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.
January
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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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263HRT300EO
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01/24
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Sa
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10:00am-12:00pm
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Alvarez
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ONLINE
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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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263HRT321D
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01/24
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Sa
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1:00pm-4:00pm
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Turner
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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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263LAN301DO
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01/30
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Fr
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10:30am-1:30pm
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Merritt
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ONLINE
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February
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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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263GAR301CO
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02/01
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Su
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6:00pm-8:00pm
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Beyers
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ONLINE
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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.
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263PLT140E
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02/01
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ONLINE-FLEX
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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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263HRT300FO
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02/03
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Tu
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10:00am-12:00pm
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Day
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ONLINE
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Learn to identify, classify, and use the best regional native and non-native conifers for naturalistic and formal landscape designs.
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263HRT333
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02/05
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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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Learn basic winter tree identification using dormant-season characteristics of deciduous plants as well as conifers. Dress for the weather.
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263HRT440B
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02/17
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Tu
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1:00pm-3:00pm
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Logan
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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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263HRT300GO
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02/18
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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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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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263HRT321E
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02/21
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Sa
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1:00pm-4:00pm
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Bishop
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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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263GAR301D
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02/22
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Su
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2:00pm-4:00pm
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Ruggiero
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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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263HRT411B
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02/23
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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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To
quote
celebrated
horticulturist,
designer,
and
philanthropist
Bunny
Mellon,
"Gardening
is
a
way
of
thinking."
This
year's
series
features
three
distinctive
thought
leaders
whose
passion
for
the
horticultural
world
shines
through
in
their
work—from
the
development
of
a
study
center
more...
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263LEC809A
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02/24
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Tu
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11:00am-12:00pm
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Crane
Avent
Stewart
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NYBG
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When
Rachel
"Bunny"
Lambert
Mellon
passed
away
in
2014,
there
was
a
collective
hope
that
her
library
and
estate
could
be
established
as
a
"study
center"
under
the
auspices
of
the
Oak
Spring
Garden
Foundation
(OSGF)
in
Virginia.
In
2016,
more...
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263LEC809B
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02/24
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Tu
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11:00am-12:00pm
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Crane
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NYBG
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Manage annual and perennial gardens with a variety of practices: soil and weed management, watering, pest identification and control, and seasonal clean-up. Develop a management plan for a small perennial garden.
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263HRT344BL
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02/25
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We
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10:00am-12:00pm
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Goldberg
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BLENDED
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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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263HRT332B
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02/27
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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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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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263HRT426
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02/28
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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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March
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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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263HRT300H
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03/01
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Su
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11:00am-1:00pm
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Halane
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NYBG
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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.
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263PLT140F
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03/01
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ONLINE-FLEX
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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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263LAN301EO
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03/02
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Mo
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6:00pm-9:00pm
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Bunnell
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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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263HRT356O
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03/04
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We
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5:00pm-7:00pm
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Weinstein
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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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263LAN311CBL
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03/07
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Sa
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10:00am-1:00pm
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Poccia
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BLENDED
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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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263HRT411C
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03/10
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Tu
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5:30pm-8:30pm
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Ivanoski
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NYBG
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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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263HRT443
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03/11
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We
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4:15pm-7:15pm
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Laswell
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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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263GAR301EO
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03/13
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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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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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263HRT300JO
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03/16
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Mo
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10:30am-12:30pm
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Day
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ONLINE
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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...
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263HRT323C
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03/17
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Tu
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10:00am-4:30pm
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Elmers
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NYBG
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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.
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263HRT342
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03/17
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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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Tony
Avent
established
Juniper
Level
Botanic
Garden
(JLBG)
and
its
accompanying
Plant
Delights
Nursery
in
central
North
Carolina
in
1986,
with
the
mission
to
actively
promote
and
preserve
botanical
diversity.
Today,
JLBG
serves
as
a
repository
of
plant
genetics,
with
more...
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263LEC809C
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03/19
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Th
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11:00am-12:00pm
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Avent
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NYBG
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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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263HRT302
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03/25
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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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April
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When
author
Amy
Stewart
discovered
a
community
of
tree
collectors,
she
expected
to
meet
horticultural
fanatics
driven
to
plant
every
species
of
oak
or
maple.
But
she
also
discovered
that
the
urge
to
collect
trees
springs
from
something
deeper
and
more...
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264LEC809D
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04/23
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Th
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11:00am-12:00pm
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Stewart
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NYBG
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