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Plant Studio: Landscape Design History for Beginners"Travel the globe" during this survey of European, American, Chinese, Japanese, and Islamic garden traditions, while exploring a wide range of iconic examples—from private gardens to public parks. | |||||
252PLT100 | 11/06 | Merritt | ONLINE-FLEX |
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Plant Studio: Plant ScienceDo you find yourself daydreaming about the plants around you—wondering how they grow and thrive? Indulge your curiosity as we introduce you to the fascinating world of plant science. | |||||
252PLT110 | 11/06 | Bakis | ONLINE-FLEX |
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Plant Studio: Container GardeningLearn how to design, plant, and care for a container garden that's both functional and full of four-season beauty, whether it's on your home patio, terrace, or deck—or in your apartment. | |||||
252PLT120 | 11/06 | Beyers | ONLINE-FLEX |
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Plant Studio: Pruning BasicsLearn to prune like NYBG! In this two-week course, our plant experts will guide you through essential pruning techniques for woody plants like small trees and shrubs, and more. | |||||
252PLT140A | 11/06 | Ippolito | ONLINE-FLEX |
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Fundamentals of GardeningExplore the basics of successful, environmentally friendly gardening. Topics include soils and their improvement, seed sowing, vegetative propagation, planting, pruning, watering, weeding, mulching, and disease and pest control. This course is also required for the Horticultural Therapy Certificate. | |||||
252GAR301BO | 11/08 | Fr | 10:00am-12:00pm | Marsh | ONLINE |
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Fundamentals of Garden DesignThis class introduces basic garden design principles using the interplay of structural features, plant characteristics, and site assessment. Learn to creatively combine trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, and bulbs based on color, shape, texture, and size. | |||||
252GAR342AO | 11/08 | Fr | 10:00am-12:30pm | Forster | ONLINE |
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Botanical Drawing III: Focus on FlowersApply your understanding of contours, perspective, and tone to drawing three distinct types of flowers. The object is to accurately draw a fully toned flowering plant. Explore compositional possibilities, textures, and details. | |||||
252BIL303AO | 11/12 | Tu | 11:00am-2:00pm | Nemergut | ONLINE |
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Color Theory for Floral DesignColors—like flowers themselves—evoke feeling and sentiment, and set the mood. Explore the role of color in floral design using a spectrum of flowers. This course gives you a solid grounding in color theory, while highlighting the latest hues and color more... | |||||
252FDN306BO | 11/12 | Tu | 6:00pm-8:30pm | Elfe | ONLINE |
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Sustainable Garden CareExplore how to create a healthy garden while supporting biodiversity and conserving resources. We'll discuss ways to minimize water usage, effectively handle stormwater, create a healthy soil food web, and use non-toxic alternatives to maintain optimal plant health. | |||||
252HRT395O | 11/12 | Tu | 6:00pm-8:00pm | Conaway | ONLINE |
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Wedding Design I: PersonalsFlowers play a crucial role in creating a memorable wedding. Learn the elements of successful floral wedding design, including the art of fine wiring and taping to create corsages and boutonnieres with fresh flowers, ribbons, and bows. Advance to the more... | |||||
252FDN304A | 11/13 | We | 10:00am-4:00pm | Cawley | NYBG |
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Holiday WreathsLearn to fashion different types and sizes of wreathes—from those that hang on the wall to those surrounding a candle to bring a soft glow to your holiday table. Calamia Crafts owner Madeline Yanni will demonstrate how to make an more... | |||||
252CRF194O | 11/14 | Th | 6:00pm-7:00pm | Yanni | ONLINE |
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Botanical Drawing II: Developing Your SkillsBuilding on Botanical Drawing I skills, learn to tone fruit, vegetables, leaves, and branches. Focus on concepts of light source, value, and shading to create form. Learn to translate color into black and white, and create the illusion of depth more... | |||||
252BIL302A | 11/15 | Fr | 11:00am-2:00pm | Wry | NYBG |
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The Basics of Visual CompositionForethought and an understanding of basic composition principles are the foundation of any balanced work of art. Through group critiques, discussions and a variety of exercises, we'll experiment with a wide range of principles, including focal point, the rule of more... | |||||
252BIL421BO | 11/15 | Fr | 10:00am-3:00pm | Rogers-Knox | ONLINE |
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Fall Harvest Tabletop DesignLearn step-by-step instructions in crafting a glorious centerpiece inspired by the fall harvest season. Using lilies, heirloom chrysanthemum, Chinese lanterns, celosia, herbs, mini pumpkins, lady apples and vines, and sustainable materials, you'll curate a tabletop floral arrangement that is a more... | |||||
252FDN322O | 11/16 | Sa | 11:00am-1:00pm | O'Sullivan | ONLINE |
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Intro to Landscape DesignGain an introduction to the terminology, concepts, and basic principles of landscape design through lectures and simple two-dimensional exercises. This course is recommended for students with little or no background in design who want to design for their own home more... | |||||
252LAN100AO | 11/16 | Sa | 10:00am-12:00pm | Tryba | ONLINE |
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Site Visit: Mercy HomeMercy Home provides services to individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities, including a robust therapeutic horticulture program that includes indoor, outdoor, and hydroponic gardening. This visit will offer an inside look into Mercy Home's beautiful courtyard, greenhouse, and indoor grow more... | |||||
252THP507 | 11/16 | Sa | 9:00am-2:00pm | Riche | OFS |
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Herbal Saturday Workshop: All Three SectionsHerbs have been helping us stay healthy for thousands of years. Join these expert herbalists to learn how plants can be used for medicine and self-care. | |||||
252WEL130A | 11/16 | Sa | 10:00am-4:00pm | Hill Bautista-Carolina Wainwright | NYBG |
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Herbal Saturday: Botanical Bath BombsPrepare to relax and be rejuvenated! Using salts, nourishing clays, and essential oils, you'll craft four custom botanical bath bombs to bring fragrance and fizz to a time-honored self-care ritual for you and your loved ones! | |||||
252WEL130B | 11/16 | Sa | 2:30pm-4:00pm | Hill | NYBG |
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Herbal Saturday: Herbal HoneyOffering a host of health benefits on its own, raw honey can also be used to preserve the medicinal properties of fresh, dried, or powdered herbs. Learn how to create medicinal herbal honeys to soothe sore throats and coughs, heal more... | |||||
252WEL130C | 11/16 | Sa | 12:30pm-2:00pm | Bautista-Carolina | NYBG |
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Herbal Saturday: Elderberry SyrupPacked with antioxidants and vitamins, elderberry fruits and flowers have been used across cultures for centuries to prevent colds and flus, treat fevers, and tame inflammation. Delve into the many healing properties of this commonly used medicinal plant while making more... | |||||
252WEL130D | 11/16 | Sa | 10:00am-11:30am | Wainwright | NYBG |
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Light on Complex CompositionsGain an understanding of how light interacts with multiple botanical subjects in a single composition. Light on form is critical to creating dimension in a botanical illustration; when a composition contains several botanical specimens, additional attention to the placement of more... | |||||
252BIL450O | 11/18 | Mo | 10:30am-1:30pm | James | ONLINE |
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A Garden Design PrimerPut all your garden ideas into practice with this practical overview of the best layout plans and circulation patterns. Learn how to analyze space and proportions to create a coherent landscape design that complements both home and garden. | |||||
252GAR222BO | 11/18 | Mo | 6:00pm-8:00pm | Beyers | ONLINE |
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Pruning Principles and PracticesThrough classwork and hands-on practice, develop pruning tools and techniques to help shrubs, conifers, broadleaves, evergreens, and deciduous plants thrive. Explore how woody plant structure and physiology influence pruning. Learn how to create and maintain hedges and explore authentic pollarding more... | |||||
252HRT321A | 11/19 | Tu | 10:00am-1:30pm | Logan | NYBG |
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Lauren Stimson: On Wildness, Lost Landscapes, and BelongingLauren Stimson, FAAR, ASLA is a landscape architect and partner at STIMSON, an urban and rural landscape architecture studio, working farm and plant nursery located in Cambridge and Princeton, Massachusetts. STIMSON values longevity, sustainability, education, ecological fluency, community, slowness, and more... | |||||
252LAN801DO | 11/19 | Tu | 6:30pm-7:30pm | Stimson | ONLINE |
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Introduction to Urban EcologyUrbanization is changing biodiversity, interspecies relationships, and even animal behavior, in the tri-state area and beyond. Liz Johnson, former manager of AMNH's Metropolitan Biodiversity Program, will introduce you to the particular habitats found here, as well as plants and animals more... | |||||
252NAT338AO | 11/19 | Tu | 6:00pm-8:00pm | Johnson | ONLINE |
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Developing Cultural Competency for Therapeutic Horticulture ProgramsTherapeutic horticulture recognizes and honors the culture and identity of our participants and communities. Develop your ability to be appropriately responsive to groups that share a common background such ethnicity, religion, race, language, gender identity, disability, neurodivergence, and more. The more... | |||||
252THP312BL | 11/19 | Tu | 6:00pm-8:00pm | Reopell | BLENDED |
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Wedding Design II: Ceremony & ReceptionDesign and create arrangements appropriate for the ceremony, season, and setting, including aisle and altar designs, pew arrangements, and banquet table centerpieces. Work with a remarkable array of flowers, foliage, and fabrics to create captivating garlands and columns. Discussions include more... | |||||
252FDN305 | 11/20 | We | 10:00am-4:00pm | Woodson | NYBG |
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Botanical Holiday CardsLearn the basics of block printing with artist Chemin Hsiao. Together, you'll visit NYBG's Haupt Conservatory for seasonal botanical inspiration. Then, experiment with carving a simple design into a block of soft, eraser-like material. You'll stamp your designs onto paper more... | |||||
252CRF209 | 11/23 | Sa | 10:00am-1:00pm | Hsiao | NYBG |
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Materials as Muse: Making Art with FlowersWhat is the line between art and decoration? Think beyond the confines of "pretty" and consider flowers in terms of line, gesture, texture, and form. We will examine the colors and patterns of masterworks from NYBG's latest exhibition, then create more... | |||||
252FDN323 | 11/23 | Sa | 11:00am-1:00pm | Werber | NYBG |
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Native Plant Saturday: All Three SectionsNative Plant SelectionKim Eierman | 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. | NYBG Discover what makes a plant native, how to choose the best species for your garden, where to find them, and how to grow them successfully. We'll also discuss those more... | |||||
252GAR202A | 11/23 | Sa | 10:00am-5:00pm | Eierman, EcoBeneficial Marsh | NYBG |
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Native Plant Saturday: Native Plant SelectionDiscover what makes a plant native, how to choose the best species for your garden, where to find them, and how to grow them successfully. We'll also discuss those you can plant to support and encourage pollinators in your own more... | |||||
252GAR202B | 11/23 | Sa | 10:00am-12:00pm | Eierman, EcoBeneficial | NYBG |
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Native Plant Saturday: Growing Native Perennials from SeedLearn how and when to collect the seeds of different types of native perennials. Growing native plants from seed gives you a much wider selection of plant choices as well as the opportunity to grow them organically and economically. In more... | |||||
252GAR202C | 11/23 | Sa | 12:45pm-2:45pm | Eierman, EcoBeneficial | NYBG |
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Native Plant Saturday: Designing with Native PlantsExplore the fundamentals of how native plants can be successfully incorporated into your garden plans to create sustainable garden designs filled with the beauty and diversity you desire. | |||||
252GAR202D | 11/23 | Sa | 3:00pm-5:00pm | Marsh | NYBG |
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The Science of Tree CommunicationDiscover how trees communicate via chemical signals in the air (to warn of insect attacks) and transfer nutrients to one another through complex underground fungal networks (sometimes to assist sick trees). | |||||
252BOT385O | 12/03 | Tu | 6:00pm-8:00pm | Kutos | ONLINE |
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Sustainable Design TechniquesLearn how different tools can be used to anchor flowers and achieve unique shapes without the use of floral foam. Each session will focus on a selected method to stabilize your arrangements with aluminum wire, foliage and supple branches. Using more... | |||||
252FDN452 | 12/03 | Tu | 11:00am-1:00pm | Edinger | NYBG |
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Learning to See: Basic CompositionAfter decades as a sought-after fashion photographer, Douglas Dubler knows what makes a compelling image. Using his own photographs and those of the masters, he'll demonstrate how to create powerful images with light, shape, and form-and without fancy equipment. Walk more... | |||||
252GWP224 | 12/03 | Tu | 2:00pm-5:00pm | Dubler | NYBG |
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Therapeutic Horticulture for Neurological ConditionsLearn about the physical, cognitive, and psycho-social changes that occur because of neurological conditions caused by stroke, traumatic brain injury, neuromuscular disorders, cerebral palsy, and spinal cord injury. We will explore the rehabilitative process and discuss how to adapt therapeutic more... | |||||
253THP403BL | 12/03 | Tu | 6:30pm-8:00pm | Wichrowski | BLENDED |
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Intro to CompostingWhether you live in a house with a backyard or an apartment with no access to green space, you can compost! Led by experts from Bronx Green-Up, NYBG's community gardening outreach program, this course—fit for novices and practicing composters alike—will more... | |||||
252AGA300AO | 12/04 | We | 12:00am-11:59pm | ONLINE-FLEX |
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Botanical Watercolor IIPractice techniques learned in Botanical Watercolor I using live subjects such as leaves, stems, and fruit. Emphasis is on realistic portrayal of botanical subjects and traditional methods of dry brush watercolor painting, with attention to detail and color accuracy. more... | |||||
252BIL332AO | 12/04 | We | 5:30pm-8:30pm | James | ONLINE |
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Magnolia Leaf WreathSouthern charm and hospitality come front and center with a glossy, richly decorated wreath of magnolia leaves on a door, mantel, or accent wall. Weave leaves into a wreath form, then complement shape and color with seasonal fruit, pine cones, more... | |||||
252FDN355 | 12/04 | We | 10:00am-2:30pm | Cawley | NYBG |
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Plant Studio: Pruning BasicsLearn to prune like NYBG! In this two-week course, our plant experts will guide you through essential pruning techniques for woody plants like small trees and shrubs, and more. | |||||
252PLT140B | 12/04 | Finley | ONLINE-FLEX |
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Herbal HoneysLearn how to create medicinal herbal honeys to soothe sore throats and coughs, heal skin wounds, and fight off infection using a variety of plants and flowers. You'll make several custom honeys suited to your unique needs. See website for more... | |||||
252WEL147O | 12/04 | We | 6:00pm-8:00pm | Gordineer | ONLINE |
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Psychedelic MushroomsDiscover the power, the allure, and the science of psychedelic mushrooms, in particular the genus Psilocybe. Food journalist and former president of the New York Mycological Society, Eugenia Bone, author of Mycophilia, will discuss the biology of these potent fungi, more... | |||||
252BOT302BO | 12/05 | Th | 6:00pm-8:00pm | Bone | ONLINE |
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Create a Botanical BuildingCreate a building replica with natural materials in the style of the Holiday Train Show®! Explore architectural styles, and then choose from an assortment of dried botanicals such as pods, bark, and branches to make your own detailed more... | |||||
252CRF142 | 12/07 | Sa | 9:30am-4:30pm | Yanni | NYBG |
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Holiday GreensThe holidays come to life with fragrant, long lasting decorations for your door, table and mantel. Explore working with fresh pine, fir, cedar, boxwood, juniper and arborvitae. Cones and berries will add seasonal interest. Personalize your projects with accents of more... | |||||
252FDN335 | 12/07 | Sa | 10:00am-3:30pm | Norman | NYBG |
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Indoor TropicalsAre you looking to up your houseplant game? We can help! We'll walk you through many different species with stunning foliage or flowers—including bromeliads and palms—that will bring a hint of the sun-drenched tropics to your home. We'll discuss the more... | |||||
252GAR289A | 12/07 | Sa | 10:00am-1:00pm | Brown | NYBG |
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The Holiday Train Show®: Special Photographers' HoursFor serious photographers only, this is a rare opportunity to capture the exquisite beauty of NYBG's exhibitions without casual visitors present. Bring your tripod (the only time we'll allow them in the exhibition!), since you'll be shooting with available light. | |||||
252GWP231 | 12/07 | Sa | 8:30am-10:00am | Falk | NYBG |
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Shopping the New York Flower MarketLearn to navigate the bustling New York flower district! Discover where to get the best flowers and hard goods from the pros. Your confirmation letter will include where we will meet in the flower district. Lunch is not included. Dress more... | |||||
252FDN400B | 12/11 | We | 9:00am-12:30pm | Woodson | OFS |
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Pine MedicineFrom cough syrups to pine pollen pancakes and spruce tip salt, discover how common conifers can delight your taste buds and enhance your apothecary. We'll craft a few remedies together; all materials provided. | |||||
252WEL182O | 12/11 | We | 6:00pm-8:00pm | Petter | ONLINE |
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Fermenting CondimentsDiscover new ways to use your garden's bounty! Overgrown peppers, tomatoes, basil and more can be used as a great base when creating your own condiments such as ketchup, mustard, pesto, salsa, corn relish, and hot sauce. and more. Led more... | |||||
252CKG232O | 12/12 | Th | 6:00pm-8:00pm | Paswater | ONLINE |
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Winter Wonderland WreathTake inspiration from the wintry outdoors as you recreate a nature scene on a three-dimensional, lighted grapevine wreath using preserved cedar, juniper, mushroom birds, and other seasonal botanicals. Then top it off with a sprinkling of faux snow.more... | |||||
252CRF155 | 12/14 | Sa | 11:00am-2:00pm | Yanni | NYBG |