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Develop the vital skills needed to protect and manage landscapes, maintain healthy trees, design attractive gardens, and produce landscape plants. Many horticulture students start their own businesses or pursue rewarding careers in a breadth of areas, including landscaping companies, nurseries and garden centers, public parks, botanical gardens, and private estates. Enroll in a single class or pursue a Horticulture Certificate.
Click here for an overview of the Certificate Program.
This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions.
Learn
to
identify
the
insects
common
to
the
northeastern
United
States
that
feed
on
woody
and
herbaceous
plants
and
the
damage
that
they
cause.
Learn
to
more...
This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions. Designed
for
students
who
want
a
user–friendly
introduction
to
plant
science,
this
course
surveys
the
major
groups
of
plants—flowering
plants,
conifers,
ferns,
and
bryophytes—focusing
on
plant
more...
Scout for signs of pests in NYBG's diverse gardens, explore diagnostic skills to identify the problems, and develop a potential Integrated Pest Management plan.
Graphics
are
essential
in
developing
and
communicating
your
design
ideas.
Practice
various
graphic
techniques
and
learn
how
to
organize
and
render
landscape
plans
on
paper
for
optimal
presentation
to
clients.
Work
with
a
range
of
drawing
materials
and
drafting
equipment.
more...
Learn
to
identify
the
insects
common
to
the
northeastern
United
States
that
feed
on
woody
and
herbaceous
plants
and
the
damage
that
they
cause.
Learn
to
judge
the
severity
of
an
infestation
and
to
select
and
implement
control
measures
based
more...
Learn
how
to
nurture
the
soil
so
it
can
sustain
your
plants.
Go
beyond
basic
soil
chemistry,
by
understanding
the
ionic
exchange
capacities
of
soil,
as
well
as
how
a
soil's
pH
affects
what
nutrients
are
available
to
plants.
Explore
more...
Guest
Curator
Mika
Yoshitake
discusses
the
organic
forms
central
to
Kusama's
unique
vision
that
integrates
nature
and
human
nature,
the
earthly
and
the
cosmic.
Emphasizing
the
pivotal
role
of
biomorphic
imagery
from
both
microcosmic
and
macrocosmic
perspectives,
Yoshitake
examines
the
more...
Examine
the
use
of
plants
in
the
landscape
with
an
emphasis
on
choosing
the
right
plant
for
the
right
place,
based
on
site-specific
design
and
maintenance
criteria.
Learn
aspects
of
special
landscape
values
such
as
size,
texture,
color,
and
flowering
more...
This
lecture
by
pioneering
Kusama
scholar
Alexandra
Munroe
surveys
the
artist's
life
and
art
with
a
focus
on
the
key
series
and
major
themes
occupying
Kusama
over
seven
decades
of
obsessive
production.
Arguing
for
Kusama's
radical
originality
and
how
she
more...
This
course
is
designed
for
horticulturists
and
gardeners
who
are
familiar
with
the
basic
culture
of
perennials.
Learn
the
identifying
characteristics,
classification,
scientific
and
common
names,
and
landscape
uses
of
approximately
60
spring-blooming
perennials.
Please
dress
appropriately
for
outdoors.
Prerequisite:
more...
The
need
for
skilled
indoor
plant
techs
is
growing
as
more
and
more
companies
add
living
plants
to
their
décor.
NYBG
greenhouse
gardener
Anna
Ellingboe
will
teach
you
how
to
water,
groom,
repot,
and
manage
indoor
plants.
Get
the
inside
more...
Examine
the
use
of
plants
in
the
landscape
with
an
emphasis
on
choosing
the
right
plant
for
the
right
place,
based
on
site-specific
design
and
maintenance
criteria.
Learn
aspects
of
special
landscape
values
such
as
size,
texture,
color,
and
flowering
more...
Improve
your
climbing
skills
by
learning
techniques
such
as
rope
setting,
knot
tying,
body
thrusting,
doublecrotching,
foot
locking,
and
limb
walking.
Taught
on
the
Garden
grounds,
this
class
offers
expert
instruction
and
critique.
Wear
comfortable
clothing,
sturdy
work,
or
hiking
more...
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