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Continuing Education Classes | Horticulture Certificate Don't Miss
Urban Garden Maintenance
6 weekly sessions beginning Thursday, May 8 or Wednesday, May 21, 2025 | Waitlist Only
Better understand the practical tools and techniques for plant care, pruning, transplanting, and other essential tasks. Learn More about Urban Garden Maintenance
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Community Greening Workshops Don't Miss
Crafting Community Care: DIY Herbal Teas
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 | 6–8 p.m.
Free; Preregistration RequiredWhether it’s a cuppa to warm the soul, a gargle, a steam, a bath, a dye, a hair rinse, or the start to a syrup, the applications of herbal teas are almost infinite. Learn More about Crafting Community Care: DIY Herbal Teas
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
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Continuing Education Classes | Horticulture Certificate Don't Miss
Botany for Horticulturists
10 sessions beginning Tuesday, June 10, 2025 (blended)
or 8 sessions beginning Thursday, June 26, 2025 | Preregistration RequiredThis course requires no previous knowledge of botany and is recommended as a first course in the Certificate in Horticulture program. Learn More about Botany for Horticulturists
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Continuing Education Classes | Horticulture Certificate Don't Miss
Plant Health Care
6 weekly sessions beginning Tuesday, June 10, 2025 | 4:30–7:30 p.m. or Wednesday, June 25, 2025 | 5–8 p.m. | Preregistration Required
Learn how to maintain a healthy landscape while preserving its ecology as much as possible. Learn More about Plant Health Care
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
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Continuing Education Classes | Gardening Classes Don't Miss
Art of Bonsai
Single session on Saturday, June 28, 2025 | 10 a.m.–1 p.m. or Saturday, August 23, 2025 | 12–3 p.m. | Waitlist Only
Dive into bonsai design with this interactive class. You’ll explore the creative process of designing and shaping your own bonsai. Learn More about Art of Bonsai
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Continuing Education Classes | Floral Design Classes Don't Miss
Peonies! Peonies! Peonies!
Saturday, June 28, 2025 | 10 a.m.–1 p.m. | Preregistration Required
Using a variety of peonies, spring blooms, and textural elements, you’ll create a stunning arrangement fit for the season, with step-by-step instruction. Learn More about Peonies! Peonies! Peonies!
Saturday, June 28, 2025
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Continuing Education Classes | Nature Classes Don't Miss
Birding in Brooklyn
6 Saturdays: July 12–August 16, 2025 | 8–11 a.m. | Preregistration Required
Learn how to find and identify birds at the height of spring. Learn More about Birding in Brooklyn
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Continuing Education Classes | Nature Classes Don't Miss
Mushrooms of New York: ID and Ecology
3 Saturdays: July 12, 19, 26, 2025 | 1:30–3:30 p.m. | Preregistration Required
This class is an introduction to the natural history and identification of fungi, particularly those commonly found in New York City. Learn More about Mushrooms of New York: ID and Ecology
Saturday, July 12, 2025
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Continuing Education Classes | Art Classes Don't Miss
Garden Sketchbook
Saturday, July 26, 2025 | 11 a.m.–1 p.m. | Preregistration Required
Learn how to make a beautiful accordion sketchbook and fill it with nature drawings and notes. Learn More about Garden Sketchbook
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Continuing Education Classes | Gardening Classes Don't Miss
Create Your Own Herbarium
2 Saturdays: July 26, 2025 | 1–3:30 p.m. & August 9, 2025 | 1–2:30 p.m. | Preregistration Required
During this two-part workshop, learn to press plants and the art of plant preservation. Learn More about Create Your Own Herbarium
Saturday, July 26, 2025
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Continuing Education Classes | Art Classes Don't Miss
Introduction to Watercolor
Saturday, August 2, 2025 | 11 a.m.–1 p.m. | Preregistration Required
Explore the varied techniques of painting with the unique, beautiful medium of watercolor. Learn More about Introduction to Watercolor
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Continuing Education Classes | Nature Classes Don't Miss
Nocturnal Insect Crawl
Single session on Saturday, August 2 or August 9, 2025 | 7:30–9:30 p.m. | Preregistration Required
Join this fun-filled talk and moonlit walk focusing on nighttime pollinators in the Garden. Learn More about Nocturnal Insect Crawl
Saturday, August 2, 2025
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Continuing Education Classes | Gardening Classes Don't Miss
Native Gardening Intensive
Saturday, August 9, 2025 | 10 a.m.–4 p.m. | Preregistration Required
Immerse yourself in a full day of native gardening instruction in this indoor/outdoor class at BBG. Learn More about Native Gardening Intensive
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Continuing Education Classes | Nature Classes Don't Miss
Nocturnal Insect Crawl
Single session on Saturday, August 2 or August 9, 2025 | 7:30–9:30 p.m. | Preregistration Required
Join this fun-filled talk and moonlit walk focusing on nighttime pollinators in the Garden. Learn More about Nocturnal Insect Crawl
Saturday, August 9, 2025
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Continuing Education Classes | Gardening Classes Don't Miss
Art of Bonsai
Single session on Saturday, June 28, 2025 | 10 a.m.–1 p.m. or Saturday, August 23, 2025 | 12–3 p.m. | Waitlist Only
Dive into bonsai design with this interactive class. You’ll explore the creative process of designing and shaping your own bonsai. Learn More about Art of Bonsai
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Continuing Education Classes | Art Classes Don't Miss
Cyanotype Printmaking
Single session on Saturday, May 3 or August 23, 2025 | 12:30–3:30 p.m. | Waitlist Only
In this workshop, students will create handmade botanical cyanotype prints using the grounds of BBG as our studio. Learn More about Cyanotype Printmaking
Saturday, August 23, 2025
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Workshops Don't Miss
Memory Program for Individuals with Memory Loss and Their Caregivers
May 13, 2025 | 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. | Preregistration Required
Join us for a special activity designed for individuals with memory loss and their caregivers. Learn More about Memory Program for Individuals with Memory Loss and Their Caregivers