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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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DIY Terrariums

Brooklyn Craft Company @ 61 Greenpoint Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Join us for an awesome evening of terrarium-makin’ and drink-sippin’! Terrarium pro Claire Typaldos will lead you through the process of making your own mini universe inside glass. We’ll have all the terrarium fixins, including apothecary jars and hinged-lid jars, living mosses, shimmering sands, and extremely cute tiny figurines. You’ll learn how to layer and plant a terrarium the correct way, including how to landscape a variety of mosses...

(557) All levels 18 and older
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Controlled Chaos - Floral Design Class

Mitti @ 37 W 26th St, New York, NY

This floral design class focuses on creating bohemian inspired floral arrangements which also have a sense of calmness and peace. The class will focus on technical aspects of conditioning flowers, color balance, and form to create designs that are wild, yet controlled. Controlled Chaos. Classes are taught in an informative, fun way offering gentle guidance, while allowing guests to explore their creative side and immerse themselves in beautiful blooms....

(17) All levels 18 and older
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$165
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Stop and Smell the Flowers

Petal+Eon @ 131 Greene St, New York, NY

In this 1-hour workshop, you'll create a stunning flower arrangement with real, eco-friendly flowers that have been carefully preserved to last for 2 years or more. Our talented Petal+Eon florists will provide live instruction, so no prior experience is necessary, making this event suitable for all ages (ages 6 and up). You'll have the opportunity to select from over 10 types of flowers to create your own unique arrangement, using a combination...

(57) All levels 6 and older
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Zombie Terrariums

Brooklyn Craft Company @ 61 Greenpoint Ave, Brooklyn, NY

You know who loves crafts? Zombies! (It’s true!)  So come get your zombie craft on — and join us for a very special ZOMBIE TERRARIUM CRAFTERNOON!  We’ll be making dried moss zombie terrariums, featuring glow-in-the-dark zombie figurines, dried moss, twigs, and other creepy-crawlies–all skillfully styled inside a glass jar for a spooky terrarium you can keep forever.  

(557) All levels 21 and older
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DIY Wedding Flowers

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Learn all the skills you need to create your own custom bridal bouquet, matching boutonniere, and petite table centerpiece! We’ll discuss where to purchase flowers and supplies, costs, and flower processing and care. During this class, we use simple design techniques with easy-to-understand instructions to create unique wedding floral masterpieces.

(165) All levels 18 and older
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$151
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Rooftop Container Gardening

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Learn about technical aspects like weight considerations, irrigation, and building materials, as well as soil, suitable plants, design, and proper care. Want to start a rooftop garden or properly care for an existing one? This workshop will give you the tools to get going! Note: This workshop covers gardens but not green roof systems.

(165) All levels 18 and older
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$109
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Floral Arranging for the Senses

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Through the practice of guided meditation, enter the flower-arranging process with a heightened awareness and sense of calm. Using the five senses as a guide, your Stems Brooklyn instructor will cover flower prep, the design process, and helpful DIY tips for the care and longevity of your creation. You’ll leave feeling more relaxed and with a stunning arrangement to take home.

(165) All levels 18 and older
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$100
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Spring Holiday Arrangements

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Greet the new season with beautiful spring flowers and plants. Learn the care and handling of bulb flowers and early-spring foliage as you create two colorful designs to take home. All you’ll need are your cutters and bags or boxes to carry your arrangements. And bring lunch or a snack if you wish!

(165) All levels 18 and older
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$116
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Flower Arranging for the Senses

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Through the practice of guided meditation, learn flower preparation, design, and aftercare with a heightened awareness and sense of calm. You’ll leave feeling more relaxed and with a stunning arrangement to take home. 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 classroom.

(165) All levels 18 and older
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$102
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Designing a Small Urban Garden

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Do you garden by impulse each year without having a long-term plan? Here’s your chance to learn simple planning techniques from a design pro that will make gardening fun, not frustrating! Learn how to deal with excessive shade and awkward spaces to create a garden that you’ll enjoy for years to come.

(165) All levels 18 and older
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$193

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Urban Gardening

Il Fiorista @ 17 W 26th St, New York, NY

Join us in a hands-on workshop to bring a small garden into your home. Learn how you can grow a wide variety of herbs, spices, and vegetables to cook with all year, even when limited to tight spaces like windowsills and fire escapes. Class will include a tasting, a guide to vegetable varieties and organic gardening techniques, and materials for a small window box to take home.  Encouraged for ages four and above. Families welcome!

(1) All levels 4 and older
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Edible Gardening for Dummies

The Brooklyn Kitchen @ 100 Frost St, Brooklyn, NY

So you want to grow your own food but don't know where to start? Fear not! Urban farming expert Annie Novak (of Eagle Street Rooftop Farm) presents this introduction to edible gardening, in which you will learn to not kill everything you try to grow by practicing approachable, doable techniques for watering, feeding, and caring for the simplest of edible gardens (all while nibbling on some tasty snacks!).

(735) All levels 18 and older
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Growing Your Own Tomatoes

The Brooklyn Kitchen @ 100 Frost St, Brooklyn, NY

Tomatoes are one of the most beloved of all urban edibles. Join urban gardening expert Annie Novak (of Eagle Street Rooftop Farm) for this crash course, in which you'll learn everything you need to know about selecting seeds and transplants, caring for your tomatoes, the brass tacks on heirlooms and organic growing practices, and how to keep those damn squirrels from eating them.

(735) All levels 18 and older
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Living Wall Art

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Learn the common systems, materials, and design techniques used to create living walls. Review examples of green walls from around the world and examine the infrastructure used to create these living works of botanic art.  Learn how to assess sites and growing systems for both interior and exterior living walls and what plants to use in both applications. Note:  You must bring your registration confirmation to the Garden for admittance...

(165) All levels 18 and older
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Urban Nature: A Foraging Field Trip

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Discover and learn to identify the wealth of wild and weedy edible plants growing under our urban noses. Join a foraging walk from the garden to Prospect Park.

(165) All levels 18 and older
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Make a Macrame Plant Hanger

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Crafting your own beautiful macramé plant hanger is as easy as learning two or three basic knots! In this two-hour workshop, receive step-by-step guidance to make your own unique macramé piece to take home—and walk away with the skills to keep creating on your own.

(165) All levels 18 and older
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Fearless Frida Botanical Earrings

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

n this class inspired by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, whose decorative, colorful jewelry evoked the traditional Mexican spirit, you’ll learn how to string chandelier earrings using natural seeds and wood beads. 

(165) All levels 18 and older
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Multiplying Plants: Propagation 101

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Propagating your own plants is one of the most satisfying and low-cost projects for home gardeners. In this course you will learn the basics of asexual propagation and build your houseplant collection by growing herbaceous plants from stem and leaf cuttings. After a crash course in propagation participants will practice techniques and take home a variety of plants to grow indoors. Note: You must bring your registration confirmation to the Garden...

(165) Beginner 18 and older
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Houseplants 101: How Not to Kill Your Houseplant

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

After this class you’ll never again have to wonder whether you watered too much or too little, when to repot a plant into a bigger container, or about any other fundamental questions of indoor plant care. 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 classroom.

(165) Beginner 18 and older
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Planting for a Fall Harvest

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

It's not too late to extend your garden's bounty into fall! In this workshop we will tour the Garden to observe vegetables perfect for planting in the summer and harvesting through the fall and practice planting them in the Children's Garden. Participants will take home seeds and transplants ideal for a fall harvest. 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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