture research and resources will be made available through this site, including:
- Research from allied university based public horticulture programs
- Resources generated by professionals