The need to develop, preserve, and protect our open spaces and environmental and cultural resources has never been greater. NYBG's engaging program gives you a solid, plant-focused foundation along with the skills and confidence to pursue your passion. What's more, the Garden offers 250 inspiring acres of sustainable, functional landscapes for up-close, in-depth study. Take a single course for fun or pursue a professional Certificate in Landscape Design.
Click here for an overview of the Certificate Program.
September
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Study
how
to
effectively
organize
and
operate
a
small
landscape
business
that
will
sustain
itself
and
earn
a
profit.
Learn
how
to
attract
new
clients,
position
oneself
in
a
crowded
market,
and
choose
the
right
type
of
business
model.
Gain
more...
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251LAN457O
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09/18
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We
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10:00am-12:00pm
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Zavaglia
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ONLINE
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Graphics are essential in developing and communicating your ideas. Practice various graphic techniques on a range of materials and equipment and learn how to organize and render landscape plans on paper for optimal presentation to clients. Homework is required.
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251LAN311D
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09/19
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Th
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5:00pm-8:00pm
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Poccia
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NYBG
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Through a series of design assignments, prepare a variety of planting plans that are practical, appropriate, and aesthetically satisfying. Explore the significance of site conditions as well as plant form, text, color, and ecological associations.
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251LAN403AO
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09/30
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Mo
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6:15pm-9:15pm
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Planco
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ONLINE
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October
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Explore how to identify and use major groups of shade trees and shrubs native to and hardy in our region, including Acer, Quercus, and Viburnum, which are particularly ornamental in fall.
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252HRT331A
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10/01
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Tu
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10:00am-1:00pm
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Ruggiero
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NYBG
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Discover how to use a wide variety of Adobe Photoshop tools and techniques to add vibrancy to your hand- or computer-rendered drawings. Hone your own aesthetic as you craft plan views, section drawings, and design details that are client ready.
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252LAN437ABL
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10/08
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Tu
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10:30am-1:30pm
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Harrison
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BLENDED
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NYBG's
26th
Annual
Landscape
Design
Portfolios
Lecture
Series
welcomes
three
distinguished,
innovative
landscape
architects—Shannon
Nichol,
Shane
Coen,
and
Lauren
Stimson—whose
work
explores
the
multidimensional
relationship
between
design
and
nature.
Each
speaker
will
share
projects
ranging
from
residential
landscapes
to
museums,
more...
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252LAN801AO
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10/15
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Tu
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6:30pm-7:30pm
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Nichol
Coen
Stimson
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ONLINE
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As
co-founder
of
Seattle-based
landscape
design
firm
GGN,
Shannon
Nichol
is
committed
to
specifying
local
native
plant
palettes
through
long-term
and
norm-breaking
collaborations
with
local
horticulturalists
and
landscape
managers
around
the
world.
Stemming
from
a
lifelong
enthusiasm
and
amateur
familiarity
more...
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252LAN801BO
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10/15
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Tu
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6:30pm-7:30pm
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Nichol
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ONLINE
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Explore how to identify and use major groups of shade trees and shrubs native to and hardy in our region, including Acer, Quercus, and Viburnum, which are particularly ornamental in fall.
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252HRT331B
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10/16
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We
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10:00am-1:00pm
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Nolan
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NYBG
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Learn the various tools and applications of this software package for landscape designers. Topics include: developing base plans from surveys, techniques for quick estimates, and utilizing the online plant database. Basic computer skills and PC laptop required.
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252LAN427A
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10/16
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We
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5:00pm-8:00pm
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Poccia
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NYBG
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Choose the right plant for the right place, based on site-specific design and maintenance criteria. Learn landscape values such as size, texture, color, and flowering and fruiting seasons. Review trees, shrubs, groundcovers, annuals, and perennials suitable for this region.
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252HRT358A
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10/17
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Th
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2:00pm-4:40pm
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Nolan
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NYBG
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Turning a vision into a plan is the designer's first challenge. Analyze landscapes, formulate the requirements of a design project and then translate them into schematic design solutions. Take part in class discussions and critiques, and present projects.
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252LAN401AO
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10/17
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Th
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6:00pm-9:00pm
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Arrington
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ONLINE
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Explore theories, traditions, and principles that have shaped the design of landscapes from antiquity to the present, through visual presentations, assigned readings, projects, and classroom discussion.
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252LAN301AO
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10/18
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Fr
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10:30am-1:30pm
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Merritt
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ONLINE
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Graphics are essential in developing and communicating your ideas. Practice various graphic techniques on a range of materials and equipment and learn how to organize and render landscape plans on paper for optimal presentation to clients. Homework is required.
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252LAN311A
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10/19
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Sa
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12:00pm-3:00pm
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Poccia
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NYBG
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Founder
and
CEO
of
Coen+Partners,
Shane
Coen
aims
to
redefine
how
we
interact
with
people
and
place.
His
firm's
ethos
was
founded
on
the
commitment
to
always
help
define
and
push
the
boundaries
of
landscape
architecture—bringing
earth
and
cultural
equity
more...
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252LAN801CO
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10/29
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Tu
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6:30pm-7:30pm
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Coen
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ONLINE
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November
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Many
important
designers
have
shaped
NYBG
grounds
throughout
the
years,
including
Calvert
Vaux,
Beatrix
Farrand,
Piet
Oudolf,
and
Lynden
B.
Miller.
Stroll
the
grounds
with
award-winning
author
Marta
McDowell,
who
will
discuss
how
the
Garden's
plantings,
pathways,
ornaments,
and
structures
more...
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252LAN267
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11/07
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Th
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9:30am-11:30am
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McDowell
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NYBG
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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...
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252LAN100AO
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11/16
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Sa
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10:00am-12:00pm
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Tryba
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ONLINE
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Lauren
Stimson,
FAAR,
ASLA
is
a
landscape
architect
and
partner
at
STIMSON,
an
urban
and
rural
landscape
architecture
studio,
working
farm
and
plant
nursery
located
in
Cambridge
and
Princeton,
Massachusetts.
STIMSON
values
longevity,
sustainability,
education,
ecological
fluency,
community,
slowness,
and
more...
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252LAN801DO
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11/19
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Tu
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6:30pm-7:30pm
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Stimson
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ONLINE
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