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Brooklyn Botanic Garden
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden is an urban botanic garden that aims to connect people to the world of plants, promoting an appreciation for the environment. Through educational programs, research, and garden renewal efforts, the school inspires people of all ages to learn about and conserve plants and plant communities.
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Morning Meditative Walk
Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Find peace and inspiration by taking a meditative walk through BBG before it opens to the public. Align yourself with nature, practice conscious breathing, and meditate on interbeing and our oneness with our environment. Students will receive gentle guidance in physical alignment, breath awareness, and simple supported yoga poses.
$12
Garden Apothecary: Natural Solid Perfumes
Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Create natural, nontoxic custom scents for men and women in a convenient holiday travel case.
$61
Luscious Flowers and Still Life: Watercolor Workshop
Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY
This dynamic workshop will teach you to rapidly capture gesture, light, and form in watercolor. You will discover how to paint quickly and accurately to make color move and mingle as you create luminous petals and flowers. Individual attention and group critiques will leave you with a better understanding of the watercolor process.
$82
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Natural Perfume Blending Part Two
Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY
The concepts of locking and burying are explored (originated and concieved by Mandy Aftel), with specific assignments to deepen your understanding of blending and perfume creation and sharpen your sense of smell. This workshop is for students who have taken Natural Perfume Blending, or a comparable course, and want to expand their blending skills. Some new materials will be added to your toolkit, including rare and precious oils such as ambrette,...
$113
Floral Crowns: Wedding Crowns
Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Join this class to learn how to add charm and romance to any ensemble with floral crowns and headpieces. Each class will feature two techniques for fabricating flower crowns or combs. The merits of specific flowers will be discussed as well as how to dry your flower crown for long-term use.
$95
Floral Design: Introduction to Ikebana
Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Create a classic ikebana arrangement to take home. The ancient art of ikebana uses empty space and asymmetrical form to inform the composition of the floral design. Are Materials Provided and Included in Cost of the Class? Yes, all materials will be provided but students will have to bring a pair of scissors or garden clippers. Note : Price includes $50 material fee.
$104
Collage and the Water Garden
Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY
This workshop will begin with an instructor-led tour of the Shelby White and Leon Levy Water Garden to look at forms and motifs that define the garden and its water features. Through collage the class will explore color palettes and themes associated with water and create Water Garden–inspired collages. Materials will be provided. Notes:Please bring this confirmation for Garden admission. The Security Guard in the lobby of the Administration Bldg....
$76
Winter Tree Identification
Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Tree identification without the assistance of leaves is a hugely rewarding process. Though many imagine winter identification to be more difficult than during the growing season, in fact, we find far more consistency among twig and bud characteristics of the same tree species than we do for leaves. More than just winter identification alone, this course will train you to look beyond eye-catching leaves in order to learn more about using less-appreciated...
$91
Tai Chi Chuan 3
Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Tai chi chuan (“supreme ultimate force”) is a Chinese martial art that helps balance the yin and yang. Regular practice of tai chi chuan improves blood circulation, relaxes your mind and body, increases your chi (internal energy), and gives you a good night’s sleep. The instructor has been practicing tai chi for more than 50 years and is also certified to teach Tai Chi for Arthritis. The class is held outside on BBG grounds (except Tai Chi...
Native Perennials for the Late Season Garden
Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Bring late-season beauty and ecology into your garden this fall with the best choices of native perennials. Take home plants to start or enhance your own garden. Note: Please bring this confirmation for Garden admission. The Security Guard in the lobby of the Administration Bldg. at 1000 Washington Avenue will direct you to your classroom
$76
Native Plantings for Migrating and Overwintering Birds
Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Learn how to use your garden to support migrating and overwintering birds with the food sources and habitat they need, and take home bird-friendly plants to start or enhance your own garden. Note: Please bring this confirmation for Garden admission. The Security Guard in the lobby of the Administration Bldg. at 1000 Washington Avenue will direct you to your classroom
$78
Grow a Culinary Garden
Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Learn how to grow the many edible plants that thrive in the average Brooklyn garden, from food that grows on trees to root crops. Take a tour of BBG’s many edible plants, and then make a pack of seed bombs filled with easy-to-grow seeds to take home. Note: Please bring a confirmation for Garden admission. The Security Guard in the lobby of the Administration Bldg. at 1000 Washington Avenue will direct you to your classroom.
$81
Colors of the Underwater: Dyeing with Seaweed
Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Just like their non-aquatic botanical counterparts, marine species have diverse color properties. Discover the history and basics of dyeing with algae by using local seaweed. Each participant will receive one large silk scarf to dye during the workshop and a natural dyes zine. Please Note: You must bring your registration confirmation to the Garden for admittance to each class session.
$94
Seed Starting Annual Vegetables and Flowers
Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Starting your own vegetables from seed can be joyful, exciting, and perhaps even life-changing! In this hands-on workshop, learn the basic steps of seed starting and seedling nurturing, practicing with vegetable and flower seeds. Explore seed-starting materials and structures, as well as seedling care, including fertilization, irrigation, and transitioning seedlings for planting out. Notes: Please bring your registration confirmation and a photo...
$76
Spring Sustainable Floral Design
Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Arranging colorful flowers calms the mind and feeds the soul. Working with locally grown flowers helps us connect with time and place, and brings joy and beauty into the home. Join sustainable floral designer Molly Culver of Molly Oliver Flowers for a hands-on workshop. You’ll learn how to source locally grown flowers around NYC, basic flower care, and expert tips on how to make a beautiful centerpiece for your home table using sustainable techniques....
$96
Winter Sustainable Floral Design
Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Arranging colorful flowers calms the mind and feeds the soul. Working with locally grown flowers helps us connect with time and place, and brings joy and beauty into the home. Join sustainable floral designer Molly Culver of Molly Oliver Flowers for a hands-on workshop. You’ll learn how to source locally grown flowers around NYC, basic flower care, and expert tips on how to make a beautiful centerpiece for your home table using sustainable techniques. ...
$96
Botany 101: Gymnosperms and Flowering Plants—BLENDED
Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Learn about how different plant groups evolved to look the way they do and how to distinguish between them. You'll engage in active observation through drawing and photographing plants. After learning about the major plant lineages, we'll examine living specimens to help improve plant identification skills. Expect to leave class with an improved ability to identify and ask useful questions about the plants you encounter. No drawing skill necessary....
Tai Chi & Qigong Advanced Class
Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Tai chi and qi gong exercises improve balance, increase blood circulation, relax your mind and body, and increase your internal energy. The instructor will demonstrate movements. Please come prepared in clothing that allows for movement.
Floral Design: Working with Compostable Floral Techniques
Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Enhance your floral arranging skills with a unique twist! Join us at Brooklyn Botanic Garden for a class on compostable floral techniques, where you'll learn to create stunning arrangements using sustainable materials and inspiration from Japanese ikebana. Discover the art of precision and stability in floral design.
$85
Landscape Drawing for Travelers
Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY
The diverse landscapes of Brooklyn Botanic Garden provide a unique opportunity to hone outdoor drawing skills; its various settings from formal esplanades to native flora provide diverse challenges. My goal is to equip students to sketch successfully outside, whether in the city or remote wilderness. We will cover preparation, portable tools, location planning, and most importantly comfort and safety. Selection of subject matter and pictorial composition...
$69
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