Urban Horticulture includes all of the various ways in which horticulture is used in an urban environment.

In Sociohorticulture the term Urban Horticulture is applied to the use of horticulture as a tool in neighborhood development and rejuvenation. Garden programs can be used as catalysts to stimulate redevelopment of declining neighborhoods.

The benefits of these garden programs can include production of fresh produce, beautification of the neighborhood, increased socialization within the neighborhood, reduction in litter and some types of crime, improved opinion of the neighborhood by the residents, increased self esteem, improvements to homes in the neighborhoods, return of small businesses to the neighborhood and empowerment of the residents to bring about further improvements to their neighborhood.