From indoor houseplant care and maintenance to expert tips on planting outdoors—browse these introductory-level classes and workshops that can enable you to become a better plant parent and home gardener.
Examine
innovative
solutions
to
managing
your
garden.
We'll
look
at
better
plant
selection,
tools,
and
techniques
to
make
gardening
more
enjoyable
and
less
burdensome.
In
this
class,
you'll
discuss
and
analyze
how
to
apply
specific
concepts
in
a
home
garden
more...
Learn
the
basics
of
successfully
cultivating
perennials
in
a
variety
of
garden
settings.
Discussion
topicsinclude
site
selection,
soil
preparation,
tools,
planting
techniques,
maintenance
practices,
plant
selection,
landscape
use,
and
design
basics.
Explore 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 Therapeutic Horticulture Certificate.
Choose the right plant for the right place, based on site-specific design and maintenance criteria. Learn landscape values such as size, texture, color, and flowering and fruiting seasons. Review trees, shrubs, groundcovers, annuals, and perennials suitable for this region.
Discover
how
to
create
restorative
outdoor
spaces
that
promote
mindfulness,
sensory
engagement,
and
physical
grounding.
Through
hands-on
exercises
and
a
guided
walk
through
the
Garden,
you'll
receive
a
comprehensive
understanding
of
how
to
design
garden
spaces
that
enhance
well-being.
This
more...
Containers
can
bring
added
color,
form,
and
texture
to
any
space-deck,
rooftop,
terrace,
front
porch,
or
window
sill.
With
the
right
combination
of
plants,
containers
provide
visual
impact,
create
a
small
garden,
and
add
pleasure
to
your
living
area.
Sun
more...
Learn the basics for planting and maintaining a healthy outdoor container garden: materials and container styles, potting mixes, fertilization, and watering.
Learn
a
comprehensive
approach
to
designing
with
containers,
including
how,
when,
where
and
why
you
should
use
a
particular
pot
in
one
spot
over
another.
Gain
tips
and
tricks
for
great
plant
combinations
in
containers
of
all
kinds
and
walk
more...
Learn
how
to
grow
garden-fresh
vegetables
and
herbs
year-round.
Discover
which
varieties
do
best
in
containers
and
how
to
care
for
them.
Special
attention
is
paid
to
those
varieties
that
not
only
taste
great
but
also
look
beautiful,
including
varieties
more...
Learn the essential pruning techniques for woody plants used by NYBG experts. In this course, our plant professionals will guide you through the key principles of pruning woody plants such as small trees and shrubs.
Learn
how
to
grow
a
variety
of
plants
in
pots
and
planters
for
your
patio,
terrace,
front
porch
or
even
windowsill
that's
both
functional
and
gorgeous
in
any
season.
This
course
teaches
you
the
basics
of
choosing
and
using
materials
more...
Do
you
prefer
simple
and
clean
or
wild
and
lush?
Whatever
your
preference,
learn
to
use
basic
principles
of
repetition,
symmetry,
and
color
theory
to
blend
your
beloved
collection
of
houseplants
into
a
unified
design.
We'll
discuss
a
broad
palette
more...
Spice up your garden with your own home-grown culinary herbs. Get started right by learning how to grow for flavor, when to harvest at peak, and how to preserve and serve up your bounty in tasty, unexpected ways.
Join
NYBG's
Gardening
Certificate
program
coordinator
Daryl
Beyers
for
a
special
three-day
workshop
that
covers
all
aspects
of
gardening.
Bringing
his
latest
publication,
The
New
Garden
Designer's
Handbook,
to
life
through
this
instructional
workshop—Daryl
will
guide
budding
gardeners
and
garden
more...
Learn
the
fundamentals
for
turning
ordinary
nursery
stock
into
a
living
work
of
art.
This
workshop
covers
the
major
styles
of
bonsai
along
with
plant
and
container
selection,
branch
and
root
pruning,
wiring,
and
potting.
more...
Take your bonsai training to the next level! In this class, you'll learn different styles of bonsai as you practice advanced techniques and considerations such as wiring, energy distribution, de-candling, needle pruning, shoot selection, air layering, and grafting.
This user-friendly intro course surveys the major plant groups-flowering plants, conifers, ferns, and bryophytes-focusing on their form and structure. Become botanically literate and gain practical experience in dissecting and analyzing plant structures.
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