Today more and more people are realizing the physical, social, and psychological benefits of working with nature, and home and community gardening is a great way to make that connection. Whether you are new to gardening or already working in the field, NYBG's gardening classes are a great place to increase your knowledge and improve your skills. Taught by top professionals, each course provides cutting-edge information on ecologically responsible garden care and design, including plant use, soil husbandry, composting, and pest control. Lectures are supported by hands-on study on the Garden's historic grounds. Enroll in a course for fun or pursue a Certificate.
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This year's speakers explore proactive and intentional approaches that address the changing climate and environmental challenges we are facing now—not just beautifying landscapes but repairing and strengthening them.
This
lecture
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions. For
Kate
Orff,
landscape
architects
must
do
more
than
"beautify"-they
must
help
reset
ecosystems
to
reconnect
people
to
each
other
through
ecological-social
design.
In
her
firm's
more...
This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions. Mushrooms
have
been
utilized
for
thousands
of
years
for
medicinal
and
edible
purposes.
John
Michelotti,
owner
of
Catskill
Fungi,
will
show
you
how
to
cultivate
gourmet
more...
Note
the
"Location"
of
each
session,
as
we
have
in-person
and
online
options.
Price
differences
may
apply.
Confirmation
emails
contain
specific
class
instructions. Take
all
your
garden
ideas
and
start
putting
them
into
place
with
this
practical
overview
of
more...
Note
the
"Location"
of
each
session,
as
we
have
in-person
and
online
options.
Price
differences
may
apply.
Confirmation
emails
contain
specific
class
instructions. Good
garden
design
isn't
easy,
but
for
anyone
with
a
passion
for
plants,
a
little
imagination,
more...
This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions. This
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,
more...
Note
the
"Location"
of
each
session,
as
we
have
in-person
and
online
options.
Price
differences
may
apply.
Confirmation
emails
contain
specific
class
instructions. Designed
for
students
who
want
a
user–friendly
introduction
to
plant
science,
this
course
surveys
the
major
more...
This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions. Examine
pre-planting
procedures,
from
soil
preparation
to
crop
rotation
planning.
Study
the
timing
and
techniques
of
planting,
pest
management,
and
harvest
and
post-harvest
handling.
Survey
heirloom
more...
This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions. As
urban
populations
expand
and
access
to
arable
land
and
potable
water
shrinks,
agri-entrepreneurs
are
turning
to
innovative
systems
to
grow
food
indoors
without
soil-aeroponics,
aquaponics,
more...
This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions. Are
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
more...
This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions. Understand
how
the
qualities
of
soil
affect
the
overall
productivity
of
plants
and
make
sustainable
gardening
practices
possible.
Practical
application
of
theory
is
stressed.
Topics
include
more...
Note
the
"Location"
of
each
session,
as
we
have
in-person
and
online
options.
Price
differences
may
apply.
Confirmation
emails
contain
specific
class
instructions. Learn
the
principles
and
techniques
of
plant
propagation
by
seed
and
cuttings.
Explore
the
basics
of
more...
This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions. Whether
in
a
shady
corner
or
a
sunny
border,
selecting
the
right
plant
combinations
makes
the
difference
between
a
ho-hum
garden
and
one
that
gets
rave
more...
This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions. Discover
how
to
reproduce
the
plants
you
love!
Have
your
favorite
plants
ready
for
this
interactive
online
session,
where
you'll
learn
the
best
ways
to
create
more...
The
Landscape
Design
Student
&
Alumni
Association
(LDSA)
encourages
a
dynamic
exchange
of
information
among
students,
faculty,
and
alumni.
It
provides
networking
opportunities,
as
well
as
indispensable
Q&A
service
via
Slack
available
to
all
members.
Monthly
meetings
feature
guest
speakers
more...
This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions. Explore
the
basic
principles
underlying
successful,
environmentally
friendly
gardening,
including
the
structure
and
physiological
processes
of
plants
and
their
relationships
to
the
settings
in
which
they
more...
This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions. Join
the
cut
flower
farming
revolution!
Discover
the
basics
of
how
to
design,
plant,
grow,
and
harvest
a
cutting
garden
that
will
be
productive
throughout
the
more...
This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions. Pest
identification
is
key
to
maintaining
a
healthy,
beautiful
garden.
Learn
to
identify
which
insects
are
pests
and
which
are
beneficial
to
your
home
garden.
Learn
more...
This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions. Whether
in
a
shady
corner
or
a
sunny
border,
selecting
the
right
plant
combinations
makes
the
difference
between
a
ho-hum
garden
and
one
that
gets
rave
more...
Our
cities
and
suburbs
desperately
need
more
inspiring,
ecologically
rich
planting.
Yet
budgets
are
tight,
and
crews
and
gardeners
are
often
unfamiliar
with
more
diverse
planting
typologies.
Claudia
West
will
share
the
scientific
models
and
hands-on
techniques
her
landscape
architecture
more...
Spring
is
just
around
the
corner,
and
with
a
little
advance
preparation
you
will
be
ready
to
start
the
growing
season
right.
Gain
insights
into
getting
the
soil
prepped
and
ready
to
go,
best
pruning
practices,
and
waking
up
the
more...
Spring
cleaning
in
the
garden
can
be
fun.
Get
shrub
and
herbaceous
borders
spruced
up
and
looking
good!
Review
a
checklist
of
tasks
to
be
performed
during
spring
maintenance,
ranging
from
raking
off
winter
mulch
to
looking
for
signs
of
more...
Rich,
nutritious
soil
makes
for
large,
healthy
plants
and
reduces
the
need
for
regular
fertilization.
Learn
the
difference
between
soil
structure
and
texture;
how
these
differences
affect
plant
growth;
and
how
you
can
modify
your
soil
to
improve
its
qualities.
more...
Late
winter
is
a
great
time
to
get
your
woody
plants
in
shape
by
thinning
out
overgrowth
to
create
open,
healthy,
beautiful
trees
and
shrubs.
Learn
how
and
when
to
prune,
proper
tools
for
the
job,
why
pruning
is
necessary,
more...
This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions. This
two-day
course
covers
proper
pruning
techniques
for
maintaining
shrubs,
evergreens,
hedges
and
trees.
Recommended
tool
choices
and
their
maintenance
will
be
discussed.
Shrub
pruning
demonstration
more...
Note
the
"Location"
of
each
section,
as
we
have
in-person
and
online
options.
Price
differences
may
apply.
Confirmation
emails
contain
specific
class
instructions. Gain
an
introduction
to
the
terminology,
concepts,
and
basic
principles
of
landscape
design
through
lectures
and
more...
This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions. Take
all
your
garden
ideas
and
start
putting
them
into
place
with
this
practical
overview
of
garden
design
principles
that
ensure
the
best
layout
plan
and
more...
Learn
how
to
effectively
use
color
in
plant
combinations.
Study
the
properties
of
value,
hue,
and
intensity
as
they
relate
to
choosing
specific
garden
plants.
Visual
presentations
and
discussions
are
used
to
analyze
various
color
schemes
including
analogous,
sequential,
complementary,
more...
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