Adult Education student making a floral arrangement.

Adult Education

Take a Spring Class or Dive Into a Summer Intensive!

Beginners and advanced students alike can enjoy classes in Gardening, Design, Art, and more. Contemplating a career change? Check out our many Summer Intensive programs here.

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Botanical Art student drawing a hibiscus

Botanical Art

 Student creating Landscape Design project

Landscape Design

 Students learning in the Conservatory

Horticulture

 Student making a floral arrangement

Floral Design
Students gardening

Gardening

 Student using a microscope

Botany

 Students in the Thain Family Forest

Hort Therapy

 Urban Naturalist students in a forest.

Urban Naturalist
Jarred pickles, beets, and other vegetables.

Food & Drink

 succulents, stone, and moss geodesic dome terrarium

Crafts

 Closeup of a white and pink flower

Photography

Wellness
Brian Sullivan teaching Intensive students in the Native Plant Garden

Summer Intensive Programs

This summer, accelerate your training to become a Floral Designer, Gardener, or Landscape Designer. Take much of the coursework required for a prestigious NYBG Certificate in just a few weeks. Individual intensive classes are also available in Botanical Art & Illustration and Horticultural Therapy.

The front of Mertz Library in fall

Lectures & Symposia

Each year, NYBG welcomes landscape architects, garden designers, and internationally recognized speakers to our stage for enriching talks on their fields and studies. Plan your year with our lineup of 2019 lectures and symposia.