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Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Simple Fall Shawls: Knitting Workshop

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Learn to make a trendy neckerchief or a comfy throw for the fall in this knitting class. Gain knitting skills such as casting on, yarn over increases, and a stretchy cast off. Focus on knitting the triangle from the bottom point up, making lacy increases on the edges as you go. Knitting will be taught in the Steinhardt Conservatory gallery featuring the exhibition Knit, Purl, Sow. Are materials provided and included in cost of the class? No. Here's...

Moss Terrarium Workshops

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Join the experts from Twig to get hands-on guidance in mini-scaping your own little green world, along with tips for keeping it healthy.  Are materials provided and included in cost of the class? Yes, all the components are provided, including forest-fresh mosses, an adorable little person to live inside, and a care sheet for you to take home with your nifty new terrarium.  With minimal care, your terrarium should thrive for years.

Gardening with Native Herbs

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Looking for a nutritious substitute for traditional iced tea? How about a cold glass of delicious anise hyssop tea? Learn more about our power-packed native perennial herbs used historically as remedies or food and how to grow them in your own garden.

Creating Herb and Flower Bath Teas

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Bring the healing, aromatic beauty of your garden to the tub. Let your creativity change your bathing experience by learning how to make luxurious and soothing bath teas from herbs and flowers. Every student will take their own creation home.

Midsummer Landscape Workshop with Pastels - ON-SITE

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Enjoy summer in the Water Garden in this one-day plein air workshop at BBG. This Garden offers students both wide and close-up views, and the workshop is taught studio-style, with one-to-one instruction. The last half hour will be a group critique; students will share and view one another’s work. Emphases will be on composition and color mixing. Some drawing experience is advised, though this is open to newcomers to the medium of soft pastels....

Herbal Salves and Creams for Cold Weather Skincare

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Winter weather and its cooling, dry seasonal air can leave skin feeling dehydrated. In this class, you will learn which herbs can give you a winter glow and leave you feeling replenished and ready for the elements. We’ll discuss how to make herbal oils with hydrating and skin-nourishing herbs, as well as how to use these herbs in balms, creams, baths, and more.

Make a Bouquet for Valentine’s Day

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Nothing says “I love you” more than a homemade offering—especially with flowers! Learn how to create a stunning bouquet for your loved ones. Open to all levels, this indoor workshop will cover the basics of preparation, design, and maintenance of floral materials.  Please bring your own shears, and we will provide fresh, seasonal flowers. Notes: Please note that this class meets in person at BBG. Instructions on how to enter the...

Knitting with No Needles Necessary

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Kids and grownups will learn to use a variety of yarn thicknesses, textures, and colors to create botanically-inspired works of art. Bring home a one of a kind work of art and the skills needed for a lifetime of finger knitting. Knitting will be taught in the Steinhardt Conservatory gallery featuring the exhibition Knit, Purl, Sow. For ages 7+. Notes: All materials are provided.

Dressing Up Your Plate Family Workshop

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Enjoy newly harvested edible roots, flowers and leaves as you renew your commitment to personal and environmental well-being. Families will assemble together their own salad and dressing using seasonal ingredients, while discussing values of good nutrition. All materials included. For kids ages 6+ and their caretakers; Price is per participant and all participants need to be registered to take part.

Digital Camera: Basic Digital Photography

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Join us for a fun introduction to basic digital photography. You will learn: What all the buttons mean How to hold the camera Some of the do's and don'ts of digital photography We will also cover: How to download your images How to store your images and  How to show them to friends and family

Visual Bounty in a Bleak Season

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

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.

Living Lesson in Gardening: Reducing Garden Maintenance

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

This four-part series focuses on planning and gardening-by example. Learn from a professional about garden design principles and discuss plant choices and maintenance, including pruning techniques. Sign up for one day or all, and feel free to ask questions!

BBG at Night: Nocturnal Critter Crawl (Ages 18+)

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Join this fun-filled moonlit walk and workshop about bats and other nocturnal wildlife in the Garden. Hear bat echolocation, see them in flight, and learn about their key role in our survival on the planet today. Bring your flashlight and magnifying lens to watch rabbits and other mammals, as well as beetles, spiders, and moths as they begin their nightly routines. Note: You must bring your registration confirmation to the Garden for admittance...

Herbal Spirits Tour: Gin

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Learn about the history of gin while touring the school's herb garden. You'll see, smell and taste the plants that give gin its distinctive flavor, and learn why gin was such an important part of the recent distilling revival in Brooklyn. Then, we'll head to the classroom, where we'll sip a refreshing gin cocktail, with alcohol from a local distiller.

Argentine Tango Level 2

Piel Canela Dance School @ 500 8th Ave, New York, NY

Adv-Beginner Argentine Tango moves and partnerwork.  Prerequisite: Argentine Tango Level 1 Note: Students must bring their CourseHorse payment confirmation to class in order to participate. Piel Canela classes work in cycles. If you purchase an individual class, it will be the first lesson of the long term cycles. Should you take the first class and decide you'd like to purchase additional classes through CourseHorse, please contact us and...

Starting a Sketchbook Nature Journal - ON-SITE

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Keeping a journal can teach us to notice and appreciate the ever-changing beauty of nature around us. Beginning with a short meditative exercise and drawing demonstration, you will write and illustrate your daily story. You’ll also learn how to embellish your pages with color and creative design elements. All activities will take place outdoors in Garden.  Bring the following materials:  sketchbook or loose paper,  a pencil,...

Walking Meditation: Deep Listening in the Garden

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Attune to the sounds and sights of birds in the garden while practicing walking meditation and deep listening. No previous experience with meditation necessary. Class meets rain or shine. This program is open to participants 12+.All participants must be registered to take part.

Embodied in the Garden: Walking Meditation

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Experience connection and peace during walking meditation in the beautiful winter garden landscape.  We will bring our attention to our own movement and sensations inspired by the movement of shadow, wind, and trees–noticing the life that is there in the stillness of winter.  Dress warmly in comfortable clothes. Notes: This class meets in person, outdoors at BBG. Instructions on how to enter the Garden will be emailed to participants...

Walking Meditation: Waking Up with the Garden!

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Spring is coming! Take in the first signs of new life emerging as our senses awaken, as if for the first time. Open to surprise, simplicity and peace while practicing walking meditation and mindful movement. No previous experience with meditation necessary. Class meets rain or shine.  This program is open to participants 12+. Notes: Please note that this class meets in person at BBG. Instructions on how to enter the Garden will be emailed...