Susan Barton

Extension Specialist, Ornamental Horticulture  

• Ph.D. Plant Protection, University of Delaware
• M.S. Horticulture, North Carolina State
• B.S. Plant Science, University of Delaware

Responsibilities

• Work with nursery and landscape industries.
• Promote the use of regional vegetation in sustainable landscapes

Current Teaching Responsibilities

• Landscape Horticulture Internship
• New Student Colloquium
• Nursery and Garden Center Management
• Plants and Human Culture

Professional Activities

• S1021 Regional Research Committee
• Research on roadside vegetation, garden center merchandising

Plants for a Livable Delaware  - This campaign is a collaboration between. Delaware Cooperative Extension, the Delaware Center for Horticulture, the Delaware Nature Society, the Delaware Department of Agriculture and the Delaware Nursery and Landscape Association with funding from a Delaware Estuary grant and the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council grant.  The program is designed to educate homeowners about problem invasive plants and suggest alternatives for their landscapes. 

Enhancing Delaware Highways - A roadside vegetation management study funded by NUCFAC and the Delaware Department of Transportation. The project is devoted to creating attractive, cost efficient, environmentally sound models for managing Delaware roadsides.

Scenic Stewardship - A plan to preserve and enhance the landscape of the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway.

Phone: (302) 831-2531

EMail: sbarton@udel.edu