This year's series spans styles and settings to showcase the distinctive home gardens of three celebrated gardeners, designers, and plantsmen — Deborah Nevins, Isabel Bannerman, and Sean Hogan. Whether a private retreat, a romantic dreamscape or a plant collector's paradise, these signature spaces reveal the designers' unique palettes, key influences, and themes that reoccur throughout their greater work. Join our extraordinary speakers as they share the personal visions behind their personal spaces, where - even in the early planning stages of their homes - the garden always came first.This course contains no sessions.
Experiment with composing abstract images using botanical subjects. Expert photographer Douglas Dubler will show you how to use the lines, shapes, patterns, textures, and colors of petals, leaves, stems, and vines to create intriguing pictures. All cameras, including smart phone cameras, welcome!This course contains no sessions.
Nothing quite compares to real time attention and feedback while working to perfect your botanical art and illustration skills. This summer, join us at NYBG for a brand-new, four-day clinic structured to aid students who have either completed their NYBG Certificate or are in the process of doing so.August 8-11, 2025, Watson Room 320
This class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions. Practice techniques learned in Botanical Watercolor I using live subjects such as leaves, stems, and fruit. Emphasis is on realistic portrayal of botanical subjects and traditional methods of dry brush watercolor painting, with attention to detail and color accuracy. It is recommended that students take Botanical Watercolor II immediately following Botanical Watercolor I.
Please note, this course requires the purchase of materials. Please refer to the materials list linked below for more information. This course contains no sessions.
Plants that "eat" animals have intrigued naturalists for centuries, from glistening sundews to vivid, almost erotic Venus flytraps. In this class, you'll learn why these plants are carnivorous as you develop your skills to accurately render their morphology on paper. Subjects may include pitcher plants, bladderworts, rainbow plants, and more.July 8-29, 2025
Focus stacking photography allows you to create images of extraordinary depth, sharpness, and detail. In this hands-on workshop using your own digital camera (manual focus required), you'll take a series of photos of the same subject, focusing each shot on a different area. You will then combine these photos using a special software to produce one final breathtaking image. You will walk away from this class with all the techniques, equipment, and software tips you need to continue refining this process at home.This course contains no sessions.
Herbs have been helping us stay healthy for thousands of years. Join these expert herbalists to learn how plants can be used for medicine and self-care.This course contains no sessions.
In this class, you'll practice using your iPhone's built-in features to create high-quality memories of the Garden and more. Gain comfort with how to zoom, achieve proper exposure, shoot panoramic and portrait modes, edit for color and contrast, crop, and trigger snapshots via Bluetooth. Put your learning into practice as you photograph natural materials sourced and collected from the Garden. Required material: Apple iPhoneSaturday, July 19, 2025, Watson Room 312
After decades as a sought-after fashion photographer, Douglas Dubler knows what makes a compelling image. Using his own photographs and those of the masters, he'll demonstrate how to create powerful images with light, shape, and form-and without fancy equipment. Walk away from this session with a clear focus on how to frame the world around you.This course contains no sessions.
Celebrated artist, potter, and gardener Frances Palmer encourages the idea of planning and planting a flower garden in waves—ensuring that there is always an abundance of blooms and a continual flow of colors, heights, and shapes that provides endless inspiration throughout the year.This course contains no sessions.
Led by talented artists and instructors, this day of the clinic will focus on botanical drawing. Two instructors will guide you through specific areas of growth. You'll work on an assigned project for the morning and noon sessions and may bring in finished pieces or works in progress for professional critique in the afternoon.Friday, August 8, 2025, Watson Room 320
Led by talented artists and instructors, this day of the clinic will focus on botanical watercolor skills. Two instructors will guide you through specific areas of growth. You'll work on an assigned project for the morning and noon sessions and may bring in finished pieces or works in progress for professional critique in the afternoon.Monday, August 11, 2025, Watson Room 320
Led by talented artists and instructors, this day of the clinic will focus on colored pencil. Two instructors will guide you through specific areas of growth. You'll work on an assigned project for the morning and noon sessions and may bring in finished pieces or works in progress for professional critique in the afternoon.Sunday, August 10, 2025, Watson Room 320
Led by talented artists and instructors, this day of the clinic will focus on pen and ink technique. Two instructors will guide you through specific areas of growth. You'll work on an assigned project for the morning and noon sessions and may bring in finished pieces or works in progress for professional critique in the afternoon.Saturday, August 9, 2025, Watson Room 320
Many people cook mushrooms the same way—sautéed in butter or oil— and end up being disappointed with the results. That's a shame, because not only are mushrooms a low-fat, nutritious and environmentally sustainable food, they are incredibly flavorful if handled properly. Explore how and why mushrooms act differently from other foods in the kitchen. In this class, you'll learn simple cooking techniques developed to bring out the diverse flavors of mushrooms, safety tips about preparing wild mushrooms, USDA-recommended preservation skills, and how to deal with kitchen molds— because they are fungi, too! After this class, you will never look at mushrooms as just pizza topping again.This course contains no sessions.
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