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This class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.
Discover how to beat the heat this summer with botanicals. Whether it's learning which herbs to include in a homemade sun protection cream, or which teas to drink when you need to stay cool and rehydrate, this class will walk you through all the basics of summer self-care. Learn the benefits of plants such as jewelweed, hibiscus, and Saint-John's-wort, and how best to administer them in their various forms.
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This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.
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students can transfer into an alternate section without penalty, provided that's done at the time of cancellation, and with sufficient notice. Classes in which material is being mailed to student, require a minimum of 2 weeks' notice for changes/cancellations.
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No discounts will be granted for missed classes. There are no refunds or credits 24 hours before a course begins. A refund will be issued if your class is cancelled due to low enrollment. If you wish to withdraw from a course before it begins, you must notify the Registration Office ten full business days before the first class meeting. We will issue a refund minus a $10 processing fee.
• If you must withdraw fewer than ten days before the first class meeting:
• No refunds will be granted for course levels 0–299 and 700–999
• A 75% refund minus a $10 processing fee will be granted for course levels 300–699
Please note: Floral Design materials fees will not be refunded fewer than five (5) business days before class begins.
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Since its founding in 1891 The New York Botanical Garden has been a museum of plants, a preeminent center for botanical research, a global leader in plant-based education, and one of the great cultural institutions in the world.
The New York Botanical Garden educates people of all ages about the science,...
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at New York Botanical Garden - NYBG Online Classroom
This class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions. For centuries herbs and spices have been prized not just for their flavors, but as state-of-the-art medicine. Learn about a variety of plants historically used for first aid, to revitalize the immune system, and to treat and prevent asthma, insomnia, sinusitis,...
This class will take place online. Registered students...
Read moreSaturday May 15th, 10am - 12pm Eastern Time
(2 sessions)at New York Botanical Garden - NYBG Online Classroom
This blended class meets online for some sessions and on NYBG grounds for others. Registered students will receive login instructions and a syllabus with specifics. Herbaceous plants occupy prairies, wetlands, forest understories, and many other habitats. The identifying characteristics of this diverse group of plants are often quite different from...
This blended class meets online for some sessions...
Read moreSaturday May 8th, 9:30am - 11:30am Eastern Time
(6 sessions)at New York Botanical Garden - NYBG Online Classroom
This class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions. Get a solid grounding in the basic plant body, from the cell to the roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits. We will discuss the base-level chemistry required for understanding the world of plants. Labs will be modified for at-home completion. Required Text:...
This class will take place online. Registered students...
Read moreThursday Jun 3rd, 6pm - 9pm Eastern Time
(8 sessions)at New York Botanical Garden - NYBG Online Classroom
Finding the Mother Tree: A Conversation with Suzanne Simard - ONLINE This lecture will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions. 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...
Finding the Mother Tree: A Conversation with Suzanne...
Read moreTuesday Jun 8th, 11am - 12pm Eastern Time
at New York Botanical Garden - NYBG Online Classroom
This class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions. Are you a plant-lover eager to up your game and start distinguishing one species from another? Then this is the class for you! Using commonly known plants, you'll learn the terminology used to describe their growing habits and structures. This vocabulary will...
This class will take place online. Registered students...
Read moreTuesday Jun 15th, 5:30pm - 7:30pm Eastern Time
(3 sessions)at "Wildman" Steve Brill - Central Park 5th Ave & E 106th St, New York, New York 10029
Saturday, March 6 The 2021 foraging season, the 39th, opens with Central Park, a perennial popular venue for foragers, beginning at 11:45 AM, Saturday, March 6, just inside the park at West 72nd St. This tour will be co-led by "Wildman," and his daughter, Violet Brill, who will be leading some solo tours throughout the Greater NY area again as well....
Saturday, March 6 The 2021 foraging season, the...
Read moreSaturday May 1st, 11:45am - 3:45pm Eastern Time
at "Wildman" Steve Brill - Central Park 5th Ave & E 106th St, New York, New York 10029
Saturday, March 6 The 2021 foraging season, the 39th, opens with Central Park, a perennial popular venue for foragers, beginning at 11:45 AM, Saturday, March 6, just inside the park at West 72nd St. This tour will be co-led by "Wildman," and his daughter, Violet Brill, who will be leading some solo tours throughout the Greater NY area again as well....
Saturday, March 6 The 2021 foraging season, the...
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11:45am - 3:45pm Eastern Time
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11:45am - 3:45pm Eastern Time
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