Certificate Track 2 - Sustainable Landscape Management

October

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.
272HRT300AO 10/14 We 6:00pm-8:00pm Simeone
ONLINE

Students will be introduced to the topics of invasion biology and weed management and their related terminology. Approximately 60 invasive or weed species common throughout the northeast region of the United States will be presented, with a focus on woody more...
272HRT482 10/17 Sa 1:00pm-4:00pm Hagen
NYBG

Learn common diseases of woody and herbaceous ornamentals and turfgrass, and the cultural, biological, and least-toxic strategies for their control.

Note: This class is a requirement in NYBG's Horiculture Certificate Program, Tracks 1, 2, & 3. It is not the same more...
272HRT481 10/21 We 10:30am-1:30pm Kokinchak
NYBG

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.
272HRT300FO 10/26 Mo 10:30am-12:30pm Day
ONLINE

November

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...
272HRT321B 11/01 Su 10:00am-1:00pm Hofman
NYBG

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...
272HRT323A 11/05 Th 10:00am-4:30pm Elmers
NYBG
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