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.
July
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Gain
an
understanding
of
the
principles
of
pollination
and
learn
how
to
create
landscapes
that
attract
a
diversity
of
pollinators.
In
this
class,
you'll
review
pollinator
ecology
and
the
varied
types
of
pollinators
in
the
northeast
region;
explore
native
plant
more...
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251HRT125
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07/27
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Sa
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10:00am-1:00pm
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Eierman, EcoBeneficial
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NYBG
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August
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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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251PLT140B
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08/07
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Ippolito
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ONLINE-FLEX
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Fundamentally
change
the
way
you
view
natural
landscapes
by
learning
about
the
complex
factors
that
inform
which
plants
grow
in
what
combinations.
Understanding
how
and
why
these
plant
communities
form
will
help
you
design
beautiful
landscapes
that
are
more
resilient,
more...
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251HRT353BBL
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08/08
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Th
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6:00pm-7:30pm
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Nolan
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BLENDED
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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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251HRT300BO
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08/12
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Mo
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6:00pm-8:00pm
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Thomson
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ONLINE
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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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251HRT301BO
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08/14
|
We
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6:30pm-8:30pm
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Bulpitt
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ONLINE
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There
are
many
types
of
flowers
available
for
floral
designers,
from
exotic
imports
to
locally
grown.
Learn
to
identify
new
varieties
of
old
favorites,
seasonal
flowers,
and
various
foliages.
Topics
include
the
special
handling
needs
of
many
flower
types.
more...
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251FDN308
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08/15
|
Th
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10:30am-1:00pm
|
Elfe
|
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 Horticultural Therapy Certificate.
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251GAR301D
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08/15
|
Th
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10:00am-12:25pm
|
Davis
|
NYBG
|
September
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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
summer-
and
fall-blooming
native
and
non-native
perennials
and
more...
|
251HRT338A
|
09/07
|
Sa
|
10:00am-1:00pm
|
Ruggiero
|
NYBG
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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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251HRT358B
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09/07
|
Sa
|
10:00am-12:40pm
|
D'Antonio
|
NYBG
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251HRT358C
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09/07
|
Sa
|
1:00pm-3:40pm
|
Tyson-Strait
|
NYBG
|
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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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251LAN311CO
|
09/07
|
Sa
|
10:30am-1:30pm
|
Miller
|
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...
|
251HRT302O
|
09/09
|
Mo
|
6:30pm-8:30pm
|
Bulpitt
|
ONLINE
|
|
|
Fundamentally
change
the
way
you
view
natural
landscapes
by
learning
about
the
complex
factors
that
inform
which
plants
grow
in
what
combinations.
Understanding
how
and
why
these
plant
communities
form
will
help
you
design
beautiful
landscapes
that
are
more
resilient,
more...
|
251HRT353CBL
|
09/10
|
Tu
|
6:00pm-7:30pm
|
Schuler
|
BLENDED
|
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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...
|
251HRT142O
|
09/11
|
We
|
6:00pm-8:00pm
|
Breyer
|
ONLINE
|
|
|
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
summer-
and
fall-blooming
native
and
non-native
perennials
and
more...
|
251HRT338B
|
09/12
|
Th
|
5:00pm-7:00pm
|
Hagen
|
NYBG
|
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|
Explore how to identify and use major groups of shade trees and shrubs native to and hardy in our region, including Acer, Quercus, and Viburnum, which are particularly ornamental in fall.
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251HRT331A
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09/14
|
Sa
|
11:00am-2:00pm
|
Nolan
|
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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251LAN301BO
|
09/16
|
Mo
|
6:00pm-9:00pm
|
Capps Sarathy
|
ONLINE
|
|
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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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251HRT411B
|
09/17
|
Tu
|
5:30pm-8:30pm
|
Weinstein
|
NYBG
|
|
|
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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251LAN311D
|
09/19
|
Th
|
5:00pm-8:00pm
|
Poccia
|
NYBG
|
|
|
Designed
for
people
interested
in
arboriculture,
this
course
will
help
students
develop
their
climbing
skills.
Learn
techniques
such
as
rope
setting,
knot
tying,
body
thrusting,
doublecrotching,
foot
locking,
and
limb
walking.
Taught
on
Garden
grounds,
this
class
offers
expert
instruction
more...
|
251HRT304B
|
09/21
|
Sa
|
10:00am-3:30pm
|
Vitagliano
|
NYBG
|
|
|
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...
|
251HRT301C
|
09/25
|
We
|
11:00am-2:00pm
|
Lozefski
|
NYBG
|
|
|
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
summer-
and
fall-blooming
native
and
non-native
perennials
and
more...
|
251HRT338C
|
09/26
|
Th
|
10:00am-1:00pm
|
Nolan
|
NYBG
|