Sunday, March 3, 2019 | 10:30 a.m.–4 p.m. | Preregistration Required
Learn to start a rooftop garden, including technical aspects like weight considerations, as well as soil, suitable plants, design, and care. Learn More ›
Sunday, March 3, 2019 | 2 p.m.–3 p.m.
Experience the Garden and the season in a whole new way in this all-levels yoga class. Learn More ›
Tuesday, March 5, 2019 | 6:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m. | Preregistration Required
Gather beneath the night skies and get to know one of humanity’s most beloved constellations, Orion. Learn how different cultures have seen this collection of stars, how to identify it, and about its deep-sky objects like the eerie Horsehead Nebula. Learn More ›
Thursday, March 21, 2019 | 6 p.m.–8 p.m. | Preregistration Required
This course explores how best to plan your vegetable garden, including crop selection, planting schedules, and succession planting. In the greenhouse, we practice starting seeds appropriate for early spring, and participants take home seeds ideal for spring planting. Learn More ›
Saturday, March 23, 2019 | 1 p.m.–4:30 p.m. | Preregistration Required
Examine the art of natural perfumery, explore perfume ingredients and formulation, and leave with two bottles of your own bespoke perfume. Learn More ›
Sunday, March 24, 2019 | 2 p.m.–5 p.m. | Preregistration Required
Learn the fundamentals of growing good garden soil in this hands-on class. Learn More ›
Wednesday, March 27, 2019 | 6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. | Preregistration Required
As the night sky changes with the seasons, a recurring treasure trove of celestial sights awaits our gaze. Learn to identify the bright stars and constellations of Brooklyn's spring sky, and view stars, star clusters, and nebulae through a telescope. Learn More ›
Saturday, March 30, 2019 | 2 p.m.–4 p.m. | Preregistration Required
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. Learn More ›
Saturday, April 6, 2019 | 11 a.m.–1 p.m. | Preregistration Required
Through the practice of guided meditation, learn flower prep, design, and aftercare with a heightened awareness and sense of calm, and take home a stunning arrangement. Learn More ›
Sunday, April 7, 2019 | 11 a.m.–1 p.m. | Preregistration Required
During this fun and easy class, you will learn how to create your own fresh-flower crown with a variety of spring-inspired blooms.
Learn More ›Sunday, April 7, 2019 | 12 p.m.–2 p.m. | Preregistration Required
Learn to safely identify, harvest, and prepare these delicious wild ingredients, and discover which noninvasive natives will thrive in your garden. Learn More ›
Sunday, April 7, 2019 | 2 p.m.–5 p.m. | Preregistration Required
In times past, among the most valuable commodities of the Americas were the vivid red and purple natural dyes produced by the cochineal insect and the logwood tree. Experiment with both to create your own royal hues as you learn about the history and basics of dyeing with natural sources. Learn More ›
Saturday, April 13, 2019 | 1 p.m.–4:30 p.m. | Preregistration Required
Explore perfume ingredients and formulation, and leave with two bottles of your own bespoke perfume. Learn More ›
Saturday, April 13, 2019 | 2 p.m.–5 p.m. | Preregistration Required
Learn about the many edible plants that thrive in the average Brooklyn garden and take home a pack of seed bombs for easy-to-grow plants Learn More ›
Sunday, April 14, 2019 | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | Preregistration Required
In this workshop, explore vegetable varieties that can be planted in the early spring and practice transplanting and direct seeding spring crops in the Children's Garden. Participants will take home seeds and transplants ideal for a spring planting. Learn More ›
Sunday, April 14, 2019 | 1 p.m.–3 p.m. | Preregistration Required
Search the grounds of the Garden for early mushrooms and discuss the basics of location, identification, and ecology. Learn More ›
Sunday, April 14, 2019 | 2 p.m.–5 p.m. | Preregistration Required
Learn the fundamentals of low-maintenance, high-ecological-value native gardening firsthand and get tips on the best plants for your conditions. Learn More ›
Thursday, April 25, 2019 | 6 p.m.–8 p.m. | Preregistration Required
Create a dynamic and expressive floral arrangement while focusing on seasonal, locally sourced floral materials and sustainable construction practices. Learn More ›
