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Learn how to create and maintain a beautiful garden from the comfort of your own home with online gardening classes covering topics such as organic gardening, container gardening, and landscape design.

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Garden Gold: Home Composting 101

UW Botanic Gardens @ Online Class

Discover the secrets of turning kitchen scraps into nutrient-rich gold with this comprehensive course on home composting. Learn the science behind composting and explore proven methods to create a successful composting system. Whether you're a beginner or experienced, this course will help you optimize your composting process and unleash the full potential of your garden.

(13) All levels 18 and older
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Grow a Cut Flower Garden at Home

UW Botanic Gardens @ Online Class

Nurture your green thumb and learn how to create a colorful oasis with expert guidance from UW Botanic Gardens.

(13) All levels 18 and older
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Digging In: Soil Management and Remediation Techniques

UW Botanic Gardens @ Online Class

Gain a holistic understanding of soil stewardship techniques in this soil science course at UW Botanic Gardens. Explore how to protect intact soil ecosystems and repair disturbed soils through best practices and groundbreaking research. Learn about erosion control, mulching, and more in this comprehensive class.

(13) All levels 18 and older
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$37.50
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Introduction to Professional Practice

Chicago Botanic Garden @ Online via Zoom

Online and On-site Hybrid Gain a working understanding of the initial phases of a landscape design project. Learn to begin and carry the project through conceptual design, including site measurements, base maps, site analysis, programming, functional use diagrams, conceptual design plans, and preliminary cost estimates. This class will be taught online via Zoom (11 sessions) and on-site (2 sessions). All registrations must be submitted online...

(122) All levels 18 and older
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$749

13 sessions

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Basic Organic Gardening 101

Santa Monica College @ Online Classroom, Los Angeles, CA

Discover the basics of sensible organic gardening. Find out how to build good soil, what you need to know about amendments and fertilizers, and tricks and tips for beautiful gardens, even in containers and tiny spaces. Learn about water-saving irrigation, how to start seeds and nurse them into healthy seedlings, and how to pick the best transplants at the nursery. Also, find out how, when, and how much to prune, and how to choose and care for your...

(513) Beginner 18 and older
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$109

4 sessions

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Virtual Terrarium

luludi living art @ Virtual Learning

Join Luludi Living Art's fun and interactive Terrarium Class where you will create your own mini living world.  You will be provided with all materials (succulents, glass, moss, colored pebbles and toy), guidance from an experienced instructor, and a neat little plant care card. A perfect activity to de-stress and introduce nature into your urbanite life! In this hour long workshop, you will: Learn about plants and terrariums- which are...

(31) All levels 18 and older
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Gardening Techniques: Session C

Chicago Botanic Garden @ Online via Zoom

Learn tips and techniques used by professional gardeners through a combination of lecture and hands-on activities. Acquire solid gardening skills, learn a variety of techniques, and determine best management practices in the field of horticulture. Gain applicable skills in plant selection, spring assessment and planning, spring perennials and annuals, soil preparation, pruning shrubs and hedges, and control of spring weeds.  Dress for the weather. ...

(122) Beginner 18 and older
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$374

12 sessions

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Marriage of the Written and Painted Word

Chicago Botanic Garden @ Online via Zoom

By combining both inspirational or personal words with a strong painted image, your voice is amplified. Working with poetic words coupled with your watercolor painting, you will learn how to design a piece for maximum impact. Discover how to create an artwork with a cherished inspirational phrase, striking message, or personal words effectively composed within the painting.   What you learn from the class can also be applied to your own...

(122) All levels 18 and older
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$312

4 sessions

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The Art of Nature

Chelsea Drawing & Painting Workshops

This is a Zoom Workshop to teach how to draw & paint the natural world. Just as mystics have sought meditative peace in the woods deep quietude, the natural world has also inspired artists of all cultures. They have applied their artistic skills to capture it with the techniques of sketching. The act of sketching requires concentration. Over time with skill, practice, and dedication, sketching can develop into a contemplative art. The...

(219) All levels 16 and older
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Pen and Ink 2

Chicago Botanic Garden @ Online via Zoom

Explore advanced pen-and-ink techniques and composition in botanical documentation and illustration. You will draw a plant of your choice and its dissected parts, with emphasis on creating a traditional, beautiful, scientific botanical plate. While perfecting skills in linear and tonal drawing, students will learn to communicate accurate botanical information and the value of aesthetics in scientific botanical art. A supply list will be sent. Prerequisites...

(122) Advanced 18 and older
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$374

6 sessions

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Gardening Techniques: Session B

Chicago Botanic Garden @ Online via Zoom

Learn tips and techniques used by professional gardeners through a combination of lecture and hands-on activities. Acquire solid gardening skills and determine best management practices. Topics range from general grounds maintenance, winterization, and plantings, to other horticultural practices. Portions of this class will be taught online via Zoom. Registered students will receive login instructions one day in advance. A supply list will be sent....

(122) Advanced 18 and older
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$374

6 sessions

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Front Yard Foraging

UW Botanic Gardens @ Online Class

Discover the bountiful world of edible weeds and wild foods in your own backyard with this engaging class. Learn how to identify, gather, and cook these nutritious ingredients while also gaining knowledge on gathering ethics, regulations, and cooking techniques. Expand your culinary horizons with the abundance of nature's pantry.

(13) All levels 18 and older
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Growing Herbs Indoors

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Growing herbs indoors lets you pick fresh, flavorful ingredients year-round, whether or not you have a garden!  Learn how to care for them, including light, water, and transplanting requirements, and how to troubleshoot special indoor conditions such as dry air from indoor heating. Learn which herbs do best indoors. Notes: You will be emailed the Zoom link for this class on Monday, November 29. If you have not received the link by 6 p.m....

(165) All levels 18 and older
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Weekend Designer Series

Chicago Botanic Garden @ Online via Zoom

Discover the art of outdoor design with the Weekend Designer Series at Chicago Botanic Garden. Unleash your creativity and learn essential techniques in this five-class online series, designed for beginners. Transform your outdoor spaces into stunning masterpieces with basic design theories and site-planning strategies.

(122) Beginner 18 and older
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$180

5 sessions

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Deciduous Bonsai Tree Workshop

Chicago Botanic Garden @ Online via Zoom

Fall is a great time to work on deciduous bonsai trees. You will learn specific deciduous bonsai care and how it changes seasonally, including feeding, pruning, wiring, and repotting. Be sure to have your tree near to discuss its design and shaping. This class will be taught online via Zoom. All registrations must be submitted online two days before your class starts. Registered students will receive login instructions one day in advance.

(122) All levels 18 and older
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Pine Bonsai Workshop

Chicago Botanic Garden @ Online via Zoom

Explore pine bonsai care, soil type, feeding, needle pruning, de-candling, and wiring of trees. Work on your own pines after an in-depth presentation on care. This class will be taught online via Zoom. All registrations must be submitted online two days before your class starts. Registered students will receive login instructions one day in advance.

(122) All levels 18 and older
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Winter Houseplant Care

Chicago Botanic Garden @ Online via Zoom

The hardest time of year to take care of indoor plants doesn’t have to be hard! Discover tips and tricks to care for your beloved houseplants during the colder, darker, and drier parts of the year. This class will be taught online via Zoom. Registered students will receive login instructions one day in advance.

(122) All levels 18 and older
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Houseplants 101

Chicago Botanic Garden @ Online via Zoom

So you think you have a black thumb? Think again! Learn the most important basics of houseplant care from lighting to watering, repotting, and fertilizing. Discover what plants might do best in your home, and how to troubleshoot pests and diseases.  This class will be taught online via Zoom. All registrations must be submitted online two days before your class starts. Registered students will receive login instructions one day in advance. ...

(122) All levels 18 and older
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Oaks, Elms, Beeches: A Natural History

Chicago Botanic Garden

Oak, elm, and beech once dominated midwestern forests. Discover ways humans, birds, animals, and insects have used and treasured these revered trees. Explore native habitat, historic uses, appearance in folklore, and contemporary species and cultivars available in the Chicago area today. This class will be taught online via Zoom. All registrations must be submitted online two days before your class starts. Registered students will receive login instructions...

(122) All levels 18 and older
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Preparing Your Garden for the Winter

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Get your garden ready now for fuller blooms and healthier plants next spring. Learn the best techniques for protecting perennials that will overwinter outdoors (including in containers); preparing the soil to ensure maximum fertility; and minimizing pest and disease problems next year.

(165) All levels 18 and older
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