Daily Archives: October 16, 2023

Wednesday, October 25, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Eastern- Putting the Garden to Bed, Online

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What can you do this fall to ensure a healthy garden next spring? Get a head start on your best garden ever by taking care of it now. In this NYBG webinar on October 25 from 6 – 8 Eastern, learn techniques to improve soil quality, protect perennials and tender plants through the winter, eliminate choice over- wintering sites for insects and diseases, and manage all those fallen leaves.

Anna Bakis is the instructor. Anna Bakis grew up in Brooklyn and spent many of her formative days exploring plants and insects in whatever patch of greenery she could find in her home borough. She has worked in a variety of New York City’s green spaces throughout her career, from community gardens to NYC parks to botanical and school gardens. Anna has years of experience in horticulture, environmental education, and public engagement, and enjoys sharing excitement about the natural world with students of all ages. NYBG Members $60.00 Non-members $65.00

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Friday, October 20, 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm Eastern – Artful Plant Community Design: Selection, Arrangement, Stewardship, Online

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Selecting and arranging plants is central to – if not the heart of – fine garden design. Plant community-based design is no different; it simply uses natural vegetative models as its primary template. In this online New Directions in the American Landscape (NDAL) presentation, Larry Weaner will illustrate how to associate plants with their preferred environment, create plant compositions that function as integrated communities, and accommodate compositional change over time. But the word garden is not lost in this “wild” shuffle. He will conclude by revisiting fine garden design to show how an ecology-based plant palette can express, and even enhance, many different landscape styles. The October 20 session begins at 3 pm but will be recorded and viewable to registrants for 3 months following the live presentation date. $42. Register at https://learning.ndal.org/courses/artful-design-2023