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.
February
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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...
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253HRT301BO
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02/08
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Sa
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10:30am-12:30pm
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Bulpitt
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ONLINE
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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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253HRT300GO
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02/12
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We
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6:00pm-8:00pm
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O'Brien
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ONLINE
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Renowned
naturalistic
garden
designer,
Jacqueline
van
der
Kloet,
has
mastered
a
casual,
magical
technique
where
bulbs
emerge
playfully
among
other
plants,
as
if
dancing
freely
among
the
perennials
and
grasses,
creating
a
painterly
scene.
Van
der
Kloet
has
been
commissioned
more...
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253GAR801C
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02/13
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Th
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11:00am-12:00pm
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van der Kloet
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NYBG
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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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253HRT321C
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02/18
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Tu
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10:00am-1:00pm
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Logan
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NYBG
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Become familiar with the cultural requirements, identifying features, and uses of native and non-native broadleaved evergreens, and incorporate them into both naturalistic and formal landscape settings. Major plant groups studied include Ilex, Rhododendron, Buxus, and evergreen groundcovers.
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253HRT332B
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02/21
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Fr
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10:30am-12:45pm
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Simeone
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NYBG
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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.
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253HRT411A
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02/24
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Mo
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5:30pm-8:30pm
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Weinstein
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NYBG
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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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253HRT300EO
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02/26
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We
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6:00pm-8:00pm
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Simeone
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ONLINE
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March
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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.
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253HRT411B
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03/01
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Sa
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10:00am-1:00pm
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Ruggiero
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NYBG
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Soil
compaction,
construction
damage,
and
land
development
practices
can
lead
to
tree
decline
and
early
tree
mortality.
Examine
the
biology
of
trees,
and
learn
how
they
respond
to
changes
in
the
urban
environment.
Explore
techniques
for
assessing
and
preserving
tree
more...
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253HRT426
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03/01
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Sa
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11:00am-2:00pm
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Finley
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NYBG
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Learn to prune like NYBG! In this two-week course, our plant experts will guide you through essential pruning techniques for woody plants like small trees and shrubs, and more.
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253PLT140
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03/05
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Finley
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ONLINE-FLEX
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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.
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253GAR301DO
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03/07
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Fr
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10:00am-12:00pm
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Marsh
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ONLINE
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Graphics are essential in developing and communicating your ideas. Practice various graphic techniques on a range of materials and equipment and learn how to organize and render landscape plans on paper for optimal presentation to clients. Homework is required.
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253LAN311DO
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03/08
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Sa
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1:30pm-4:30pm
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Miller
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ONLINE
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This
course
is
designed
for
horticulturists,
gardeners,
or
designers
who
want
to
learn
to
identify
and
classify
familiar
and
unusual
spring-,
summer-,
and
autumn-flowering
bulbs.
We
will
also
focus
on
understanding
their
biology.
more...
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253HRT342
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03/11
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Tu
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1:30pm-3:30pm
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McDowell
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NYBG
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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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253HRT300DO
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03/12
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We
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10:30am-12:30pm
|
Day
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ONLINE
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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...
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253HRT142BO
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03/17
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Mo
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6:00pm-8:00pm
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Breyer
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ONLINE
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This course is designed for horticulturists who are responsible for maintaining outdoor landscapes. We will cover how to calculate area to help estimate plant and soil needs, apply rates for fertilizers, and calculate amounts of soil amendments.
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253HRT356O
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03/20
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Th
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5:00pm-7:00pm
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Weinstein
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ONLINE
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Examine sustainable techniques for managing and maintaining commercial and residential landscapes. Develop programs that reduce adverse effects on the environment, including alternative approaches to conventional lawn management.
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253HRT443
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03/20
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Th
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4:30pm-7:30pm
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Laswell
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NYBG
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Explore theories, traditions, and principles that have shaped the design of landscapes from antiquity to the present, through visual presentations, assigned readings, projects, and classroom discussion.
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253LAN301DO
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03/24
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Mo
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6:15pm-9:15pm
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Bunnell
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ONLINE
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Go
beyond
basic
soil
chemistry
and
examine
how
a
soil's
pH
affects
what
nutrients
are
available
to
plants.
Explore
the
ionic
exchange
capacities
of
soil,
the
complex
nitrogen
cycle,
and
the
effects
of
composted
soil
amendments
and
fertilizers.
Discover
how
more...
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253HRT302
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03/26
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We
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11:00am-2:00pm
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Lozefski
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NYBG
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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.
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253GAR301E
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03/27
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Th
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10:00am-12:00pm
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Ruggiero
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NYBG
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April
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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.
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254HRT358B
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04/19
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Sa
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10:00am-12:40pm
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D'Antonio
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NYBG
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