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  • Saturday, August 28, 10:30 am – 1:30 pm – Shady Characters, Online

    Don’t let a lack of sun cast a shadow on your garden! Find out which plants thrive in shady conditions while bringing charm and color. You’ll see how to expand your palette from reliable standards such as hosta, and plant for architectural and textural interest across the spectrum of trees, vines, shrubs, and perennials. Discover ways to improve issues that shade presents, so that you can cherish your shade as the calming treasure it is. This New York Botanical Garden online class will take place August 28 from 10:30 – 1:30, and is taught be Lorraine Ballato.

    Lorraine Ballato, a Connecticut based horticulturist, wears many hats:lecturer, horticultural consultant, and garden writer/photographer. Her lectures, social media writings, magazine articles and photographs can be found in Connecticut Gardener, Edible Nutmeg, regional symposiums, flower shows, the Connecticut Master Gardener program and elsewhere. She has published two books: Successful Self Watering Containers: Converting Your Favorite Container to a Self-Waterer, and most recently, Success with Hydrangeas: A Gardener’s Guide.

    $69. Registered students will receive login instructions. Register at New York Botanical Garden’s website.

  • Thursdays, August 26 – September 2, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Houseplant Design Workshop, Online

    Do you prefer simple and clean or wild and lush? Whatever your preference, learn to use basic principles of repetition, symmetry, and color theory to blend your beloved collection of houseplants into a unified design. In this New York Botanical Garden online course, we will discuss a broad palette of plants, how to mix and match them, and how to select the best pots or shelves to complement your decor. Daryl Beyers is the instructor, and the two session class begins August 26 and ends September 2, from 6 – 8. $85. Register HERE. Registered students will receive log in instructions.

    NYBG’s Gardening Program Coordinator, Daryl Beyers, brings over 20 years’ experience designing residential gardens and private estates to NYBG. Daryl has gone from the self-described “the guy pushing the wheelbarrow” to the owner of his own design business and an accomplished garden writer. He’s a former editor at Fine Gardening, and his articles have been featured in HGTV Magazine and in Martha Stewart Living, where he also served as Contributing Editor.

  • Tuesday, June 8, 11:00 am – 12:00 noon – Finding the Mother Tree: A Conversation with Suzanne Simard, Online

    As a pioneer in the field of plant communication, ecologist Suzanne Simard has spent a lifetime rigorously documenting the forests of North America and the Arctic. Rather than simple collections of individual plants, these forests are complex communities of interdependent species that share resources and rely on one another for survival. Through this thought-provoking lens, Simard shares fascinating insights into how trees have evolved to perceive one another,recognize their neighbors, and remember the past; how they elicit warnings and mount defenses; and how they compete and cooperate with one another. She shows how these arboreal systems mimic both our neural networks and the structure of our civil societies, and how the ancient hubs of these communities—what she calls Mother Trees—play a crucial role in a given forest’s vitality.

    A professor of forest ecology at the University of British Columbia and author of a new memoir, Finding the Mother Tree, Suzanne Simard, Ph.D., has been shaped by her personal journey, including a childhood spent in the logging world of British Columbia’s rain forests that taught her to love and respect trees.

    This New York Botanical Garden Lecture on June 8 at 11 am is followed by a conversation with Todd Forrest, Arthur Ross Vice President for Horticulture and Living Collections. Registered participants will receive login instructions. Register HERE – $18.

  • Thursday, March 25, 11:00 am – 12:00 noon – Larry Weaner: Music Composition and Landscape Design, Online

    For landscape designer and composer Larry Weaner, garden design and music composition have much in common. While one may be visual and the other sonic, both look to explore freedom of expression within formal constraints. Both are endlessly engaging pursuits, where no matter how much you know, there is always more to discover. Working with plants—like playing jazz—is a give and take, a call and response, where every action stimulates a reaction—with sometimes unexpected consequences. Weaner believes that understanding the principles and techniques of composition can help designers create “musical” landscapes that can evoke powerfully direct emotional responses, reveal themselves gracefully over time and the seasons, and incorporate elements of improvisation.

    Larry Weaner is a leading figure in North American landscape design and restoration. His award-winning work has been profiled in The New York Times, Garden Design, and Landscape Architecture Magazine, among other publications. His Garden Revolution: How Our Landscapes Can Be a Source of Environmental Change received the 2017 Book Award from the American Horticultural Society.

    Available CEUs include: APLD and LA CES. To register, visit www.nybg.org.
    This New York Botanical Garden lecture on March 25 from 11 – 12 is funded in part by the Barbara Cushing Paley Fund. Live captioning will be provided.

  • Wednesdays, January 20 – March 10, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm – Landscape Design History, Online

    Study theories and principles that have shaped the design of landscapes from antiquity to the present. Explore Eastern and Western garden traditions. Survey all types of gardens and landscapes, including corporate and public spaces, through visual presentations, assigned readings, projects, and discussion. Landscape designs will be considered in the context of the times and societies in which they were created.

    Please note that the final essay for this class emphasizes research and writing skills, and that English proficiency is required. This New York Botanical Garden class will take place online and registered students will receive log in instructions. Required text: The History of Landscape Design in 100 Gardens, Linda A. Chisholm, 2018. Instructor for this class is Marta McDowell. NYBG members $595, nonmembers $655. To register, and for more information and to see additional session options, visit https://www.enrole.com/nybg/jsp/session.jsp?sessionId=213LAN301FO&courseId=203LAN301O&categoryId=ROOT

  • Friday, November 20, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm – Thanksgiving Tabletop, Online

    Create a glorious autumnal centerpiece for your Thanksgiving table, crafted from store-bought seasonal flowers and herbs-including roses, Chinese lanterns, celosia, chrysanthemums, mini pumpkins and lady apples. Set your plant materials in a cluster of repurposed containers and vases for a personalized holiday presentation. Learn tips to showcase an eclectic tabletop of flowers, textures, tableware, props and linens that complete the harvest ambience. This online New York Botanical Garden class will take place November 20 from 10 – 12:30, and is led by Trish Sullivan.

    Flowers should be purchased in advance from your local grocery store. Please refer to the materials list for all supplies needed for this class. $75 for NYBG members, $85 for nonmembers. Register HERE.

  • Tuesday, November 17, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – David Culp: The Year-Round Garden, Online

    Award-winning gardener-lecturer-naturalist David Culp has spent more than 30 years creating a four-season blooming habitat and sanctuary on two-acres of hillside nestled between forks of the Brandywine River. As in his latest book, A Year at Brandywine Cottage, Culp encourages us to choose plants for twelve months of interest, weave edibles into the mix, and bring the bounty indoors with simple arrangements and homegrown recipes. David will give an online lecture through the New York Botanical Garden’s Adult Education program on November 17 at 1 pm. $15 for NYBG members, $18 for nonmembers. Register HERE.

    Principal of David L. Culp Designs and owner of Brandywine Snowdrops, David Culp has received the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s Distinguished Garden Award, and his The Layered Garden was named 2013’s Best Overall Book by the Garden Writers Association.

  • Wednesdays, May 20 & 27, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm – Urban Flora: Growing Between the Cracks Webinar

    Urban flora can be found growing in unlikely places, from city sidewalks and highway medians to lawns, and other man-made structures. Most of these plants are introduced and many are considered weeds. Registrants of this two part New York Botanical Garden online course on May 20 and 27 from 10 – 1 Eastern time will hear more about their origins, life cycles, and benefits to the urban landscape while learning how to identify them in the field. The instructor is Nancy Slowik, and the cost is $125 for NYBG members, $125 for nonmembers. If the class is filled, you may register free for a place on the waitlist, or for any additional sections which may be scheduled. Visit https://www.enrole.com/nybg/jsp/index.jsp?startDate=yes

  • Tuesday, May 19, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm – Flower Arranging Online

    Bring cheer into your home and exercise your botanical creativity, with live, real-time guidance from designer Nsombi Woodson. Watch your fellow students’ efforts online and get personal critiques from your instructor as you build your elegant arrangement with fresh flowers and veggies from your own garden, farmers market or local grocery store. This New York Botanical Garden online class takes place Tuesday, May 19 from 4:30 – 6, and registered students will receive log in instructions. $25 for NYBG members, $29 for nonmembers. Sign up here, and access materials list.

  • Through September 7 – Groundbreakers: Great American Gardens and the Women Who Designed Them

    Those of us who enjoyed the speakers during The Garden Club of the Back Bay’s program theme a few years ago, Women in the Garden, should travel to the New York Botanical Garden now through September 7.  It is hosting Groundbreakers: Great American Gardens and the Women Who Designed Them, an exhibition that focuses on the accomplishments of prominent women whose work influenced landscape architecture and garden design, garden photography, and garden writing in the first three decades of the 20th century.

    Included in the exhibit is Mrs. Rockefeller’s Garden, a reconstruction of the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden in Seal Harbor, Maine.  The garden, designed by Beatrix Farrand in 1926, was at the summer home of philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and his wife Abby.  Also featured is Gardens for a Beautiful America: The Women Who Photographed Them,  a display in the Garden’s LuEsther T. Mertz Library of vintage photographs and illustrated books highlighting the work of female photographers.  An outdoor poetry walk will feature the work of Edna St. Vincent Millay.

    During the exhibition, visitors can also enjoy live musical performances featuring pieces by American composers of the time period, hands-on programs for children, public lectures, and a downloadable app that offers additional information about the exhibition.  Visit www.nybg.org or call 718-817-8700 for further details.