Learn to create experiences that utilize plants, gardening, and nature to empower individuals and groups whose lives have been affected by illnesses, injuries, disabilities, and life circumstances in order to achieve improvements in their cognitive, physical, social, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Enroll in a single course or pursue a Therapeutic Horticulture Certificate.
Click here for an overview of the Certificate Program.
June
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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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254GAR301CO
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06/21
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Sa
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10:00am-12:00pm
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Beyers
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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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254HRT300DO
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06/22
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Su
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10:00am-12:00pm
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Simeone
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ONLINE
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Gain
skills
in
developing
program
proposals,
writing
protocols,
establishing
evaluation
methods
and
record-keeping
policies,
and
managing
staff
and
volunteers
for
therapeutic
horticulture
programs.
We
will
discuss
how
to
develop
budgets,
fund
raise,
and
follow
best
legal
practices
for
those
considering
more...
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254THP409O
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06/24
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Tu
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6:00pm-8:30pm
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Czarnecki
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ONLINE
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July
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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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261GAR301
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07/07
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Mo
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2:00pm-4:00pm
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Ruggiero
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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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261HRT300E
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07/10
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Th
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6:00pm-8:00pm
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Halane
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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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261GAR301DO
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07/13
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Su
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10:00am-12:00pm
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Beyers
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ONLINE
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Tour
the
gardens
and
collections
of
NYBG
to
expand
your
repertoire
of
edible
and
ornamental
plants
for
therapeutic
programming.
Learn
their
specific
requirements
and
care,
while
exploring
design
possibilities,
safety
and
applications
for
use
with
various
service
communities.
Prerequisite:
Fundamentals
more...
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261THP320
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07/26
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Sa
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10:00am-2:00pm
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Lorenzetti
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NYBG
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Learn
about
the
physical,
cognitive,
and
psycho-social
changes
that
occur
because
of
neurological
conditions
caused
by
stroke,
traumatic
brain
injury,
neuromuscular
disorders,
cerebral
palsy,
and
spinal
cord
injury.
We
will
explore
the
rehabilitative
process
and
discuss
how
to
adapt
therapeutic
more...
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261THP403BL
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07/30
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We
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6:30pm-8:45pm
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Wichrowski
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BLENDED
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August
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Discover
how
therapeutic
horticulture
can
greatly
enrich
and
support
the
formative
years-from
early
childhood
through
adolescence.
Learn
about
the
causes
and
characteristics
of
various
types
of
developmental
disabilities
and
youth
at
risk.
Explore
ways
to
incorporate
therapeutic
horticulture
and
the
more...
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261THP402BL
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08/05
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Tu
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6:00pm-8:15pm
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D'Amico
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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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261HRT300FO
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08/11
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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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With
its
32'
x
40'
growing
space
for
edible
and
sensory
plantings,
The
Garden
of
Hope
offers
horticultural
therapy
opportunities
to
a
wide
array
of
special
needs
populations.
The
garden
is
equipped
with
rolling
planting
tables,
traditional
raised
beds,
and
more...
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261THP546
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08/13
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We
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9:00am-2:00pm
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Meore
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SVGS
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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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261GAR301EO
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08/15
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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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September
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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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261HRT300GO
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09/10
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We
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10:30am-12:30pm
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Day
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ONLINE
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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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261GAR301F
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09/14
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Su
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10:00am-12:00pm
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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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261HRT411B
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09/16
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Tu
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5:30pm-8:30pm
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Weinstein
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NYBG
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