Continuing

Education

 

 

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

REDEEM YOUR EXCLUSIVE GRAPEVINE HOLIDAY EDUCATION GIFT NOW! (codeEGD)

Dear Grapevine Subscriber,

Tis the season for giving! The Continuing Education department would like to thank your for on-going interest in our programs, and offer you a gift this season too. Therefore, if you register for any one class between now and January 31, 2006, you will receive an exclusive Grapevine holiday discount of 10% off.

And, because the gift of education is priceless, you may also choose to use this discount to purchase a gift certificate for a friend or loved one, any time between now and January 31, 2006.

Your discount could also be used for our upcoming lecture series:

The American Gardening Lecture Series

The New York Botanical Garden’s Continuing Education department kicks off 2006 programming with its seventh annual American Gardening lecture series. Six expert gardeners from public and private gardens share their inspirations, favorite plants, and professional tips on how to create and maintain an inspired garden.

Where: The Arthur and Janet Ross Lecture Hall at the New York Botanical Garden.

When:  Three Thursday mornings 10 a.m.-12 p.m., January 19, February 16, and March16, 2006

January 19, 10 a.m.–12 p.m

Steal This Idea

R. William Thomas is Executive Director of Chanticleer, an inspiring garden with a distinct personality and style.  Located just outside Philadelphia, it is appropriately subtitled “a pleasure garden.” Its unusual plantings are a source of constant surprise and delight and its gardeners pride themselves on their innovative plant choices and designs. Explore the unique ideas that make this garden click

Plan Before Planting

Tres Fromme is Planting and Design Leader at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA. In this illustrated presentation, he explores how to translate personal needs and aesthetic wishes into tangible realities in the garden. It takes a little bit of magic to create a vibrant, compelling garden, but it is magic that can be mastered. Learn how to plan garden plantings to achieve stunning results.

February 16, 10 a.m.–12 p.m.

Annual Extravaganza

Adam Schwerner is the Director of Horticulture for the Chicago Park District.  The 90 gardens of the Chicago Park District are famous for their creative use of over 700,000 annual plants, both in containers and in traditional garden beds. Lavish displays of unusual color, texture, and form are literally breathtaking.  In this lecture, he shares his favorite combinations.

New and Underused Perennials

Stephanie Cohenis the opinionated and humorous “Perennial Diva.” Each year we anticipate the arrival of new and unusual perennials at our local garden center. Yet, sometimes the sheer number makes it impossible to know which ones are the real winners. Ms. Cohen shares her vast accumulation of inside information, recommending the best new perennials for your garden, from spring through fall. She has taught herbaceous plants and perennial design at Temple University for over 20 years. Her most recent book is The Perennial Gardener’s Design Primer.

March 16, 10 a.m.–12 p.m.

Weedless Gardening

Lee Reich is the author of many books, including Weedless Gardening and The Northeast Gardener’s Year. If you love to weed, don’t come to this lecture.  But, if you’re interested in a “weedless garden,” let Lee Reich tell you about a novel way to care for the soil that involves minimizing soil disturbance, avoiding soil compaction, maintaining a soil cover, and pinpointing watering. “Weedless gardening” takes care of the soil beneath trees and shrubs as well as in flower and vegetable gardens by emulating rather than fighting Mother Nature. Learn how to make plants healthier and weed problems diminish.

Trees for the Home Garden

Bill Logan is the owner of Urban Arborists and author of Oak: The Frame of Civilization. Trees anchor a garden, providing year round interest and vertical structure, as well as color and a sense of permanence. There’s no reason why small gardens shouldn’t enjoy the grace, shade, and protection of a few well chosen, well cared-for trees. In this lecture, Mr. Logan recommends a selection of excellent trees and illuminates the mysterious art of pruning.

With the current Continuing Education catalog offering 95 NEW classes at the Botanical Garden this fall and winter, our seven certificate programs including day, night, evening and weekend classes are sure to have something for everyone. Our programs include Botanical Art and Illustration, Botany, Gardening, Floral Design, Horticulture, Horticulture Therapy and Landscape Design. To view the new Continuing Education fall 2005 / winter 2006 course catalog online, please visit www.nybg.org/edu.

So join us, and cultivate yourself! Or, give the gift of education to someone you know, by purchasing a gift certificate from our registration office by January 31th, 2006. (code EGD) www.nybg.org/edu.

CALL 718.817.8747 TO REGISTER TODAY AND REDEEM YOUR 10% OFF!

* Some restrictions may apply.

 

 

 

Family Fun

 

Victorian gingerbread house

by Gail Watson

Victorian gingerbread house

by Liv and Kaye Hansen

Gingerbread Art Gallery

by Mark Tasker

Gingerbread Brownstone

by Jill Adams

Photos by

Lorraine Swindells

 

DISCOVER THE MAGICAL WORLD OF

GINGERBREAD ADVENTURES

OPEN NOW THROUGH JANUARY 8, 2006 at the Everett Children's Adventure Garden

For children and families, there is also lots to do and see this holiday season at the Botanical Garden.

Enjoy a scrumptious and magical holiday adventure that beckons children to use their senses to smell, touch, and taste the spices and other plant parts that make up a classic gingerbread recipe. Discover that cinnamon comes from the bark of a tree, ginger root from an underground stem, and cloves from the buds of a clove tree. Holiday activities include grinding spices, making spicy sachets and ornaments, and decorating gingersnap cookies.

NEW THIS YEAR: 5 GINGERBREAD HOMES AND DELICATE HANGING GINGERBREAD ORNAMENTS FROM CELEBRATED BAKERS.

Balthazar’s famed pastry chef Mark Tasker, The Cake Studio’s Jill Adams, Liv and Kaye Hansen of the Riviera Bakehouse, Rebecca Russell from her own Wedding Cake Toppers and Gingerbread Studio, Gail Watson of Gail Watson Custom Cakes, and Kara Cashion of Home Sweet Home showcase their elaborate gingerbread creations in the Adventure Garden.  On display from November 19th 2005 – January 8th 2006, this intricate one-of –kind museum display of colorful gingerbread houses and hanging ornaments is sure to capture the imagination of children and adults alike, and evokes all the wonder and spice of the holiday spirit.

  • Last winter, Balthazar’s Mark Tasker’s memorable gingerbread world graced the Adventure Garden, drawing admiring crowds.  This year, Mark offers a uniquely detailed gingerbread art gallery, complete with an interior staircase, and art hanging on the walls.
  • The Cake Studio's winter wonderland depicts the snowy streets of historic Brooklyn, where cake designer Jill Adams lives and bakes.  Jill is using gingerbread to create a brownstone building complete with windows, bright warm interiors, and a bodega and her own Cake Studio dually inhabiting the ground floor.
  • Kaye Hansen is the co-author of The Whimsical Bakehouse, and has been previously featured in The New York Times and the The Journal News.  Kaye and her daughter Liv are baking up a beautifully intricate and vibrant gingerbread Victorian home.
  • Award-wining Rebecca Russell sculpts a sophisticated gilded gingerbread home of rich colorful detail with a fairy tale feel.  Her widely publicized sculptures have been featured in In Style, Fine Cooking, and The New York Times, to list just a few.
  • Renowned Gail Watson whips up an elaborate Victorian gingerbread estate. Widely recognized for her sumptuous wedding cakes, Gail has most recently been featured in Modern Bride and New York Weddings Fall 2005, and is highlighted on the Food Network’s Sugar Rush episode this November 21st.
  •  Kara Cashion creates decorative gingerbread holiday ornaments that will hang above the entire winter wonderland of sugar and spice.  Her gingerbread products are enjoyed all across North America.

Click here for more information on this event, or to purchase tickets.

You may also click on the bakers' names for additional information on who they are.

Stay tuned for information on our upcoming Family Fun program: The Life and Work of George Washington Carver. (January 16-February 23, 2006).

Children will explore the fascinating lfe and accomplishments of this plant-scientiest extraordinaire!

 

 

The School of Professional Horticulture

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tip of the Month

by Sonia Uyterhoeven

Title IV Accredited!

The School of Professional Horticulture's accreditation in April 2005 and its recent approval to partake in the United States Department of Education’s Title IV federal student assistance programs have made financial aid a reality for students. While accreditation provides students the opportunity to apply for loans, the Title IV program ensures eligibility for federal forms of financial assistance, such as Stafford Loans and Pell grants.  

Since 1932, The School of Professional Horticulture has trained motivated individuals to take on leadership positions in public, private, and other horticulture venues. After two years of full-time academic studying and hands-on practical training, students receive The New York Botanical Garden’s Diploma in Horticulture.

For further information on The School of Professional Horticulture, consult www.nybg.org/edu/soph

The garden looks like a winter wonderland with the recent snowfall. The quiet and calm of the white landscape is deceptive; there is much work to be done. Here are some winter tips from our garden, to yours:

  • In the aftermath of a storm, gardeners should be sure to shake the snow off hedges and evergreen shrubs as well as clearing paths and benches. Hedges can struggle under the weight of wet snow. Brooms and rakes, not shovels, can be used to gently remove the snow. Push upwards with the broom rather than downwards to minimize pressure and remember not to use hedges and foundation borders as dump sites for excess snow.
  • When clearing paths, snow blowers should point away from the hedge to minimize unnecessary damage.  
  • Snow acts as an excellent insulator during the cold winter months. Small plants can remain covered, but larger or more fragile plants need to be shaken off to ensure that their branches are not disfigured or broken by the weight of the snow.
  • If you have a narrow, upright conifer, such as an arborvitae, that you are worried will lose its shape, tie susceptible branches with nylon tree ties or arbor ties easily purchasable at a garden center. To see an example of how this is done, come and inspect the newly planted arborvitae located at the Fountain of Life in front of the library building here at the New York Botanical Garden. These trees were carefully tied in November. An alternative solution is to place a stake at the back of the tree and loosely wrap garden twine around the tree and stake starting at the bottom and moving upwards. This can also be done without a stake by simply attaching the twine to the trunk of the tree and winding the twine around the branches.
  • Icy paths should be treated with products that contain calcium chloride and magnesium chloride – a much gentler substitute to salt. These products, which do not burn plants, can easily be found in the hardware store. If you do have plants near the roadside or paths that suffer from salt damage, the area can be treated with gypsum (hydrated calcium sulfate) – always follow the directions.

These simple yet important steps should be taken to ensure that the landscape of your garden remains well maintained throughout the winter and into the spring.

 

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