New York Botanical Garden

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NYBG Bronx, Bronx, New York

(235 Reviews)

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, function, and beauty of plants to generate awareness, inspire appreciation, and provide an understanding of the importance of plants to all life on Earth.

The Garden’s Education Division offers a wide range of structured, programmatic experiences at all levels of learning that is unrivaled at any botanical garden in the world.

Adult students benefit from the more than 500 courses and lectures offered each year through the Garden’s Continuing Education program. Certificate programs are offered in seven plant—related disciplines. Class offerings range from one-hour lectures to five-week intensive programs.

Certificate Programs are a carefully selected series of courses focused on particular disciplines, preparing students for careers as well as personal enrichment in their chosen field of study.

Take a class or start a certificate program in:

Botanical Art
Botany
Crafts
Floral Design
Gardening
Horticulture
Horticultural Therapy
Landscape Design
Nature Writing and Photography
Wellness & Fitness

Notes: If you purchase the class using a CourseHorse promotion or discount, these discounts will not reflect on your NYBG receipt. Actual price paid will be reflected on your CourseHorse receipt only.

Reviews of New York Botanical Garden

(235 Reviews)

6/19/2017
Anonymous

Attended: Terrace Gardening Sat: Great Plants for Terrace Gardens

This class was not very helpful to take individually (not part of the 3 course day) as some questions that were asked of the instructor was given the answer of "that will be covered in the next class after this one today." I was not taking the additional classes so felt like I was missing out on valuable information. Also, the instructor simply read the slides out loud and barely added any additional info that was not listed there. It would have been a better use of time to just be send the slides to review on my own and then come equipped with any questions for a discussion with the class.

6/18/2017
Anonymous

Attended: Terrace Gardening Saturday: All Three Sections

I learned a lot and the teachers were excellent.

6/18/2017
Helen K.

Attended: Spring Mushrooms

Instructor, Gary is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic. I loved it. Recommend to all who wants to connect with nature. Smaller class than expected so unexpected bonus for me. I think that a good knowledge about the wild life, foraging and plants is essential so these type of classes are just right for me. I was always interested in mushrooms and think that for something like this getting a first hand experience is a must something you can't get from books or online. You need experts to learn from first hand. Opened my eyes to a broader world that we live even in the heart of NY metro area. Yes, we found some mushrooms and had loads of fun exploring Central Park as second part of this course with a brand new perspective was also refreshing take on vegetation right here in city.

6/17/2017
Marylena M.

Attended: Hyper-Tufa Planter

Very good class, hands on and entertaining. Somehow the description was a bit misleading, made me believe I would come back with a container already planted. But I got my plant as a gift at least!

5/21/2017
Ava A.

Attended: Herbal Saturday: Herbal Infusions and Decoctions

The teacher was lovely. The course got started 20 mins late and most of the attendees were part of a day long group. Within the day long class they broke it up into three other smaller classes. It was a weird experience.

5/21/2017
Ravan P.

Attended: Herbal Saturday: All Three Sections

I learned a lot. Looking forward to many more courses at NY Botanical Garden.

5/21/2017
Ava A.

Attended: Peony Workshop

Amazing instructor and truly a fun loose casual conversational style of learning. I really learned a lot and got to improvise and be creative as well. I would definitely recommend and I'd take it again if I could !