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.
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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...
Note
the
"Location"
of
each
session,
as
we
have
in-person
and
online
options.
Price
differences
may
apply.
Confirmation
emails
contain
specific
class
instructions. Graphics
are
essential
in
developing
and
communicating
your
design
ideas.
Practice
various
graphic
techniques
and
learn
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...
Through
course
study
and
hands-on
pruning,
you
will
learn
the
best
tools,
techniques,
and
timing
to
use
when
you
prune
to
help
shrubs,
conifers,
broadleaves,
evergreens,
and
deciduous
plantsthrive.
Explore
how
woody
plant
structure
andphysiology
influence
pruning.
You'll
learn
how
more...
This
class
meets
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions.
Learn
how
to
manage
annual
and
perennial
gardens
using
a
variety
of
in-season
and
post-season
maintenance
practices.
Topics
include
soil
and
weed
management,
watering,
basic
pest
identification
more...
This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions. 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
more...
Learn
how
to
design,
install,
and
maintain
conventional,
specialty
drip,
and
micro-drip
irrigation
systems.
Drip
systems
are
useful
for
rooftop
and
terrace
gardens,
planters,
raised
beds,
and
many
landscape
and
nursery
production
systems.
We
will
cover
basic
hydraulics
and
review
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. Learn
the
principles
and
techniques
of
plant
propagation
by
seed
and
cuttings.
Explore
the
basics
of
sexual
and
asexual
propagation,
with
attention
to
fruit
development,
seedling
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...
Learn
the
identification,
classification,
and
landscape
use
of
native
and
non-native
conifers
that
thrive
in
the
northeastern
United
States.
Major
plant
groups
studied
include
Chamaecyparis,
Picea,
and
Pinus.
Gain
a
working
knowledge
of
the
best
species
and
cultivars
of
conifers
more...
Through
lectures,
laboratories,
and
field
trips,
learn
how
to
work
with
plants
that
are
difficult
to
propagate
by
seed
or
cuttings.
Subjects
include
advanced
seed
propagation
and
techniques
of
grafting,
budding,
and
micro-propagation.
Learn
about
tissue
culture
at
the
Garden's
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. Learn
the
fundamental
principles
of
design
in
this
studio-oriented
course,
including
site
analysis,
schematic
and
finished
planting
plans,
and
various
garden
styles.
Study
the
effective
use
more...
This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions. 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
more...
This
lecture
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions. Building
upon
a
millennia-old
tradition
of
environmental
stewardship,
Indigenous
peoples
have
developed
innovative
systems
to
manage
the
forests
that
remain
under
their
sovereign
control
in
ways
more...
This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions. Explore
how
to
grow
plants
without
soil
using
hydroponics,
which
promotes
fast
growth
and
requires
less
water
and
space
than
conventional
gardens.
You'll
learn
what
systems
more...
Through
course
study
and
hands-on
pruning,
you
will
learn
the
best
tools,
techniques,
and
timing
to
use
when
you
prune
to
help
shrubs,
conifers,
broadleaves,
evergreens,
and
deciduous
plantsthrive.
Explore
how
woody
plant
structure
andphysiology
influence
pruning.
You'll
learn
how
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. 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...
Learn
native
and
non—native
broadleaved
evergreens;
become
familiar
with
their
cultural
requirements,
identification
features,
and
landscape
uses.
Learn
how
to
incorporate
this
important
group
of
plants
into
both
naturalistic
and
formal
landscapesettings.
Major
plant
groups
studied
include
Ilex,
Rhododendron,
Buxus,
more...
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