Self-Paced Courses

Ready to set off on your journey into the plant world? With our online, self-paced courses, you can hone your skills in a variety of botanical areas. With instruction from NYBG plant pros, grow your passion through pre-recorded courses, virtual tours of garden spaces, and interactive learning. Self-paced courses are easy to take at your own pace using the online learning platform Canvas. These courses include pre-recorded videos featuring NYBG's plant professionals, who will guide you through the material. Videos include quizzes designed to deepen your understanding of the course content and you'll have access to these videos for an extended amount of time after the course start date, allowing you to complete the course at any time within that period.

Browse our current portfolio of courses below and stay tuned for more to come!


May

Whether you live in a house with a backyard or an apartment with no access to green space, you can compost! Led by NYBG experts, this course will guide you through the fundamental principles of composting.
254AGA300AO 05/01 Th 12:00am-11:59pm ONLINE-FLEX

June

Whether you live in a house with a backyard or an apartment with no access to green space, you can compost! Led by NYBG experts, this course will guide you through the fundamental principles of composting.
254AGA300BO 06/01 Su 12:00am-11:59pm ONLINE-FLEX

July

Whether you live in a house with a backyard or an apartment with no access to green space, you can compost! Led by NYBG experts, this course will guide you through the fundamental principles of composting.
261AGA300CO 07/01 Tu 12:00am-11:59pm ONLINE-FLEX

August

Whether you live in a house with a backyard or an apartment with no access to green space, you can compost! Led by NYBG experts, this course will guide you through the fundamental principles of composting.
261AGA300DO 08/01 Fr 12:00am-11:59pm ONLINE-FLEX

September

Whether you live in a house with a backyard or an apartment with no access to green space, you can compost! Led by NYBG experts, this course will guide you through the fundamental principles of composting.
261AGA300EO 09/01 Mo 12:00am-11:59pm ONLINE-FLEX