The need to develop, preserve, and protect our open spaces and environmental and cultural resources has never been greater. NYBG’s engaging, career-oriented program gives you a solid, plant-focused foundation along with the skills and confidence to start your own business. And the Garden offers 250 inspiring acres of sustainable, functional landscapes for up-close, in-depth study.
Click here for an overview of the Certificate Program.
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...
Creating
beautiful
and
sustainable
outdoor
spaces
requires
an
understanding
of
the
principles
of
grading
and
drainage.
Through
classroom
discussion,
fieldwork
and
homework
students
will
learn
to
identify
landforms
and
watersheds,
calculate
slopes,
and
manipulate
contours
with
the
purpose
of
creating
more...
Gain
an
introduction
to
the
terminology,
concepts,
and
basic
principles
of
landscape
design
through
lectures
and
simple
two-dimensional
exercises.
This
course
is
recommended
for
students
with
little
or
no
background
in
design
who
want
to
design
for
their
own
home
more...
"Landscape
architecture
is
about
illusion,"
says
Daniel
Vasini.
"You
create
an
illusion
when
you
see
it
from
far
away,
when
you
get
closer,
when
you're
under
it.
Together,
background,
foreground,
sense
of
place
and
identity
compose
scenery."
Creative
Director
in
more...
"Gardens
are
never
finished
and
most
of
the
pleasure
is
in
their
creation
rather
than
their
completion."
So
says
James
Alexander-Sinclair,
one
of
the
UK's
foremost
garden
designers
and
one
who
relishes
collaborating
with
his
clients.
He
will
take
us
more...
Hear
from
award-winning
and
nationally
renowned
professionals,
James
Alexander-Sinclair,
Ngoc
Minh
Ngo,
Ben
Flanner,
Dan
Snow,
Andi
Pettis,
and
James
Golden,
share
their
expertise.
These
popular
afternoon
lectures
coincide
with
monthly
morning
meetings
of
the
Landscape
Design
Students
and
Alumni
more...
Would
you
like
to
bring
the
outside
inside?
Green
walls
bring
a
striking
beauty
to
any
room,
and
help
create
a
calm,
healthy
environment,
by
reducing
noise,
removing
air
toxins,
and
adding
moisture
and
fresh
oxygen
to
your
living
area.
more...
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...
Want
to
transform
your
personal
urban
space
into
a
green
oasis?
This
class
will
provide
you
with
the
inspiration
and
the
framework
to
tackle
it.
Liz
Pulver,
an
award-winning
landscape
architect
specializing
in
small,
city-sized
spaces,
will
help
you
analyze
more...
Gain
an
introduction
to
the
terminology,
concepts,
and
basic
principles
of
landscape
design
through
lectures
and
simple
two-dimensional
exercises.
This
course
is
recommended
for
students
with
little
or
no
background
in
design
who
want
to
design
for
their
own
home
more...
Discover
the
emerging
field
of
Land
Partnering
with
landscape
designer
and
environmentalist
Edwina
von
Gal
and
horticulturist
&
chemical-free
landscape
contractor
Tony
Piazza
at
Edwina's
home
and
"laboratory"
garden.
See
how
they
manage
the
property
as
an
ecosystem
rather
than
more...
"The
edges
become
diaphanous,
the
spaces
ephemeral."
Andrea
Cochran,
FASLA,
blurs
lines
-
between
nature
and
the
built
environment,
between
exterior
and
interior,
between
our
need
for
expansion
and
for
refuge.
Her
landscapes
have
a
permeable
quality
and
make
visitors
more...
Ngoc
Minh
Ngo's
images
of
gardens
and
landscapes
-from
Lowther
Castle
in
England
to
the
wildflowers
of
Morocco-go
"beyond
mere
beauty
and
into
the
sublime."
With
illustrations
of
her
own
work,
she
will
demonstrate
how
she
developed
her
poetic
vision
more...
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