Certificate Track 4 - Sustainable Garden Design

January

Landscape Design History

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.
263LAN301DO 01/30 Fr 10:30am-1:30pm Merritt
ONLINE

February

Introduction to Plant Science

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.
263HRT300FO 02/03 Tu 10:00am-12:00pm Day
ONLINE
263HRT300GO 02/18 We 6:00pm-8:00pm O'Brien
ONLINE

Annual and Perennial Garden Maintenance

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.
263HRT344BL 02/25 We 10:00am-12:00pm Goldberg
BLENDED

Landscape Plants: Broadleaved Evergreens

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.
263HRT332B 02/27 Fr 10:30am-12:45pm Simeone
NYBG
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