Develop the vital skills needed to protect and manage landscapes, maintain healthy trees, design attractive gardens, and produce landscape plants. Our horticulture classes cater to anyone—from beginners to advanced horticulturists—with an emphasis on real world skill-building. Enroll in a single class or pursue a Horticulture Certificate.
Click here for an overview of the certificate program.
Design,
plant,
and
harvest
a
cutting
garden
that's
productive
throughout
the
seasons.
You'll
get
hands-on
practice
starting
seeds
to
ensure
you
always
have
something
fresh
to
cut.
We'll
cover
traditional
and
unexpected
annual
and
perennial
cut
flower
species
and
varieties
more...
Students
will
be
introduced
to
the
topics
of
invasion
biology
and
weed
management
and
their
related
terminology.
Approximately
60
invasive
or
weed
species
common
throughout
the
northeast
region
of
the
United
States
will
be
presented,
with
a
focus
on
woody
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.
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.
Soil
is
a
dynamic,
living
organism
and
the
very
foundation
of
sustainable
horticulture
and
agriculture.This
course
focuses
on
the
texture,
structure,
density,
and
color
of
different
soils
and
the
dynamic
relationship
that
exists
among
soil,
water,
and
plants.
Through
lectures
more...
Learn principles and techniques of plant propagation by seed and cuttings. Explore basic sexual and asexual propagation, focusing on fruit development, seedling production, root initiation, stem and leaf cuttings, and layering.
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.
This studio-oriented course covers basic site analysis, planting plans, and color schemes (analogous or sequential, complementary, and monochrome). Presentations, discussions, and design projects combine practical information with theoretical garden design.
Explore 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.
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.
Through
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...
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