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Learn how to create a thriving urban garden in the heart of NYC, with classes on rooftop gardening, container gardening, and sustainable gardening techniques. Discover how to grow your own organic vegetables and herbs, even in limited spaces.

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Urban Shade Garden Design

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

New York City gardens are often sited between buildings and near trees, with a variety of light and soil conditions. Learn what plants will do well in your shady space and how to care for them. Get ideas, design inspiration, and tips for growing colorful and lush plants in shady urban gardens, both in the ground and in containers.

(165) All levels 18 and older
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Gardening with Tasty Edible Native Plants

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Ever tasted a Juneberry pie or served pawpaw ice cream at a dinner party? Find out how you can use these fun, edible native plants in your garden and your kitchen. Discover which native plants can add beauty to your garden while providing you with tasty and nutritious native fruits and nuts. Learn which of these low-maintenance plants are the best choices for your landscape and how they can improve your ecosystem.

(165) All levels 18 and older
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Pruning Basics

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Learn the natural way a plant grows and the proper methods and timing for pruning deciduous and evergreen shrubs for optimal fruit and flowering, shaping, and habit. We also discuss tree pruning practices and tools. Discover how to plant and care for your own colorful cactus garden. Learn about plant materials and how to find hardy cacti; where to create your garden; and what soil materials can be used.   Bring pruners for classroom exercises....

(165) Beginner 18 and older
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Rethinking Horticulture: Plants

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Be prepared to reorient your definition of horticulture in this series of experiential workshops. Each class focuses on a different theme, and students are challenged with hands-on activities to rethink horticulture as a practice. Take one class—or more.

(165) All levels 18 and older
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Native Trees for Small Spaces

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Limited space? No problem! You can still plant beautiful native trees that provide important ecological services and are the perfect fit for a small site. Learn which choices are most suitable for your landscape. Note:  Please bring confirmation for Garden admission. The Security Guard in the lobby of the Administration Bldg. at 1000 Washington Avenue will direct you to your classroom.

(165) All levels 18 and older
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Soil Basics 101

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Get the fundamentals of growing good garden soil in this hands-on class. Explore different soil types, delve into the science of soil testing, and learn about heavy-metal contamination. Class concludes with a discussion about practical strategies for improving the soil in your own garden. Note: Please bring a confirmation for Garden admission. The Security Guard in the lobby of the Administration Bldg. at 1000 Washington Avenue will direct you to...

(165) All levels 18 and older
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Native Gardening 101

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Native plants do more than beautify–they support songbirds, butterflies, pollinators, and many other beneficial creatures. Learn the fundamentals of low-maintenance, high-ecological-value native gardening firsthand and get tips on the best plants for your conditions.  Note: Please bring a confirmation for Garden admission. The Security Guard in the lobby of the Administration Bldg. at 1000 Washington Avenue will direct you to your classr...

(165) Beginner 18 and older
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Grow Your Own Garlic

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Garlic is one of the easiest and most satisfying crops to grow. In this class you will learn everything you need to know to grow great garlic, including preparing your soil, planting, weeding, fertilizing, harvesting, and storing your garlic. We will also sample some garlic! Notes: Please bring this confirmation for Garden admission. The Security Guard in the lobby of the Administration Bldg. at 1000 Washington Avenue will direct you to your cl...

(165) All levels 18 and older
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Let Your Box Runneth Over with Foliage!

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

A window box filled with flowers can enhance an empty space as long as it blooms, but foliage plants can bring nonstop vivid color and interesting texture to your container. Get step-by-step instructions for planting a dazzling, foliage-packed window box to carry home.  All supplies and plants are provided. Note: You must bring your registration confirmation to the Garden for admittance to each class session. 

(165) All levels 18 and older
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Great Native Plants for Containers

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

With or without a garden, you can invite nature into your yard, patio, or balcony with native plants in containers. Learn the best choices for containers and how to plant and keep them healthy for many years to come. The birds and pollinators like bees and butterflies will thank you.  Note: You must bring your registration confirmation to the Garden for admittance to each class session.

(165) All levels 18 and older
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Cultivating Carnivorous Plants

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Learn the identification, biology, cultivation, and conservation needs of these wonderful plants. There will be feeding demonstrations, and participants will prepare a specialized growth medium and pot up their own carnivore to take home.  Note: You must bring your registration confirmation to the Garden for admittance to each class session.

(165) All levels 18 and older
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Air Plant Ornament Workshop

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Learn how to make fun, living ornaments that hang in mid-air using twine or fishing line! Air plants are tropical in nature, requiring bright, indirect sunlight and weekly soaking. In this hands-on workshop, learn more about these soilless dream plants and how to care for them, and create your own fantastical ornament perfect for your own home or a delightful holiday gift. Notes: Please bring your registration confirmation and a photo ID to...

(165) All levels 18 and older
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Grow and Eat Microgreens Year-Round

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Not only are microgreens one of the most nutrient-dense foods, but they are also easy to grow year-round in a city apartment! In this class, learn how to grow these delicious greens, discover beautiful ways to use them, and create your own microgreen garden to take home. Notes: Please bring your registration confirmation and a photo ID to the security desk at the 1000 Washington Avenue entrance, and you will be directed to your classroom. ...

(165) All levels 18 and older
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Grow Mushrooms Indoors

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Learn simple and affordable techniques to grow mushrooms for food, medicine, and fun. Get hands-on and create your own mushroom starter to take home while we explore fascinating fungal intelligence and the potentials of partnering with fungi to build, nourish, heal, and restore. Notes: Please bring your registration confirmation and a photo ID to the security desk at the 1000 Washington Avenue entrance, and you will be directed to your classroom....

(165) All levels 18 and older
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Blooming Botany

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Celebrate the beginning of spring by learning about flowering plant life cycles! This intro-level botany course will include flower and seed dissections, germination experiments, sowing some annual flower seeds to take home, and a walk through the Garden to observe the earliest BBG blooms. Notes: Please bring your registration confirmation and a photo ID to the security desk at the 1000 Washington Avenue entrance, and you will be directed to...

(165) All levels 18 and older
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Intro to Houseplants and Succulents

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Did you know succulents breathe through their stomata at night and other houseplants typically during the day? This water-conserving process is called crassulacean acid metabolism.  Join us as we discuss the structural differences between succulents and other houseplants, how their needs differ, and how to propagate them. After potting up together, leave with two plants of your own. Notes: This class meets in person, outdoors at BBG....

(165) Beginner 18 and older
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Plan Your Vegetable Garden

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

This course explores how best to plan your vegetable garden, including crop selection, planting schedules, and succession planting. In the greenhouse, we practice starting seeds appropriate for early spring; participants take home seeds ideal for spring planting.

(165) All levels 18 and older
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Living Lessons in Design: Small Gardens and Good Soil

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Join horticulturist Jim Russell in this monthly series examining all aspects of gardening-by example-within the various gardens of the school. Learn about garden design principles; discuss plant choices and maintenance needs; and learn about pruning techniques. This class explores the outdoors, so dress appropriately.

(165) All levels 18 and older
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Learning to Compose and See the Garden

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Join horticulturist Jim Russell in this monthly series examining all aspects of gardening-by example-within the various gardens of the school. Learn about garden design principles; discuss plant choices and maintenance needs; and learn about pruning techniques. This class explores the outdoors, so dress appropriately.

(165) All levels 18 and older
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The Garden Plan: Assessment

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Living Lessons in Gardening: The Garden Plan: Assessment Learn about garden design principles; discuss plant choices and maintenance needs; and learn about pruning techniques. This class explores the outdoors, so dress appropriately.

(165) All levels 18 and older
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