Weekend Gardening Workshops

October

All About Containers Saturday: All Three Sections

No land? No problem! Containers can bring added color, form, and texture to any space-deck, rooftop, terrace, front porch, or window sill. With the right combination of plants, containers provide visual impact, create a small garden, and add pleasure to more...
242GAR200A 10/14 Sa 10:00am-5:00pm Barrie
Satch
Rosiello
NYBG

All About Containers Saturday: Container Gardening 101

Learn the basics for planting and maintaining a healthy outdoor container garden: materials and container styles, potting mixes, fertilization, and watering.
242GAR200B 10/14 Sa 10:00am-12:00pm Barrie
NYBG

All About Containers Saturday: Veggies and Herbs for Containers

Learn how to grow garden-fresh vegetables and herbs year-round. Discover which varieties do best in containers and how to care for them. Special attention is paid to those varieties that not only taste great but also look beautiful, including varieties more...
242GAR200C 10/14 Sa 12:45pm-2:45pm Satch
NYBG

All About Containers Saturday: Designing with Containers

Learn a comprehensive approach to designing with containers, including how, when, where and why you should use a particular pot in one spot over another. Gain tips and tricks for great plant combinations in containers of all kinds and walk more...
242GAR200D 10/14 Sa 3:00pm-5:00pm Rosiello
NYBG

November

Apartment Gardener's Saturday: All Three Sections

From windows to terraces, indoors or out, apartment dwellers have ample opportunity to garden—even as winter approaches! Whether you want to develop your green thumb by learning how to select incredible houseplants (and how to care for them) or by more...
242GAR299A 11/04 Sa 10:00am-5:00pm Satch
Raimondi, CLP
NYBG

Apartment Gardener's Saturday: Creating an Indoor Garden

Select the right plants, based on light, temperature, and aesthetics. Discover unusual plants, and tools and techniques to keep indoor plants healthy.
242GAR299B 11/04 Sa 10:00am-12:00pm Raimondi, CLP
NYBG

Apartment Gardener's Saturday: Succeed with Low Light Plants

Many new and unusual plants can thrive in light-deprived corners. Choose the right plants for your space, and develop fertilization, water management, and pest control techniques for these shade-loving species.
242GAR299C 11/04 Sa 12:45pm-2:45pm TBA
NYBG

Apartment Gardener's Saturday: Growing Herbs Indoors

Whether you're bringing outdoor herbs inside, or starting a kitchen herb garden from scratch, this class covers the essentials-from managing indoor conditions to harvesting and storing herbs for maximum flavor and fragrance.
242GAR299D 11/04 Sa 3:00pm-5:00pm Satch
NYBG

February

Wake Up Your Garden Saturday: All Three Sections

Spring is just around the corner, and with a little advance preparation you will be ready to start the growing season right. Gain insights into getting the soil prepped and ready to go, best pruning practices, and waking up the more...
243GAR225A 02/24 Sa 10:00am-5:00pm Ruggiero
Himmelman
NYBG

Wake Up Your Garden Saturday: Spring Gardeners Task List

Spring cleaning in the garden can be fun. Get shrub and herbaceous borders spruced up and looking good! Review a checklist of tasks to be performed during spring maintenance, ranging from raking off winter mulch to looking for signs of more...
243GAR225B 02/24 Sa 10:00am-12:00pm Ruggiero
NYBG

Wake Up Your Garden Saturday: Soil Basics: Get it Right!

Rich, nutritious soil makes for large, healthy plants and reduces the need for regular fertilization. Learn the difference between soil structure and texture; how these differences affect plant growth; and how you can modify your soil to improve its qualities. more...
243GAR225C 02/24 Sa 12:45pm-2:45pm Himmelman
NYBG

Wake Up Your Garden Saturday: Pruning: Shape-Up for Spring

Late winter is a great time to get your woody plants in shape by thinning out overgrowth to create open, healthy, beautiful trees and shrubs. Learn how and when to prune, proper tools for the job, why pruning is necessary, more...
243GAR225D 02/24 Sa 3:00pm-5:00pm Ruggiero
NYBG