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Houseplants 101: Choose the Perfect Plant

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

This class will help you find plants that love exactly the amount of light, humidity, and other conditions your indoor space has to offer. Selecting the right plant means the difference between something that looks gorgeous and is easy to take care of and a sad-looking specimen that leaves you wondering what you did wrong!

(165) All levels 18 and older
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Foraging for Wild Edible Plants

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Learn how to safely identify, sustainably harvest, and deliciously prepare the feast growing at your doorstep with ethnobotanist Leda Meredith, author of Northeast Foraging: 120 Wild and Flavorful Plants from Beach Plums to Wineberries. The Northeast is rich in wild edible plants, even in the city. On this foraging foray, we'll find native delicacies such as pokeweed and ramps growing right next to introduced invasive (but still delicious) species,...

(165) All levels 18 and older
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Conifer Bonsai Styling

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Discover the artistic and horticultural thought process for selecting a bonsai design and the various techniques involved in achieving design concepts such as branch manipulation and foliage arrangement to transform raw, unstyled trees into quality bonsai. Notes: Bring small pruners or surgical shears, or purchase shears in class.

(165) All levels 18 and older
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Fruit Pickling: Sodas and Cocktails

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Create your own shrub-a classic mix of fruit, sugar, and vinegar used to make delicious cocktails and sodas-and then learn how to preserve it by canning. Expand your ideas on what pickling can be, learn to minimize waste, and increase your nutritional intake as you prepare shelf-stable goodies that allow you to eat (and drink!) locally year-round.

(165) All levels 18 and older
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Tropical Bonsai

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Learn about the care and training of tropical trees as bonsai. A tropical tree will be shaped to demonstrate techniques and care. Notes: Bring small pruners or surgical shears, or purchase shears in class.

(165) All levels 18 and older
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Fall Bonsai Seminar: Pine Bonsai

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Various techniques for different species of pine trees will be detailed using one of the school's 70- to 200-year-old bonsai. The class will discuss pine bonsai refinement, emphasizing energy balance and branch alignment.

(165) All levels 18 and older
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Urban Shade Garden Design

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

New York City gardens are often sited between buildings and near trees, with a variety of light and soil conditions. Learn what plants will do well in your shady space and how to care for them. Get ideas, design inspiration, and tips for growing colorful and lush plants in shady urban gardens, both in the ground and in containers.

(165) All levels 18 and older
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Gardening with Tasty Edible Native Plants

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Ever tasted a Juneberry pie or served pawpaw ice cream at a dinner party? Find out how you can use these fun, edible native plants in your garden and your kitchen. Discover which native plants can add beauty to your garden while providing you with tasty and nutritious native fruits and nuts. Learn which of these low-maintenance plants are the best choices for your landscape and how they can improve your ecosystem.

(165) All levels 18 and older
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Pruning Basics

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Learn the natural way a plant grows and the proper methods and timing for pruning deciduous and evergreen shrubs for optimal fruit and flowering, shaping, and habit. We also discuss tree pruning practices and tools. Discover how to plant and care for your own colorful cactus garden. Learn about plant materials and how to find hardy cacti; where to create your garden; and what soil materials can be used.   Bring pruners for classroom exercises....

(165) Beginner 18 and older
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Botanical Jewelry: Drift Seed Jewelry Making

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Drift seeds are carried by wind and water from the rainforest to the sea, where they may drift for months and years before landing on distant shores. These buoyant sea beans can be transformed into unique seed beads.  In this class, you will learn their journey and diversity as you create a striking pendant.

(165) All levels 18 and older
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Garden Apothecary: Fruit and Herb Pool Waters

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Garden Apothecary: Creating Living Waters: Fruit and Herb Pool Waters Learn how to infuse fruits, flowers, herbs, and oils into custom waters. Create custom chlorine-neutralizing hair and body rinses for the whole family out of fruits and home-grown herbs.

(165) All levels 18 and older
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Rethinking Horticulture: Plants

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Be prepared to reorient your definition of horticulture in this series of experiential workshops. Each class focuses on a different theme, and students are challenged with hands-on activities to rethink horticulture as a practice. Take one class—or more.

(165) All levels 18 and older
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Botanical Jewelry: Jewelry from the Underground

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Have you ever thought of the potato as jewelry? Solanum tuberosum—long cultivated as an important food crop—has untapped potential for creative applications.  In this class, you will learn of the potato’s horticultural history as you transform it into beads and craft a conversation piece to take home.

(165) All levels 18 and older
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Shakespeare's Garden: Drawing and Collage

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

To mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, learn about the symbolic and literary plants featured in BBG’s Shakespeare Garden with a hands-on workshop. Celebrate the life and creativity of the Bard make your own visual narrative with drawing and collage.

(165) All levels 18 and older
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Fermented Herbal Sodas

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Brace yourselves for these fizzy, buzzy sodas. Sparkly fermented beverages like kombucha and fruit sodas made with real fruit and cane sugar can be a bit on the pricey side in stores. Fortunately, it’s fairly easy to make these delicious beverages in your home kitchen. Join us to learn how to make your own herbal sodas as we talk about the science behind them and why they are good for you. Notes: The Security Guard in the lobby of the Administration...

(165) All levels 18 and older
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Native Trees for Small Spaces

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Limited space? No problem! You can still plant beautiful native trees that provide important ecological services and are the perfect fit for a small site. Learn which choices are most suitable for your landscape. Note:  Please bring 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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Quick Pickles

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

In this course we will cover the basics behind quick pickling! We’ll talk history and get you started in all things pickles, from Dill Pickles to Asian Pickles to Miso Pickled Eggs!  Quick, easy, healthy, yummy—join us in looking at these Old World Preservation techniques! Note:  Please bring confirmation for Garden admission. The Security Guard in the lobby of the Administration Bldg. at 1000 Washington Avenue will direct you to...

(165) Beginner 18 and older
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Soil Basics 101

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Get the fundamentals of growing good garden soil in this hands-on class. Explore different soil types, delve into the science of soil testing, and learn about heavy-metal contamination. Class concludes with a discussion about practical strategies for improving the soil in your own garden. 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...

(165) All levels 18 and older
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Native Gardening 101

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Native plants do more than beautify–they support songbirds, butterflies, pollinators, and many other beneficial creatures. Learn the fundamentals of low-maintenance, high-ecological-value native gardening firsthand and get tips on the best plants for your conditions.  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 classr...

(165) Beginner 18 and older
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