Adult Education

The Best Facilities

250 acres of gardens and plant collections, plus satellite locations in Manhattan, Westchester, Long Island, Connecticut, and New Jersey.

Highly Qualified Instructors

Top professionals in their fields

Courses For All Schedules and Levels of Interest

Day, evening and weekend classes for beginners and experts alike

7 Certificate Programs

Botanical Art and Illustration, Botany, Floral Design, Gardening, Horticultural Therapy, Horticulture, and Landscape Design.

The Garden's new Midtown Education Center

just 2 blocks from Grand Central at 20 West 44th St. (between 5th & 6th Ave.)

Enrich your free time. Explore one of these new classes and events in Midtown:

• September 15: Free Open House–Come be a student for the evening from 6–8 p.m.
• September 15: Introduction to Botanical Drawing in Color–Develop a beautiful notebook of illustrations suitable for framing.
• September 21: Introduction to Horticultural Therapy–Discover how plant-related activities help people reach cognitive and physical goals.

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Here’s a taste of what’s happening in September:

• September 11: Free Open House–Come be a student for the day from 10:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. in the Watson Building.
• September 15: Mushroom Mania–Survey the great variety of mushrooms in our region.
• September 19: Summer Wild Flowers–Identify late blooming native wildflowers of the Northeast.
• September 21: The Language of Color–Learn how colors can add style and grace to your floral compositions.

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