Horticultural Research Institute

The HRI Board of Trustees provides direction and oversight for the organization’s national efforts on horticulture research.

The Horticultural Research Institute is now accepting applications for the HRI Leadership Academy Class of 2027 through Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.

The final session of the tHRIve 2025 web series, set for Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, focuses on addressing biodiversity and climate change.

The Horticultural Research Institute, part of the AmericanHort Foundation, has announced its 2026 Leadership Academy class.

Grant proposals are now open for 2026 fiscal year funding from the Horticultural Research Institute (HRI).

Applications for the Horticultural Research Institute (HRI) 2025 scholarship program are now open to horticulture students.

The recipient of the scholarship is Dante Filadoro, a student of the Stockbridge School of Agriculture at UMass Amherst.

The Horticultural Research Institute (HRI) invites emerging green industry leaders to apply for this program.

Elliott Kenney, from the University of Maryland, is this year’s Akehurst Scholarship recipient from the Horticultural Research Institute.

With nearly $250,000 of funds provided by the USDA, the HRI will be studying and learning ways to combat this growing threat to the industry.

The Horticultural Research Institute, part of the AmericanHort Foundation, announced its 2025 Leadership Academy class ahead of Cultivate’24.

From crop protection to mechanization to pollinator preservation, learn how research supported by the Horticultural Research Institute is shaping the future of the industry.

Boxwood health experts will gather in Oregon’s Willamette Valley in October to discuss the latest research and provide actionable tactics to implement in the nursery.

The Horticultural Research Institute is making $27,000 in scholarship support available through its Scholarship Program for this school year.

These projects, which focus on quantifying plant benefits, creating innovative solutions, gathering consumer insights, and producing practical and actionable solutions, are funded by the Horticultural Research Institute.

The Horticultural Research Institute’s reception at MANTS 2021 netted more than $400,000 in new research funding.

The Horticultural Research Institute (HRI) will be offering more than $25,000 in scholarships for the 2021-2022 school year.

During a webinar on April 15, plant consumer expert Dr. Bridget Behe will outline her latest research on consumer plant behavior.