Crafts & DIY

Whether you're weaving a basket for the first time or styling a terrarium, our craft classes give you the skills to brighten up your decor and plant the seed for a new creative hobby.


October

Bring cheer into your home and exercise your botanical creativity, with live, real-time guidance. Watch your fellow students' efforts online and get personal critiques from your instructor as you build your elegant arrangement with fresh flowers from your own garden, more...
272FDN243AO 10/08 Th 6:00pm-8:00pm Edinger
ONLINE

Learn 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.
272WEL147O 10/08 Th 6:00pm-8:00pm Gordineer
ONLINE

Flowers have long carried rich symbolic meaning across cultures—representing love, remembrance, and protection. In this class, we'll explore the traditional language of flowers and create a simple botanical craft using pressed flowers. You'll leave with a deeper appreciation for the more...
273CRF131 10/14 We 11:00am-1:00pm Gordineer
NYBG

Join herbalist and foraging expert Journei Bimwala for an immersive walk through fall's edible landscape. Using sight, touch, smell, and taste, you'll learn to identify, harvest, and understand the deeper meaning of wild plants--their cultural significance, medicinal power, and culinary more...
272CKG229 10/15 Th 11:00am-2:00pm Bimwala
NYBG

Express your creativity through watercolor in this inspiring class designed for flower lovers, aspiring artists, and experienced painters alike. Using a live floral arrangement as your subject, you'll learn how to select color palettes and use expressive brushwork to capture more...
272CRF136 10/22 Th 1:00pm-4:00pm Bender
NYBG

Create your own professional-looking arrangements with economical, store-bought bouquets. Using simple design principles and fresh flowers that can typically be found at local grocery stores or farmers markets, learn how to design and create your own elegant arrangements.
272FDN210A 10/30 Fr 11:00am-1:00pm Duever
NYBG

In Mexico, the marigold flower, Cempazúchitl in the Indigenous language Nahuatl, has been associated with the Día de Muertos celebrations for centuries. Discover the cultural importance of this plant while creating a tonic that supports the nervous system, as well more...
272WEL179 10/30 Fr 11:00am-1:00pm Arellano-Gonzalez
NYBG

November

Dive into the history of beeswax candles as you learn how to make candles from natural materials. Using 100% natural beeswax harvested from a family of beekeepers, you'll craft a variety of candles using specific materials and methods, including pre-made more...
272CRF105 11/07 Sa 2:00pm-5:00pm Yanni
NYBG

Ring in the holiday season with decadent winter fruit preserves. Learn how to properly preserve fruit, make delectable delights, and share recipes that will add pizzazz to your holiday table or be the favorite homemade gift for your foodie friends more...
272CKG218 11/08 Su 11:00am-3:00pm Davis
NYBG

Have you ever wondered how to make your own natural soap? In this class, you'll learn the science behind three different processes of soap making. Then you'll put your learning into practice as you follow one of these processes to more...
272WEL167 11/08 Su 11:00am-2:00pm Yanni
NYBG

Explore the ancient technique of broom-making. Fiber artist and educator Poliana Danila will guide you through this craft of working with sorghum to create a useful and beautiful hand broom. Using natural sorghum and a colorful cord, you'll make a more...
272CRF175 11/13 Fr 10:30am-3:00pm Danila
NYBG

Herbs 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.
272WEL130A 11/15 Su 10:00am-4:00pm Hill
Bautista-Carolina
Wainwright
NYBG

Prepare to relax and be rejuvenated! Using salts, nourishing clays, and essential oils, you'll craft custom botanical bath bombs to bring fragrance and fizz to a time-honored self-care ritual for you and your loved ones!
272WEL130B 11/15 Su 10:00am-11:30am Hill
NYBG

Create your own professional-looking arrangements with economical, store-bought bouquets. Using simple design principles and fresh flowers that can typically be found at local grocery stores or farmers markets, learn how to design and create your own elegant arrangements.
272FDN210E 11/18 We 11:00am-1:00pm Matsui
NYBG

Explore the Japanese art of kokedama, a unique form of bonsai-inspired gardening that displays plants in moss-covered spheres rather than traditional pots. Through step-by-step instruction, learn how to shape, wrap, and maintain your own kokedama while discovering techniques for creating more...
272CRF204 11/19 Th 11:00am-1:00pm Jefferson
NYBG
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