Midtown Education Center Archives

Earth Day Resolution: Explore Your ‘Greener’ Side

Posted in Adult Education, Around the Garden, Learning Experiences on April 21 2012, by Joyce Newman

It’s easy to help the planet and explore your greener side with the NYBG‘s programs. There are loads of Saturday and one-day programs offered at the Midtown Education Center in Manhattan and there’s even outdoor Yoga and Tai Chi offered at the Garden in the Bronx.

Browsing the new Spring-Summer Catalog, you can find one-day and half-day Saturday programs on everything from Beekeeping Basics and Vegetable Gardening, to new Earth-Kind® Roses and terrific Urban Tree Pits. You can discover the healing power of plants or the best choices for a city container garden. Plus, there are a wide range of new cooking classes for romantics to consider, among them, The Art of Cooking in the French Garden–For Couples.

Garden to Offer Adult Classes at New Midtown Location

Posted in Learning Experiences on April 7 2010, by Plant Talk

Come Celebrate Grand Opening, Saturday, April 10

Gregory Long is President and CEO of The New York Botanical Garden.

On Saturday, April 10, the Botanical Garden celebrates the opening of its new Midtown Education Center with a free Open House and programs involving New York City’s finest gardening authors and professionals. I invite you to drop in at the Center at 20 West 44th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues) for the event, which will run from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Speak with the Garden’s experienced instructors in Botanical Art & Illustration, Floral Design, Gardening, and Landscape Design. Take mini-classes, watch demonstrations, hear about the skills you can learn, and review portfolios of current students while considering the courses from among the daytime, evening, and weekend classes.

Since 1917, The New York Botanical Garden’s Adult Education Program has helped students receive unmatched horticultural training. Many of our students have discovered new careers through the Garden; others have cultivated their passion for new, rewarding green hobbies. The top-notch instructors, hands-on classes and seminars, and engaging lecture series you’ve come to expect from the Botanical Garden are now conveniently located just two blocks from Grand Central Terminal.