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.


September

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.
271FDN210D 09/17 Th 11:00am-1:00pm Elfe
NYBG

Explore multiple ways to bring the beauty of dried flowers into your home. In the first session, you'll discover tips on which flower types will last the longest, how to gather, press, and preserve them, and when to use which more...
271CRF237O 09/20 Su 2:00pm-4:00pm Yanni
ONLINE

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

December

A grand centerpiece in a pedestal vase brings the elegance of a Dutch still-life to your dining or entry room. Capture the essence of this festive season with large Dutch amaryllis and ranunculus, English garden roses, Italian lisianthus, hydrangeas, and more...
272FDN320 12/01 Tu 12:00pm-2:00pm Elfe
NYBG

Southern 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...
272FDN355A 12/02 We 10:00am-2:30pm Cawley
NYBG

Enhance your glow while staying protected from the harsh winter elements. In this class, you'll learn the healing and replenishing benefits of plant-based skincare specifically targeted to protect against cold dry air. Discuss how to make herbal oils with hydrating more...
272WEL180 12/04 Fr 11:00am-1:00pm Petter
NYBG

Create 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...
272CRF142A 12/05 Sa 9:30am-4:30pm Yanni
NYBG

Learn how to sculpt festive poinsettias using air-dry polymer clay in this hands-on, step-by-step class. Through expert guidance, you'll break down the process into simple stages to recreate the bold, star-shaped bracts of this holiday favorite. You'll leave with timeless, more...
272CRF216 12/05 Sa 11:00am-2:00pm Dhawan
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.
272FDN210B 12/06 Su 11:00am-1:00pm Mele
NYBG

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...
272FDN243BO 12/06 Su 10:30am-12:30pm Woodson
ONLINE

Southern 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...
272FDN355B 12/09 We 10:00am-2:30pm Cawley
NYBG

The 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...
272FDN335A 12/10 Th 10:00am-4:00pm Cawley
NYBG

Create 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...
272CRF142B 12/11 Fr 10:00am-5:00pm Yanni
NYBG

Take 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...
272CRF155 12/15 Tu 11:00am-2:00pm Yanni
NYBG

The 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...
272FDN335B 12/16 We 10:00am-4:00pm Mele
NYBG

January

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.
273FDN210C 01/22 Fr 11:00am-1:00pm Duever
NYBG

Livia Cetti—the celebrated artist who "makes paper bloom" (The New Yorker)—returns to the Garden to show you how to create a three-dimensional blossom from hand-dyed crepe paper and tissue paper to make beautiful creations. You will fashion a high-style rose, more...
273CRF119 01/23 Sa 10:00am-2:30pm Cetti
NYBG

Professional prop stylist Robin Zachary shares creative ways to style and photograph your finished floral arrangements for use on your website, portfolio, and/or social media accounts. Learn how to design a set with a variety of backdrops and props in more...
273FDN312O 01/30 Sa 11:00am-1:00pm Zachary
ONLINE

February

Early winter is when citrus is at its juiciest. Learn how to preserve these fruits and savor their tangy flavor throughout the year.
273CKG249 02/07 Su 11:00am-1:00pm Petter
NYBG

Bring the bouquet of a summer garden indoors with handmade, naturally moisturizing glycerin soaps. You'll learn the traditional melt-and-pour process and combine fragrances of various dried herbs and essential oils-lavender, rosemary, mint, and more-to make four bars to take home. more...
273WEL143 02/21 Su 11:00am-2:00pm Scholl
NYBG

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...
273FDN243CO 02/24 We 6:00pm-8:00pm Edinger
ONLINE

March

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.
273FDN210D 03/02 Tu 6:00pm-8:00pm Mele
NYBG

Join herbalist and foraging expert Journei Bimwala for an immersive walk through winter'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...
273CKG247 03/04 Th 11:00am-2:00pm Bimwala
NYBG

In this class, you'll practice using your iPhone's built-in features to create high-quality memories of the Garden and more. Gain comfort with how to zoom, achieve proper exposure, shoot panoramic and portrait modes, edit for color and contrast, crop, and more...
273GWP219 03/13 Sa 10:00am-12:00pm Falk
NYBG

Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of orchids as you learn to sculpt and create life-like versions using air-dry polymer clay. Through expert guidance, you'll practice the techniques of shaping delicate petals, forming realistic stems and leaves, and capturing the more...
273CRF271 03/18 Th 11:00am-2:00pm Dhawan
NYBG

Discover the art of hand-dipped and hand-poured candles using eco-friendly, non-toxic ingredients, essential oils, and herbs. You'll learn the history of this ancient craft, and how to make synergistic scents that add a vibrance to the darker days of winter. more...
273CRF220 03/19 Fr 11:00am-1:00pm Petter
NYBG

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...
273FDN243DO 03/20 Sa 10:30am-12:30pm Elfe
ONLINE

Learn to sculpt and create life-like magnolias using air-dry polymer clay. Through expert guidance, you'll practice the techniques of shaping delicate petals, forming realistic stems and leaves, and capturing the natural elegance of this early spring bloom. You'll complete one more...
273CRF231 03/23 Tu 11:00am-2:00pm Dhawan
NYBG