Botany for Horticulturists - Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Botany for Horticulturists

Botany for Horticulturists

Continuing Education Classes | Horticulture Certificate

8 weekly sessions beginning Wednesday, September 4; Thursday, September 12; or Thursday, November 14, 2024 | 6–9 p.m.
Waitlist Only

A strong foundation in botany is essential to understanding how to maintain a healthy landscape. This course includes discussions on plant anatomy, plant life cycles and reproduction, taxonomy, and plant physiology. This course requires no previous knowledge of botany and is recommended as a first course in the Certificate in Horticulture program.

Cost

  • $519 ($472 for members), plus $5 materials fee
  • In addition, there is a 4.5% registration fee for all classes.

Sections

Section A

Begins Wednesday, September 4

Instructor: Lydia Paradiso

8 Wednesdays: September 4–October 30, 2024 (except October 2) | 6–9 p.m.

Registration Closed

Section B

Begins Thursday, September 12

Instructor: Barbara Kurland

8 Thursdays: September 12–November 7, 2024 (except October 3) | 6–9 p.m.

Registration Closed

Section C

Begins Thursday, November 14

Instructor: Dodo Loechle and Fabio Andrés Ávila Castillo

8 Thursdays: November 14, 2024–January 16, 2025 (except November 28 and December 26) | 6–9 p.m.

Registration Closed
Name Instructor Start Date Class Dates Register
Section A Lydia Paradiso Wednesday, September 4 8 Wednesdays: September 4–October 30, 2024 (except October 2) | 6–9 p.m. Registration Closed
Section B Barbara Kurland Thursday, September 12 8 Thursdays: September 12–November 7, 2024 (except October 3) | 6–9 p.m. Registration Closed
Section C Dodo Loechle and Fabio Andrés Ávila Castillo Thursday, November 14 8 Thursdays: November 14, 2024–January 16, 2025 (except November 28 and December 26) | 6–9 p.m. Registration Closed