Horticulture Certificate Classes
Track 4: Sustainable Garden Design
Be able to design small-scale gardens for homes, communities, and private clients.
Click here for an overview of required courses and electives.
April
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This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions.
Designed
for
students
who
want
a
user–friendly
introduction
to
plant
science,
this
course
surveys
the
major
groups
of
plants—flowering
plants,
conifers,
ferns,
and
bryophytes—focusing
on
plant
more...
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204HRT300O
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04/23
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Th
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6:30pm-8:30pm
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Barnes
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ONLINE
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May
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Graphics
are
essential
in
developing
and
communicating
your
design
ideas.
Practice
various
graphic
techniques
and
learn
how
to
organize
and
render
landscape
plans
on
paper
for
optimal
presentation
to
clients.
Work
with
a
range
of
drawing
materials
and
drafting
equipment.
more...
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204LAN311B
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05/05
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Tu
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6:15pm-9:15pm
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Capparelli
|
NYBG
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Examine
the
use
of
plants
in
the
landscape
with
an
emphasis
on
choosing
the
right
plant
for
the
right
place,
based
on
site-specific
design
and
maintenance
criteria.
Learn
aspects
of
special
landscape
values
such
as
size,
texture,
color,
and
flowering
more...
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204HRT358A
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05/12
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Tu
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10:00am-12:40pm
|
Ruggiero
|
NCNC
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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
spring-blooming
perennials.
Please
dress
appropriately
for
outdoors.
Prerequisite:
more...
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204HRT336B
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05/29
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Fr
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10:00am-1:00pm
|
Ruggiero
|
NYBG
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Examine
the
use
of
plants
in
the
landscape
with
an
emphasis
on
choosing
the
right
plant
for
the
right
place,
based
on
site-specific
design
and
maintenance
criteria.
Learn
aspects
of
special
landscape
values
such
as
size,
texture,
color,
and
flowering
more...
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204HRT358B
|
05/30
|
Sa
|
10:00am-1:15pm
|
Simeone
|
NYBG
|
June
|
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Designed
for
students
who
want
a
user–friendly
introduction
to
plant
science,
this
course
surveys
the
major
groups
of
plants—flowering
plants,
conifers,
ferns,
and
bryophytes—focusing
on
plant
form
and
structure.
Learn
about
the
relationships
between
appearance
and
function,
ecology,
systematics,
and
more...
|
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204HRT300E
|
06/02
|
Tu
|
10:00am-12:40pm
|
Grossman
|
NYBG
|
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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
spring-blooming
perennials.
Please
dress
appropriately
for
outdoors.
Prerequisite:
more...
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204HRT336S
|
06/03
|
We
|
4:30pm-7:30pm
|
Bronson
|
NYBG
|
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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
and
more...
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204HRT301A
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06/10
|
We
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6:00pm-9:00pm
|
Grossman
|
MDTN
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204HRT301B
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06/11
|
Th
|
10:00am-1:00pm
|
Grossman
|
NYBG
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July
|
|
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Graphics
are
essential
in
developing
and
communicating
your
design
ideas.
Practice
various
graphic
techniques
and
learn
how
to
organize
and
render
landscape
plans
on
paper
for
optimal
presentation
to
clients.
Work
with
a
range
of
drawing
materials
and
drafting
equipment.
more...
|
|
211LAN311C
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07/06
|
Mo
|
6:00pm-9:00pm
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Poccia
|
MDTN
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Become
familiar
with
the
identification,
culture,
and
landscape
use
of
annuals
and
select
tender
perennials.
Review
major
groups
of
common
species
as
well
as
more
unusual
types.
Learn
how
to
choose
low-maintenance
plants,
and
review
the
scientific
and
common
names
more...
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211HRT341A
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07/08
|
We
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10:30am-12:30pm
|
Ruggiero
|
NYBG
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211HRT341B
|
07/19
|
Su
|
10:00am-12:00pm
|
Simeone
|
NYBG
|
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Designed
for
students
who
want
a
user–friendly
introduction
to
plant
science,
this
course
surveys
the
major
groups
of
plants—flowering
plants,
conifers,
ferns,
and
bryophytes—focusing
on
plant
form
and
structure.
Learn
about
the
relationships
between
appearance
and
function,
ecology,
systematics,
and
more...
|
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211HRT300F
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07/27
|
Mo
|
6:00pm-8:40pm
|
Grossman
|
MDTN
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Learn
the
identification,
classification,
and
culture
of
houseplants,
greenhouse,
and
conservatory
plants.
Major
plant
groups
to
be
studied
include
aroids,
bromeliads,
Marantaceae,
and
other
ornamentaltropical
plants
grown
indoors.Prerequisite:
Introduction
to
Plant
Science
Required
Text
Clark,
G.
Indoor
Plants:
The
more...
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211HRT361
|
07/28
|
Tu
|
4:30pm-7:00pm
|
Lieberman
|
NYBG
|
September
|
|
|
|
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...
|
|
211HRT338S
|
09/09
|
We
|
4:00pm-7:00pm
|
Dooling
|
NYBG
|
|
|
|
|
Designed
for
students
who
want
a
user–friendly
introduction
to
plant
science,
this
course
surveys
the
major
groups
of
plants—flowering
plants,
conifers,
ferns,
and
bryophytes—focusing
on
plant
form
and
structure.
Learn
about
the
relationships
between
appearance
and
function,
ecology,
systematics,
and
more...
|
|
211HRT300G
|
09/12
|
Sa
|
10:00am-12:40pm
|
Satch
|
MDTN
|
|
|
|
|
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...
|
|
211HRT338A
|
09/12
|
Sa
|
11:00am-2:00pm
|
Hagen
|
NYBG
|
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Designed
for
students
who
want
a
user–friendly
introduction
to
plant
science,
this
course
surveys
the
major
groups
of
plants—flowering
plants,
conifers,
ferns,
and
bryophytes—focusing
on
plant
form
and
structure.
Learn
about
the
relationships
between
appearance
and
function,
ecology,
systematics,
and
more...
|
|
211HRT300H
|
09/17
|
Th
|
10:30am-1:10pm
|
Paltseva
|
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
and
more...
|
|
211HRT301C
|
09/17
|
Th
|
2:00pm-5:00pm
|
Paltseva
|
NYBG
|
|
|
|
|
Examine
the
use
of
plants
in
the
landscape
with
an
emphasis
on
choosing
the
right
plant
for
the
right
place,
based
on
site-specific
design
and
maintenance
criteria.
Learn
aspects
of
special
landscape
values
such
as
size,
texture,
color,
and
flowering
more...
|
|
211HRT358C
|
09/26
|
Sa
|
10:00am-12:40pm
|
D'Antonio
|
NYBG
|
|
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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...
|
|
211HRT338B
|
09/29
|
Tu
|
10:00am-1:00pm
|
Ruggiero
|
NYBG
|
|
|
|
|
Examine
the
use
of
plants
in
the
landscape
with
an
emphasis
on
choosing
the
right
plant
for
the
right
place,
based
on
site-specific
design
and
maintenance
criteria.
Learn
aspects
of
special
landscape
values
such
as
size,
texture,
color,
and
flowering
more...
|
|
211HRT358D
|
09/29
|
Tu
|
6:15pm-8:50pm
|
Nolan
|
NYBG
|
October
|
|
|
|
Graphics
are
essential
in
developing
and
communicating
your
design
ideas.
Practice
various
graphic
techniques
and
learn
how
to
organize
and
render
landscape
plans
on
paper
for
optimal
presentation
to
clients.
Work
with
a
range
of
drawing
materials
and
drafting
equipment.
more...
|
|
212LAN311D
|
10/01
|
Th
|
6:00pm-9:00pm
|
Poccia
|
MDTN
|
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Study
theories
and
principles
that
have
shaped
the
design
of
landscapes
from
antiquity
to
the
present.
Explore
Eastern
and
Western
garden
traditions.
Survey
all
types
of
gardens
and
landscapes,
including
corporate
and
public
spaces,
through
visual
presentations,
assigned
readings,
projects,
more...
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212LAN301A
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10/06
|
Tu
|
6:15pm-9:15pm
|
Bunnell
|
MDTN
|
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212LAN301B
|
10/07
|
We
|
10:00am-1:00pm
|
Capps Sarathy
|
NYBG
|
|
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|
|
Graphics
are
essential
in
developing
and
communicating
your
design
ideas.
Practice
various
graphic
techniques
and
learn
how
to
organize
and
render
landscape
plans
on
paper
for
optimal
presentation
to
clients.
Work
with
a
range
of
drawing
materials
and
drafting
equipment.
more...
|
|
212LAN311A
|
10/19
|
Mo
|
10:00am-1:00pm
|
Einhorn
|
NYBG
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Learn
the
fundamental
principles
of
design
in
this
studio-oriented
course,
including
site
analysis,
schematic
and
finished
planting
plans,
and
various
garden
styles.
Study
the
effective
use
of
color
when
selecting
specific
garden
plants
and
learn
various
color
schemes
such
as
more...
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212HRT551
|
10/24
|
Sa
|
10:00am-12:50pm
|
McKillop
|
NYBG
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