2016 Continuing Education Course Catalog by Longwood Gardens

Field Guide to Continuing Education 2016 Course Catalog

Broaden your world by learning in ours.

Enhance your Knowledge Excellence in education is at the heart of Longwood’s mission. Our staff and instructors are excited to provide you with a world-class experience through a myriad of compelling courses. Whether your interest is in gardening, floral design, visual arts, or landscape design, we have something for you! Our courses provide useful and practical information that will enhance your knowledge, whatever your level of experience. We invite you to broaden your world by learning in ours.

On the cover Nymphaea ‘Missouri’, tropical night-flowering waterlily

Contents Courses Ornamental Horticulture.................................. 7 Landscape Design............................................ 17 Professional Courses...................................... 27 Short Courses, Workshops, and Tours.............................................................. 35 Visual Arts............................................................ 71 Floral Design..................................................... 87 Fully Online Courses..................................... 109

General Information & Registration.................................................. 113 General Information Map Class Index Registration Information Registration Form

Course Schedule Key All classes in light green boxes take place in the first half of 2016. (January 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;June 30)

All classes in light gray boxes take place in the second half of 2016. (July 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;December 31)

At A Glance . . . Interested in a specific topic? New to Continuing Education? To help you quickly find classes that may be of interest, peruse our topical listing where we highlight some of our most popular, unique, and new courses. Whether you are a beginning gardener, venturing into the visual arts, or just curious and want to learn something new, the perfect opportunity awaits.

Culinary Arts Edible Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ideas for Impact: The World of Mushrooms . . . . . . . . . . . Total Tomato Adventure . . . . . . . . . . . . . Got Herbs? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gardener and the Chef: The Transitional Autumn Garden . . . . . .

Make and Take 14 39 56 61 68

Drawing & Painting Sketching for Designers . . . . . . . . . . . . Botanical Illustration Studio . . . . . . . . . Introduction to Botanical Art . . . . . . . . . An Evening of Botanical Illustration . . . Interpretation in Colored Pencils . . . . . . Capturing the Meadow on Canvas . . . . Fearless Watercolor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A Naturalist’s Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pastels en Plein Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Artist and the Archivist . . . . . . . . . .

20 72 73 73 74 79 81 81 82 84

Environmental Stewardship Ornamental and Native Shrubs . . . . . . . Sustainable Landscape Design . . . . . . . The Meadow Garden through the Seasons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Natural Dyeing with Locally Foraged Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Native Meadows from the Ground Up . A Naturalist’s Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . Autumn Photography at Abbondi . . . . .

11 25 46 58 66 81 85

Insects Tips for Turf Diagnosis: Insect and Disease Management . . . . . Pest Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What’s all the Buzz?? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside the Hive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attracting Mason Bees: Habits and Houses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

40 50 50 54 55 55 57 58 58 59 61 61 64 68 69 80 90

Photography Photographing Orchids . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Photography after Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Capturing the Meadow in Photography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Focus on Flowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Cyanotyping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Water, Water, Everywhere . . . . . . . . . . . 82 A Range of Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Autumn Photography at Abbondi . . . . . 84 Visions of Sugar Plums . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Online class: Photography . . . . . . . . . . 111

Tours 30 31 37 52 68

Lectures Longwood Lecture Series . . . . . . . . . . . Community Conversations with the Authors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Organ Lectures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A Return to Roots: Celebrating the Elegant Style of Constance Spry . . . . . . . . . . . .

Floral Fountain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Branches all Around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trough Making . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beginning Bonsai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Breathtaking Baskets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Water Gardening in a Container . . . . . . “Hanging” Out with Succulents . . . . . . . Natural Dyeing with Locally Foraged Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Botanical Blue Indigo Dye Vat . . . . . . . . Kaleidescope Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . Snip, Clip, Tips: Herbal Topiaries . . . . . . Got Herbs? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fantastic Fern Wreath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attracting Mason Bees: Habits and Houses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kokedama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cyanotyping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Floral Fun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

36 45 62

A Garden Tour with “Class” . . . . . . . . . . 12 Elements of Design Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 The World of Mushrooms . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Champion Tree Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Specialty Nursery Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Ideas for Impact: Longwood Organ Crawls . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 The Afterlife of Trees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 DVWF Tour and More . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Vegetable Gardening Season Extenders: Quick Hoops and Cold Frames . . . . . . . 37 Hungry for Vegetable Gardening . . . . . . 40 Total Tomato Adventure . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Online classes: Vegetable Gardening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Since Pierre du Pontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time Hedera helix, commonly known as English ivy, has been growing at Longwood.

Certificate of Merit in Ornamental Horticulture Expand your knowledge of horticulture through Longwood’s Certificate of Merit in Ornamental Horticulture class offerings. Choose what best suits you, whether it’s an individual 6-week or 3-week class in plant identification or plant science, or the pursuit of a Certificate of Merit in Ornamental Horticulture. Students in the Certificate program can earn sequential, multiple Certificates of Merit in Ornamental Horticulture (Level I, II, etc.). Each certificate is earned consecutively and is based on meeting the requirements listed on page 6. Create your own focus and develop expertise in areas that interest you. Required courses (to ensure a base level of knowledge) along with electives in plant sciences, plant identification, and horticultural techniques are available for a tailormade learning experience.

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Woody Plants

Herbaceous Plants

Plant Science

Certificate of Merit Recognition Each year, Longwood celebrates the accomplishments of our graduates! If you have completed the requirements for one of our Certificates of Merit, join us for a celebration on Thursday, November 17, 2016. To check your eligibility, please use the Certificate of Merit Student Tracking Sheet: https://enroll.longwoodgardens.org or call 610.388.5454. If you are eligible to graduate, please send your completed tracking sheet to the Continuing Education Office or email to help-ce@longwoodgardens.org. Confirmed candidates will receive detailed information in the fall.

Certiﬁcate of Merit in Ornamental Horticulture Certificate Requirements Plant Science Choose two courses (2 credits)

–– Understanding Plants (required for Level I) –– Choose one additional Plant Science course

Plant Identification Choose seven courses (7 credits)

Horticultural Techniques 12 class hours

–– Two Woody Ornamental Plants courses –– Two Herbaceous Ornamental Plants courses –– Three additional Woody or Herbaceous courses of your choice Note: 3-week courses count as .5 credit –– Appreciation of Plants (fully online courses; page 109) count as .5 credit –– –– Choose the appropriate number of courses to meet the 12 hours of class instruction required in the Horticultural Techniques category. These are topic specific courses. Most courses are three hours each, so that typically students will be taking a minimum of four courses to meet this requirement for the certificate.

Courses can be taken in any sequence. Learning in the Gardens Plant Walks An integral part of the Certificate of Merit in Ornamental Horticulture program is the option to study the course plants outside of the classroom. Explore the Gardens with a team of qualified instructors who bring a vast amount of horticultural knowledge and years of field experience to the program. Hone identification skills, study live specimens, cultural conditions,

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and landscape uses of plants in the outdoor gardens and indoor conservatories at Longwood. Designed for small groups, we encourage you to take advantage of this unique opportunity to study in a magnificent setting.

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Plant

Science: Understanding Plants

Conifers with Ginny Levy

with Jeff Jabco Dates Mondays, January 11–February 29 5–7 pm 6 sessions

Dates Wednesdays, January 27–March 2 4–6 pm 6 sessions

Fee $175 Member $195 Non-member

Where Visitor Center Auditorium

This class has two main topics of discussion: plant morphology and plant nomenclature. The first part of the class will focus on the outward structure, or morphology, of plants during the growing season. Look in detail at the methods and terminology of plant identification through a diverse study of leaves, stems, flowers, and fruits. The second part deals with understanding the botanical system of plant names and how the plant kingdom is organized. This is important “groundwork” for anyone hoping to become a successful gardener. Online Learning Extend your learning beyond the classroom with supplemental materials. Optional Exam March 7 Inclement Weather Date March 14 No class January 18 February 1

Explore the world of evergreen and deciduous conifers, ranging from shrubby dwarfs to towering trees. The plants are arranged by family, including Pinaceae (Pines, Spruce, and Firs), Cupressaceae (Arborvitae, Cypress, and Juniper), Taxaceae (Yews), and others, to foster knowledge of specific identification characteristics. This course will focus on the major coniferous genera, highlighting identification, growth patterns, and use in the landscape. Online Learning Extend your learning beyond the classroom with supplemental materials. Optional Exam March 9 Inclement Weather Date March 16 Guided Plant Walks Wednesdays, February 17, March 2, 12:30–3:30 pm and Saturdays, February 13, February 27, 9 am–12 pm

*Please note: February 8 and February 15 classes will be extended 5–7:30 pm. These sessions will have 1.25 hours of lecture and 1.25 hours of lab walk in the Conservatory.

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

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Second Look at Spring: Plants to Extend the Season

Ornamental with Eva Monheim

and Native Shrubs

with David Culp Dates Mondays, March 21–April 4 6:30–8:30 pm 3 sessions

Dates Mondays, April 18–May 23 6:30–8:30 pm 6 sessions

Fee $91 Member $98 Non-member

Fee $175 Member $195 Non-member

Where Visitor Center Auditorium

Are you searching for plants that will fill the vacancies in your garden’s bloom period or looking to extend the time your garden is in its peak glory? Get the jump on spring by exploring underutilized plants that have the potential to add impact when the rest of your garden lies dormant. This early blooming and emerging group of plants is sure to keep your garden colorful and exciting well before spring officially arrives. Online Learning Extend your learning beyond the classroom with supplemental materials. Optional Exam April 11 Guided Plant Walks Monday, April 4, 2:30–5:30 pm and Saturday, April 9, 9 am–12 pm

Discover some of the most outstanding shrubs for the home landscape. No need to limit your selection to one variety. Native ornamentals, as well as plants that naturalize, will become part of your plant palette. Discuss the aesthetic qualities, identification techniques, cultural practices, and landscape uses of many reliably hardy Mid-Atlantic shrubs. Review tried-and-true shrubs, popular flowering shrubs, native plants, new cultivars, plants that naturalize well, and less commonly known species. Online Learning Extend your learning beyond the classroom with supplemental materials. Optional Exam June 6 No Class May 30 Guided Plant Walks Mondays, May 9, May 23, 2:30–5:30 pm and Saturdays, May 14, June 4, 9 am–12 pm

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

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Ornamental Vines with Kerry Ann McLean

Dates Tuesdays, May 10–24 6:30–8:30 pm 3 sessions Fee $91 Member $98 Non-member Where Visitor Center Auditorium Add a splendid veil of texture and color to your garden. Vines help to blend architecture artfully with the garden and provide exciting vertical accents. Explore identification, habit, and creative uses of vines suitable to gardens in the Delaware Valley. Online Learning Extend your learning beyond the classroom with supplemental materials. Optional Exam May 31 Guided Plant Walks Saturday, May 21, 9 am–12 pm and Tuesday, May 24, 2:30–5:30 pm

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A Garden Tour with “Class” HP with Longwood Staff

Date Saturday, May 21 9 am–12 pm Fee $19 Member $21 Non-member Where Self-guided Welcome to the lovely private gardens of three Longwood instructors. Mary Allinson, Gwynne Ormsby, and Nora Sadler have graciously offered to show you their home gardens. Visit each garden on your own and compare their different sizes, plant palettes, and foci. A self-paced tour within Kennett Square and the West Chester Borough will provide you with ample time to ask questions and be inspired for your own home garden. Maps and directions will be provided with your confirmation.

CertiďŹ cate of Merit in Ornamental Horticulture

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

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Edible Plants with Pandora Young

Summer Flowering with Charles Cresson

Bulbs

Dates Tuesdays, August 23–September 27 6:30–8:30 pm 6 sessions

Dates Wednesdays, August 24–September 7 5–7 pm 3 sessions

Fee $175 Member $195 Non-member

Fee $91 Member $98 Non-member

Where Visitor Center Auditorium

Ornamental plants offer a multi-purposed approach that supports emerging lifestyles and a practical way to look at the garden. A mixed bed can take your garden into the kitchen year-round. This course will concentrate on identification, culture, landscape, and culinary use by concentrating on planting combinations of safe edible species and cultivars that are suitable for growing in the garden or containers. Tasting opportunities will be provided!

Mixed with annuals and perennials or filling empty spaces later in the season, summer flowering bulbs are an important part of the garden palette. Some bring intriguing detail to the garden, while others provide lush foliage and abundant bloom. Winter hardy varieties return each year, and even tender kinds are especially easy to overwinter. Most bulbs are pest and disease resistant, even to deer. This course will focus on the identification and culture of bulbs, corms, rhizomes, and tubers that flower in summer.

Online Learning Extend your learning beyond the classroom with supplemental materials.

Optional Exam October 4

Optional Exam September 14

Guided Plant Walks Tuesdays, September 13, September 27, 2:30–5:30 pm and Saturdays, September 17, October 1, 9 am–12 pm

Guided Plant Walks Wednesday, September 7, 1–4 pm and Saturday, September 10, 9 am–12 pm

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Deciduous with Bob Dougan

Trees

Plant Science: Plant Pathology with Nicole Donofrio

Dates Thursdays, September 15–October 20 6:30–8:30 pm 6 sessions

Dates Mondays, September 26–November 7 4–6 pm 6 sessions

Fee $175 Member $195 Non-member

Where Visitor Center Auditorium

Deciduous trees are typically the most long-lasting plants in a landscape and when mature, can be the most valuable structures on the property. They provide framework to your garden, and many species contribute significant habitat for wildlife. Deciduous trees offer essential shade in the landscape and can even lower your energy bill, if placed correctly. This course will cover the identification and landscape uses of deciduous trees found in this region. Online Learning Extend your learning beyond the classroom with supplemental materials. Optional Exam October 27 Guided Plant Walks Thursdays, October 6, October 20, 2:30– 5:30 pm and Saturdays, October 8, October 22, 9 am–12 pm

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

What’s killing my plant? Concentrate on the causes of plant disease, disease symptomatology, epidemiology, and understand and diagnose disease problems in your landscape and garden. Learn about disease management with an emphasis on prevention, and discover the resources available to identify and control plant diseases. Online Learning Extend your learning beyond the classroom with supplemental materials. Optional Exam November 14 No Class October 31 Guided Lab and Walk Monday, October 3, 1:30–3:30 pm (at Longwood) and Saturday, October 29, 9–11 am (at the University of Delaware Botanical Garden)

Corinthian column capital, limestone, circa 1930, from the love temple originally purchased by Pierre du Pont for the West Game Lawn of the Main Fountain Garden.

Landscape Design Gain professional experience and drawing skills to design exquisite landscapes with ease through the Certificate of Merit in Landscape Design. Whether you are pursuing a certificate or just interested in beautifying your property, landscape design courses are available to everyone. Previous knowledge of plant material is strongly recommended and is required for some courses. To earn the certificate, the student must satisfactorily complete the core courses, receiving a minimum grade of 70% in each course. Core course grades will be based on assignments, class projects, and participation. Elective courses will be graded on a pass/non-pass basis. To receive credit toward a Certificate, students must complete an assignment. See certificate requirements on page 16. Small class size ensures low student-teacher ratios. Please register early.

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Certiﬁcate of Merit in Landscape Design Certificate Requirements Core Courses

Electives Minimum of eight credits

–– People, Plants, & Landscape Design –– Landscape Design I –– Landscape Design II (prerequisite required) –– Sketching with a Design Perspective –– Planting Design (prerequisite required) –– Elements of Design Garden Tour –– Sustainable Landscape and Design Theory (prerequisite required) –– Three Certificate of Merit in Ornamental Horticulture courses (must be either Woody or Herbaceous plants courses) See page 7. –– –– A selection of elective courses will be offered every year. These offerings are subject to change from year to year.

Recommended Class Sequence Take at any time: –– Elements of Design Garden Tour and all electives

First classes (in any sequence): –– People, Plants, & Landscape Design –– Landscape Design I –– Sketching for Designers

Next classes (pre-requisite required): –– Sustainable Landscape and Design Theory –– Landscape Design II –– Planting Design

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Landscape Design CC

Landscape with Jules Bruck

Design I

Dates Fridays, February 5–April 1 9 am–12 pm 8 sessions Fee $224 Member $249 Non-member Where Acer Room

Online Learning Extend your learning beyond the classroom with supplemental materials. Inclement Weather Date April 8 No Class March 25 A materials list will accompany your confirmation email.

OR Dates Fridays, February 5–April 1 1–4 pm 8 sessions Fee $224 Member $249 Non-member Where Acer Room This course is an in-depth approach to design process, traditional landscape graphics, and topics related to sustainable landscapes. Through lectures and demonstrations, learn to produce professional-quality conceptual designs. Utilizing a home landscape on Longwood grounds, students gain practice in process and design drawing. Learn to prepare a base plan by measuring a garden space, translating measurements to scale, and drafting a base plan. Get acquainted with design tools and online sources of information that are key to producing practical designs. In a final project, develop a unique, creative, yet feasible solution for a given site.

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

Landscape Design CC

Sketching with Robin Irizarry

for Designers

People, Plants, & Landscape Design with Danilo Maffei

Dates Saturdays, February 27–April 2 8:30–11:30 am 5 sessions

Dates Tuesdays, March 1–22 6:30–8:30 pm 4 sessions

Fee $149 Member $165 Non-member

Fee $129 Member $142 Non-member

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Sketching is an integral element to a designer’s tool kit. Develop a foundation in field sketching techniques including line, tone, and color through drawing exercises designed for the novice landscape designer. Learn to communicate visually by exploring indoor and outdoor sites at Longwood. Weekly peer-reviewed assignments will provide supportive feedback and help you achieve your goals. Online Learning Extend your learning beyond the classroom with supplemental materials.

Discover a new design paradigm by exploring relationships between people and plants in the contexts of event, time, and space, yielding vibrant gardens with depth and relevancy. Learn through discussion, slides, and online group exercises how to define spaces that are truly supportive of people and plants. Explore how to use time and the sustainable principles of economy, environment, and social capital to make informed and effective design decisions.

No Class March 26 Inclement Weather Date April 9 A materials list will accompany your confirmation email.

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Online Learning Extend your learning beyond the classroom with supplemental materials. Inclement Weather Date March 29

Landscape Design

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

Landscape Design CC

Planting Design with Jonathan Wright

Developing a Design Philosophy Based on “Sense of Place” with Claire Sawyers

Dates Thursdays, April 7–May 19 6–9 pm 7 sessions

Dates Wednesdays, May 4–25 6:30–8:30 pm 4 sessions

Fee $224 Member $249 Non-member

Fee $129 Member $142 Non-member

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Prerequisite Landscape Design I + a minimum of 3 Certificate of Merit plant identification courses. Garden designers have been called creative problem solvers. They must take into consideration site characteristics and challenges, as well as plant combinations for year-round interest. Using elements from Landscape Design I, create beautiful planting designs with balance, repetition, and cohesiveness. Gain exposure to different garden situations, such as the sunny perennial border or woodland garden, while considering important ecological aspects. Insightful discussion of traditional plant combinations for both formal and informal styles is paired with examples of effective planting designs used at Longwood and other gardens. This practical course allows you to develop a planting plan based on realistic situations and clearly communicate the desired effect and design intent.

Knowing climatic conditions is critical to growing plants successfully. Understanding and reflecting on the natural, historical, and cultural aspects that contribute to a sense of place can similarly affect the success of a garden or landscape design. In this 4-week course, expect illustrated lectures, assigned readings, discussions, and exercises that use a sense of place as a starting point to develop landscape design ideas and approaches.

Online Learning Extend your learning beyond the classroom with supplemental materials.

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Online Learning Extend your learning beyond the classroom with supplemental materials.

Landscape Design CC

Elements of Design Tour with Allan Summers and Geoff Anderson

Garden Modeling with SketchUp with Danilo Maffei

Date Friday, June 3 8:30 am–4 pm

Dates Saturdays, August 20 & 27 8:30 am–12:30 pm 2 sessions

Fee $120 Member $132 Non-member Boxed lunch included

Fee $129 Member $142 Non-member

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This day-long tour will highlight several exquisite private gardens in the region. Join landscape architects Allan Summers and Geoff Anderson, with Rodney Robinson Landscape Architects, Inc., as they lead you through the design process they used to create three unique residential gardens. Go beyond the beautiful vistas to understand the theory and structural design for each garden and discover how these elements are integrated into each homeowner’s individual style and needs. Plant selections and special features will be evaluated and discussed at each location. After visiting two gardens in the morning, the tour will wind its way to Winterthur, for a lunch stop and the opportunity to explore several gardens designed by Allan and Geoff. Following Winterthur, we’ll visit the third private garden, where you will explore design and planting ideas for achieving an exuberant garden within a limited space. Trip leaves promptly as listed and runs rain or shine. Please note that this tour contains a good deal of walking and is an outdoor experience. While our pace will be slow, some areas will require mildly strenuous walking. Appropriate footwear and water are recommended. Dress for all types of weather. Students wishing to receive credit for their Landscape Design Certificate must complete and submit an assignment designed specifically for this landscape tour.

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

This course is for beginning landscape designers who are looking to take their graphic communications to the next level. SketchUp is a powerful and flexible tool that enables designers to envision and communicate their creations in 3D. Students will be introduced to the software, taught its basic functions, and learn how to generate a model from a 2D drawing and real-life example. Operations such as importing existing drawings and converting them to 3D, applying textures, basic contour modeling, and exporting images and documents will be covered as you create a simple landscape design. Students are required to bring their own laptop with SketchUp installed. We recommend downloading SketchUp Make for Educational Use. This is a FREE download available at http://www.sketchup.com. A full-size mouse and power cable are highly recommended. Students should have solid two-dimensional manual drafting/ drawing skills and be comfortable working in a computer operating system environment (Windows or Mac). Operations such as click, double-click, saving files and other common tasks must be second nature as a prerequisite. Be sure to test your software installation before arriving at class. There will not be time in the course to troubleshoot installations, hardware, or software problems.

Landscape Design CC

Landscape Design with Allan Summers

Design, Create, Construct: Patios with Shipley Allinson Dates Tuesdays, September 13–October 4 6:30–8:30 pm 4 sessions

Dates Wednesdays, September 7–November 16 6:30–8:30 pm 10 sessions

Fee $129 Member $142 Non-member

Fee $224 Member $249 Non-member

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Where Betula Room Prerequisite Landscape Design I Why do some designs succeed and others do not? Conceptualize gardens using a variety of drawing techniques and develop a more sophisticated understanding of design theory. Become increasingly comfortable with identification of goals and objectives, site inventory and analysis, and the various design phases. Delve deeper into design creativity, detailed garden features, and more advanced graphics by solidifying concepts presented in previous courses.

Hardscaping is an integral feature of landscapes and refers to the “built” environment utilizing hard surfaces. Patios, walkways, retaining walls, steps, and water features are all examples of hard surfaces in the garden. In this practical and interactive course, you’ll explore how patios can enhance the residential landscape design. Learn fundamental principles for planning and installation through slide shows, group discussions, and a hardscape design project. Outside the classroom, we’ll use Longwood as a teaching lab as we explore the grounds to learn more about the uses and effects of hardscaping in the built garden environment.

Online Learning Extend your learning beyond the classroom with supplemental materials. No Class October 12

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Landscape Design CC

Sustainable Landscape and Design Theory with Susan Barton Dates Thursdays, October 6–November 3 4:30–6:30 pm 5 sessions Fee $149 Member $165 Non-member Where Acer Room Prerequisite Landscape Design I or Sketching for Designers Discuss the contemporary theory of sustainable landscape design while learning alternative landscaping methods to alleviate environmental pressures caused by invasive species, storm water runoff, and habitat destruction. Study the landscape to recognize potential problems and identify solutions that will reduce the environmental impact and conserve biodiversity. Online Learning Extend your learning beyond the classroom with supplemental materials. A materials list will accompany your confirmation email.

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

Pitchfork, early 20th century, believed to have been used on Longwood Farm.

Professional Courses Expand your knowledge and gain expertise in weed, plant disease, and pest identification as well as turf management. Learn in-depth information on specific topics important to continuing your professional development and/or accumulating training and credit hours toward plant- and garden-related professional licenses. These classes are taught on a professional level; however, homeowners and garden hobbyists are welcome.

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Horticultural Techniques

Professional Courses ASHS Certified Horticulturist Program (CH) Examination Test Site

Fertilizers and with Nancy Agnew

Date Thursday, March 24 1–5 pm

Date Wednesday, April 6 9 am–12 pm

Where Catalpa Room

Fee $49 Member $55 Non-member

Must apply for the examination and register with ASHS Application deadline: March 17, 2016 OR Date Tuesday, October 18 1–5 pm Where Catalpa Room Must apply for the examination and register with ASHS Application deadline: October 11, 2016

Formulations

Where Acer Room Hungry for information about fertilizing your lawn and garden? Learn how to read a fertilizer label and to calculate the proper amount of material required to fertilize lawns, vegetable gardens, and flower borders. Compare conventional and organic fertilizer sources and understand the role compost applications can play in improving soil nutrient status. Gain the confidence to select the correct fertilizer product for your situation.

Longwood Gardens is pleased to partner with the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) to serve as a testing site in support of the Certified Horticulturist Program. The CH is an exciting program developed to recognize all those talented, knowledgeable practitioners working in horticulture. Please log onto the ASHS web site http://www.ashs.org/?page=CH to see information about the examination and the eligibility requirements.

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Professional Courses

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

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Weed Identification with Tanner Delvalle

Tips for Turf Diagnosis: Insect and Disease Management with Tanner Delvalle

Date Wednesday, May 11 9 am–12 pm

Date Wednesday, May 11 1–4 pm

Fee $89 Member $99 Non-member

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Date Thursday, September 15 9 am–12 pm

Date Thursday, September 15 1–4 pm

Fee $89 Member $99 Non-member

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This hands-on session includes vital identification and management strategies for some broadleaf and grassy weeds common to landscape, turf, and roadside sites. Specialized instruction will focus on life cycles, key characteristics, and plant structures useful in identification practices.

Elevate an average lawn to an extraordinary one. Hone your ability to diagnose symptoms of turf grass disease, insect infestation, or cultural damage. Learn signs, symptoms, and management strategies to remedy common turf grass problems and observe samples of pests and beneficial insects turf managers may encounter.

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Professional Courses HT

Plant Disease with Bob Mulrooney

Identification

Pest Identification with Grant Jones

Date Wednesday, May 18 9 am–12 pm

Date Wednesday, May 25 9 am–12 pm

Fee $89 Member $99 Non-member

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Date Wednesday, May 25 1–4 pm

Date Thursday, September 22 9 am–12 pm

Fee $89 Member $99 Non-member

Where Acer Room

OR Date Thursday, September 22 1–4 pm Fee $89 Member $99 Non-member

Explore Longwood’s vast outdoor landscape and observe and identify common pest signs and symptoms. Learn to recognize pest damage and differentiate between harmful and beneficial insects. Gain valuable information on pest life cycles and methods of natural, biological, and chemical controls as components of an integrated pest-management program.

Where Acer Room Using the Gardens as your classroom, learn to identify common diseases of trees, shrubs, and perennials. Effectively monitor landscapes by learning to recognize the symptoms of plant disease, the conditions that cause it, and when and how to apply controls. In-depth discussions will cover control measures including proper horticultural practices, sanitation, resistant cultivars, and fungicides. To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

Professional Courses Beginning and Growing Your School Garden

Beginning and Growing Your HP School Garden ONLINE with Lori Trexler

Dates Monday, July 11â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Thursday, July 14 4 sessions

Dates July 9â&#x20AC;&#x201C;August 20 6-week online course

Fee $180 Member $200 Non-member

Fee $135 Member $150 Non-member

Where Acer Room

Where Fully online

Learn about the benefits of school garden programs and how to start, maintain, and grow a program of your own. Topics addressed throughout the course include garden types and themes, building a support network, curriculum connections, funding your garden project, and garden maintenance. Course participants visit local school gardens, receive feedback and advice from teachers, and take home curriculum resources and plant material. Additionally, on-site participants gain exclusive access to newly developed online course materials, presentations, and discussion information. Pennsylvania teachers qualify for Act 48 credits.

Learn about the benefits of school garden programs and how to start, maintain, and grow a program of your own. Topics addressed include garden types and themes, building a support network, curriculum connections, funding your garden project, and garden maintenance. Interact with and receive valuable feedback from the instructor and other teachers while discovering new avenues for student instruction.

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Professional Courses

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

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Short Courses, Workshops, and Tours These courses are designed for beginners, hobby gardeners, and professionals who wish to expand their knowledge of specific plant groups or a particular gardening topic. Useful and practical information on the care of certain plants or specific gardening techniques will add to your knowledge, whatever your level of gardening experience. Longwood offers the opportunity to learn directly from our gardeners and horticulturists in a unique learning environment. These courses require no prerequisites. Try one!

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Short Courses, Workshops, and Tours

Longwood Lecture Series Get engaged in the Fountain Revitalization Project. Hear from the visionaries, experts, and artisans who are restoring and renovating our Main Fountain Garden. Fee Free Members (registration required) $29 Non-member Where Ballroom

Sustainability and Stewardship with Jim Bilella, Vice President Urban Engineering Inc.; Mike Petka, Sr. Project Manager, Bancroft Construction Co.; Penny Person, Project Manager, Longwood Gardens Date Tuesday, February 23 6:30–8 pm Stewardship of historic and culturally significant gardens and architecture is imperative for these gems to be enjoyed by future generations. This lecture will share the story of stewardship through sustainable design and construction techniques. Explore the concepts of environmental sensitivity, energy efficient design, and the Sustainable Sites Initiative. The integrity of maintaining key elements in design and construction will also be discussed in relation to the repurposing of materials.

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Grand Ideas that Scale with Claire Agre, Principal, West 8 Date Tuesday, May 17 6:30–8 pm Join Claire Agre for an exploration of great garden architecture through the millennia. The garden as an art form is broad and powerful, dating from the birth of civilization as we know it, bringing beauty, refinement and storytelling to our everyday lives. Furthermore, gardens are dynamic and evolve to stand the test of time. The execution of garden details must provide beauty, adaptability, durability and a compelling human scale over the centuries. This lecture will compare the design work at our Main Fountain Garden with an investigation of great gardens’ themes and details—Italian, Baroque, American, and imagined. Finally, the living and dynamic topics of site-specificity, maintenance, weather, and horticultural techniques will be discussed as the foundation to all grand garden design.

The Art and Science of Restoration with Richard Southwick, Partner & Director of Historic Preservation, Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners LLP, and Miriam Kelly, Associate, Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners LLP Date Tuesday, November 1 6:30–8 pm The restoration of the Main Fountain Garden requires a careful balance of preservation philosophy, creative design, and scientific analysis. This lecture will focus on the design process when working within a historic garden. Key issues to be addressed include understanding the original design intent, establishing a set of principles to guide the restoration, and deciding when to restore, replace, or reinterpret the original historic features.

Short Courses, Workshops, and Tours HT

Season

Extenders: Quick-hoops and Cold Frames

What’s all with Jim Bobb

the Buzz?

with Adam Cressman Date Saturday, January 16 9 am–12 pm

Date Saturday, January 30 9 am–12 pm

Fee $49 Member $55 Non-member

Where Acer Room

Longing for home-grown vegetables early in the season? Extend the vegetable harvest year-round using cold frames, low tunnels, and high tunnels. Compare and contrast these three structures and how they can be used effectively in the garden. Discuss crop timing, plant selection, and maximizing productivity from the garden. Learn construction techniques with handson activities, so that you can enjoy a fresh harvest of seasonal vegetables all year long.

Are you considering beekeeping as a new hobby? Beekeeping, or apiculture, is the practical management of honey bees that live in large colonies of up to 60,000 individuals. This broad overview will dispel the mysteries of the honeybee and its social structure. Observe hive equipment and discuss its intricacies with an expert. Discuss the mechanics, cost, and the ideal time to get started. This honey of a class will help take the mystery out of beekeeping.

Inclement Weather Date January 23

Inclement Weather Date January 31

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

Short Courses, Workshops, and Tours

Ideas for Impact: The World of Mushrooms The “Mushroom Capital of the World” is at our back door, where more than 400 million pounds of mushrooms are produced every year!

9:30–10:30 am The History of Mushrooms in Kennett Square with Jim Angelucci, Philips Mushroom, Inc. How did Kennett Square become the “Mushroom Capital of the World”? Take a journey through time and learn about how this industry grew in our area. Explore the biology and diversity of the fungi kingdom.

10:45–11:30 am Repurposing Mushroom Compost Enjoy an immersive experience into the with Jake Chaflin, Laurel Valley Soils world of mushrooms. The morning will feature several speakers sharing their Mushroom compost can only be used insight on culture, history, and composting. for one crop cycle before it is replaced, Then, savor a special menu in our Terrace which means it is critical to have an Restaurant featuring several mushroom environmentally sustainable way to manage dishes. After lunch, shuttle buses will this increasing by-product. Learn how used transport the group to visit two local mushroom compost, once considered mushroom growers for a custom tour. Cap “waste” is now being repurposed and your day with the chance to buy from our utilized in the landscape industry and in local growers before returning to Longwood. green infrastructure development.

Date Saturday, February 6 Fee $89 Member $99 Non-member Lunch is included Where Visitor Center Auditorium with bus tour off-site

11:30 am–12:30 pm Mushroom-themed lunch menu Terrace Restaurant 1–4 pm Tours of Philips Mushrooms, Inc. and Basciani Foods, Inc. Enjoy a unique opportunity to go inside the mushroom houses, see how exotic varieties are grown, and walk through a processing and packing facility. 4:30 pm Arrive back at Longwood Gardens Inclement Weather Date February 7 Dress for an indoor/outdoor experience and wear comfortable shoes for walking outdoors. Please check your confirmation email for further details regarding dress restrictions in the mushroom facilities.

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

Short Courses, Workshops, and Tours Floral Fountain HP

Hungry for Vegetable Gardening

with Jim Sutton

with Elizabeth Alakszay

Date Friday, February 19 6–9 pm

Dates Saturdays, February 20, March 12, April 23, May 21, August 6, September 17 6 sessions 9–11 am

Fee $129 Member $142 Non-member

Where Acer Room Take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime chance to take a piece of Longwood history home! Create a contemporary floral design built on a piece of marble reclaimed from our Main Fountain Garden Revitalization project. Assorted flowers will be arranged in this specially designed marble piece using a flower frog. The shape and design of the marble allows it to be re-used and treasured for many years.

Where Acer & Betula Rooms Are you looking to grow the best vegetable garden ever? Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or this is the first time you’ve broken ground, cultivate your skills throughout the growing season. There’s so much to cover: soil preparation, composting, seed starting, transplanting, plant care, irrigation, pest management, harvesting, season extension, preserving the harvest, and even recipes. A variety of hands-on activities will support your quest to have the abundant vegetable garden you’ve always wanted! Inclement Weather Date March 6

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Short Courses, Workshops, and Tours Deer Detours HP

Orchids for Beginners HP

with Adam Cressman

with Gregory Griffis

Date Sunday, February 21 10 am–12 pm

Date Thursday, March 10 6–9 pm

Fee $36 Member $40 Non-member

Fee $80 Member $89 Non-member

Where Acer Room

Gardening in our region is impossible without knowing some methods to control deer. Gnawing, browsing, and rubbing can decimate your gardens and wreak havoc on your landscaping budget. Learn about deer biology and Lyme disease, which plants deer love, and which they don’t prefer. Evaluate the pros, the cons, and varying degrees of effectiveness of many control measures as well as their cost/benefit. Inclement Weather Date February 28

OR Date Saturday, October 8 9 am–12 pm Fee $80 Member $89 Non-member Where Acer Room Orchid admirers become orchid growers after joining this popular class. This workshop introduces the popular genera of orchids and highlights those best suited for home and greenhouse growing. Explore orchids’ growth requirements and how their needs differ from those of other houseplants. Learn about their natural habitat and briefly review their plant structure. Beware! Once you start, you may find orchid growing to be a fabulous addiction. Fee includes a beautiful orchid, ready-to-bloom, to take home.

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

Short Courses, Workshops, and Tours HT

Performance

Pruning: Small Flowering Trees

Understanding Aquaponics HP with Thomas Bilotta

with Andrew Lyman and Naomi McCafferty Date Saturday, March 12 8:30 am–12 pm

Date Sunday, March 13 9:30–11:30 am

Fee $49 Member $55 Non-member

Fee $19 Member $21 Non-member

Where Catalpa Room

OR Date Saturday, March 12 1–4:30 pm Fee $49 Member $55 Non-member Where Catalpa Room Improve your trees’ performance and take the mystery out of pruning. Correct timing will ensure optimum blooms and accurate techniques will give your trees proper shape and improved habit. Try your hand at pruning various small flowering trees within Longwood’s living collection.

Aquaponic systems have been used to grow food for thousands of years. Discover their renaissance as a means of food production in an environment of shrinking farm land. Aquaponics is a method of combining aquaculture (raising aquatic animals), hydroponics (growing plants without soil), and bacteria in a symbiotic relationship. In essence, the fish produce waste, the bacteria breaks it down to fertilizer, and the plants absorb the nutrients from the water. This course will cover the basic science behind these systems and provide resources for sourcing materials for home or commercial use and its application for the average homeowner.

Dress for the outdoor weather and bring your pruners and handsaw, if available.

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Short Courses, Workshops, and Tours

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

Short Courses, Workshops, and Tours

Community Read Join us and our community partners for the third year of our Community Read—a program designed to encourage reading for pleasure and then start a conversation. As we watch the progress of the New Heights Fountain Revitalization Project and learn more about the Main Fountain Garden through the Longwood Lecture Series, we have been thinking a lot about the man who created it all, Pierre S. du Pont. This one man has inspired so many people with his vision. Given that context, the powerful idea of “one person to inspire many” is the perfect theme for our 2016 Community Read. Both books feature stories of spirited women who inspired their communities. In Grandma Gatewood’s Walk (2014), Ben Montgomery traces the story of an unlikely heroine. A woman who, to escape personal struggles, in 1955 embarks on a journey of several thousand miles of rugged terrain, and often ill-marked trails…alone…without any equipment…at the age of 67. Achieving more than escape or solitude, she becomes the first woman to through-hike the 2,100 miles of the Appalachian Trail. Her act of walking became an inspiration to others. She began to focus much-needed attention on Appalachian Trail conditions and rallied support for the Trail. In On Meadowview Street (2007), author Henry Cole tells the story of a little girl, Caroline, whose inspiration transforms her new neighborhood. Caroline first makes a connection with a small flower. That connection grows and grows. Both are fun and engaging to read. These books inspired us to explore the simple acts of walking in nature and planting a flower (or two)! We want to share both with our community.

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Family Workshop with Henry Cole, author of On Meadowview Street Join the celebrated author and illustrator in a workshop for children and their parents! Enjoy a personal experience with Henry Cole, while learning about illustration and creating original works of art. All participants in the workshop will receive a copy of On Meadowview Street to be signed by the author. This workshop is designed for children ages 8–12. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Each child and adult must be registered.

Date Saturday, April 2 2:30–4 pm Fee $19 Member $21 Non-member Where Terra Cotta Room Phone registrations ONLY please. Call 610.388.5454

Short Courses, Workshops, and Tours Small Group Discussion with Ben Montgomery, author of Grandma Gatewood’s Walk For readers interested in a personal experience with the author and the opportunity to enjoy a short hike, we offer a book chat with the author and a small group of fellow readers. Ben Montgomery will share his insights and lead the group on a discussion of the ideas in the book. Following the discussion, staff from Longwood’s Natural Lands division will lead an optional group walk through the Meadow Garden and Woodland Walk. After registering for the small group discussion, you will be mailed a copy of the book. Begin reading, and then participate in one of our group discussions hosted by the author. This is your chance to interact with Ben, to learn about the book and share your thoughts, and then learn more about Longwood’s newest garden through the simple act of walking in nature.

Date Saturday, April 23 10 am–12:30 pm Fee $25 Member $29 Non-member Where Webb Barn House OR Date Sunday, April 24 10 am–12:30 pm Fee $25 Member $29 Non-member Where Webb Barn House

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

Community Conversations with the Authors Join authors Ben Montgomery and Henry Cole

Henry Cole Fee Free for Members $20 Non-member Date Saturday, April 2 10–11 am Where Conservatory Join Henry Cole for an interactive and educational presentation. The author will share his personal experiences and encourage the audience to develop their individual talents. A short demonstration and discussion about his books, including On Meadowview Street, will captivate both children and adults. This presentation is most appropriate for children ages 6–12. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Ben Montgomery Fee Free for Members $20 Non-member Date Saturday, April 23 7–9 pm Where Ballroom Join Ben Montgomery to learn more about his writing and Grandma Gatewood, and join with fellow readers to celebrate and discuss the book. There will be a book signing and opportunity to continue the conversation in an informal setting.

Short Courses, Workshops, and Tours

The Meadow Garden through the Seasons In Cooperation with the Delaware Nature Society, American Birding Association, Brandywine Conservancy, and Brandywine River Museum of Art As the snow melts and the soil warms, ephemerals bloom among the remnants of perennial grasses. Emerging insects pollinate the first flowers and the meadow begins a new season of life. Make a deeper connection to our 86-acre Meadow Garden through photography, hiking in the field, or on canvas. Three tracks of unique courses aim to provide a personal tour through the metamorphosis of our newest feature garden.

Kick-off Event at the Brandywine River Museum of Art Date Thursday, April 7 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 pm Where Brandywine River Museum of Art Students enrolled in any Meadow Garden through the Seasons course are invited to attend a special event celebrating the plant and animal life of our idyllic Brandywine Valley landscape. Amanda C. Burdan, Associate Curator for the Brandywine River Museum of Art, will offer an introspective on the correlation between our surrounding landscape and its influence on American art. You will also get an opportunity to meet and greet fellow students and some of the instructors for this exciting program. You will have exclusive access to view the galleries at the Brandywine River Museum of Art and sample local wines and cheeses. Registration is required and each student may bring one guest. 46 Continuing Education at Longwood Gardens / 2016

Track 1: Flora and Fauna of the Brandywine Valley with Tom Brightman, Mark Gormel, Jim White, Joe Sebastiani, Colin McCallum-Cook, Bill Haldeman, and Bill Stewart

Dates Sundays, April 17, June 12, October 2, October 23 9 amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;1 pm 4 sessions Fee $129 Member $142 Non-member Where Meet at the Visitor Center Understanding the correlation between plant and animal life brings perspective and appreciation of the beauty and ecological function of a meadow. Explore a different topic each season with an expert in the field of herpetology, entomology, and ecology. You will get the chance to understand the complexities and relationships between these meadow communities and the important role they play in the conservation of the land. Please note that this track contains a good deal of walking and is an outdoor experience. While our pace will be slow, some areas will require mildly strenuous hiking. Appropriate footwear, water, and binoculars are recommended. Dress for all types of weather.

Inclement Weather Dates May 1, June 26, October 9, October 30

Short Courses, Workshops, and Tours Track 2: Capturing the Meadow in Photography

Track 3: Capturing the Meadow on Canvas

with Rob Cardillo

with Karl Kuerner

Dates Tuesdays, April 19, June 7, October 4, November 15 4–8 pm, April and June 2–6 pm, October 1–4 pm, November 4 sessions Fee $250 Member $275 Non-member Where Business Entrance parking lot Join famed photographer Rob Cardillo on a journey through the Meadow Garden each season. Learn to see then translate your vision of the Meadow Garden through digital cameras and lenses in the long shadows of the afternoon. It will be inspiring to compare and contrast the seasonal changes when you review your images. We’ll explore vistas, vignettes, and close-ups as we venture deeper into the Meadow Garden. Class time is devoted to field photography and we’ll use the Online Classroom after each session for discussion and critiques.

Dates Sundays, May 1, June 5, September 11, October 30 9 am–1 pm 4 sessions Fee $250 Member $275 Non-member Where Meet at the Visitor Center Local painter and Andrew Wyeth protégé, Karl Kuerner, is known for his idyllic landscapes of our region. Join Karl as he guides you through an exclusive Meadow experience. Capture the metamorphosis of color and form through the succession of blooms that take place throughout the year. Choose acrylic, oil, or watercolor for this unique plein air experience. Bring your own supplies, including paints, canvas, easel, and stool. Transportation to the site will be provided. Appropriate footwear and water are recommended. Dress for all types of weather.

Inclement Weather Dates May 15, June 12, September 18, November 6

Online Learning Extend your learning beyond the classroom with supplemental materials. Participants must bring their own digital photographic equipment and should have a working knowledge of their camera. Some activities are not applicable to point and shoot cameras. A tripod is optional, but highly recommended. Please note that this track contains a good deal of walking and is an outdoor experience. While our pace will be slow, some areas will require mildly strenuous hiking. Appropriate footwear and water are recommended. Dress for all types of weather. Each session is a rain or shine event.

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

Short Courses, Workshops, and Tours The Weekend Designer HP

Champion Tree Tour HP

with Jules Bruck

with Scott Wade

Dates Saturday, April 9, 9 am–4 pm Sunday, April 10, 9 am–12 pm 2 sessions Fee $129 Member $142 Non-member Includes Dining Dollars card toward lunch on Saturday Where Acer Room Get the facts you need to create a quick layout plan to guide the design and plant choices for your home landscape. Learn the language and understand design as a process, in a less-intense format than our Landscape Design I course. Through lectures, discussions, demonstration, and small groups, you’ll get the information you need to get started on designing the garden of your dreams. We’ll go outside in the Gardens to explore some design aspects and get an appreciation for balancing the design intent with site-specific conditions. Gain the knowledge and know-how to see your landscape with a new focus. No experience in landscape design or plant knowledge required.

Date Thursday, April 14 8 am–4 pm Fee $89 Member $99 Non-member Lunch included Where Visitor Center Parking Lot OR Date Thursday, October 6 8 am–4 pm Fee $89 Member $99 Non-member Lunch included Where Visitor Center Parking Lot OR Date Thursday, October 13 8 am–4 pm Fee $89 Member $99 Non-member Lunch included Where Visitor Center Parking Lot Come along and be a witness to what time can do in the landscape. We’ll visit champion trees: the biggest, tallest, and oldest trees in our region. Participate in citizen science by measuring and recording

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Short Courses, Workshops, and Tours HT

Performance Pruning: Shrubs with Naomi McCafferty and Andrew Lyman

tree circumferences, heights, and spreads. Discuss tree identification, structure, and natural history. Standing at the base of one of these giant trees is an indescribable experience. “Big Trees of Pennsylvania” book is included. Trip leaves promptly as listed and runs rain or shine. Please dress for all types of weather and wear comfortable walking shoes. You may be walking on uneven paths.

Date Saturday, April 16 8:30 am–12 pm Fee $49 Member $55 Non-member Where Catalpa Room OR Date Saturday April 16 1–4:30 pm Fees $49 Member $55 Non-member Where Catalpa Room Improve your shrubs’ and vines’ performance and take the mystery out of pruning. Proper timing will ensure optimum blooms, and accurate techniques will give your plants proper shape and habit. Try your hand at pruning specific plants like Thuja, Taxus, Rhododendron, and Wisteria within Longwood’s living collection. Dress for the outdoor weather and bring your pruners.

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

Short Courses, Workshops, and Tours Branches all Around HP

Trough Making HP

with Dan Benarcik

with Betty Mackey

Date Saturday, April 23 9 am–12 pm

Date Friday, April 29 9 am–12 pm

Fee $63 Member $70 Non-member

Fee $89 Member $99 Non-member

Where Soil Shed

Where Catalpa Patio

Find a new purpose for willow and dogwood branches that you cut back or used for winter decorations. We’ll provide bright red, yellow, and orange stems to weave into a beautiful hanging basket. Plant your new basket with cool weather annuals and leafy greens. The colorful twig basket will persist until the plants eventually cascade over it. The technique can also be applied to any wire frame baskets you have at home.

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Container gardening continues to soar in popularity, and stone-like troughs give gardeners a weatherproof option for displaying plantings. This class will cover the method of making troughs, paving stones, or birdbaths out of cement, paper, perlite, and a little creativity. Every student will create and take home a small trough, along with the knowledge to make more. Wear old clothes and bring a pair of well-fitting, heavy duty waterproof dishwashing gloves and a sturdy dust mask. We will be working outside, so please dress appropriately. Hats and sunscreen are suggested.

Short Courses, Workshops, and Tours

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

Short Courses, Workshops, and Tours HT

Inside the with Jim Bobb

Hive

Date Saturday, April 30 9 am–12 pm Fee $49 Member $55 Non-member Where Betula Room & Abbondi Are you curious about what goes on inside a beehive? Have you ever wanted to see the queen lay eggs, observe worker babies hatch out, or taste honey straight from the mouths of bees? Then join beekeeper Jim Bobb and go “Inside the Hive.” The class begins with an illustrated lecture to give you a better understanding of hive activity and hierarchy. Using Longwood’s hives, the class will head out into the field to open and inspect some hives. Bring your questions and get answers and insight into the fascinating world of bees.

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Short Courses, Workshops, and Tours

Bulb-A-Mania

with Charles Cresson, Linda Eirhart, Jim McKenney, Jack de Vroomen, and Longwood Staff

Date Saturday, April 30 9:30 am–4:30 pm Fee $99 Member $109 Non-member Lunch included Where Terra Cotta Room Calling all bulb enthusiasts! Come spend a bulb-filled day featuring informational lectures, a behind-the-scenes-tour of Longwood’s bulb production area, and walk through our amazing bulb display with the gardeners who create the beauty every year. This day-long immersion is designed to take an in-depth look at the various aspects of bulbs. Experts will share their knowledge about the historical and cultural connection of bulbs, and explain how new introductions are taken to market. Learn about the industry of bulb production, and take home specially selected bulbs for your own garden. You won’t want to miss our Bulb-A-Mania!

9:30 am Fascination with Bulbs: Charles Cresson examines the remarkable role of bulbs in the history of western culture and in modern gardens. Since the Renaissance, the passion for bulbs has influenced trends in fashion, art, and exploration 10:15–10:30 am Break (coffee and snack) 10:30 am–12 pm Divide into groups and rotate through a guided tour of Longwood’s bulb display. 12–12:45 pm Buffet lunch 12:45–1:30 pm Designing Waves of Color: Wintethur’s naturalistic bulb displays blanket the early spring garden with waves of color. Linda Eirhart will examine the design techniques that H.F. Du pont used to create seasonal drifts of color with bulbs in the woodlands and meadows. Learn how to integrate bulbs in your own landscape with other perennials, annuals, and woody plants. 1:30–2 pm The Unsung Heroes of the Bulb World: With a heavy emphasis on tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, and crocus there are far too many under represented bulbs that can be a welcome addition to the garden. Jim McKenney will share stories and selections from his extensive experience with both hardy and non-hardy bulbs. 2–3 pm Tour of Longwood’s production facility. 3–4 pm The Innovation of the Dutch Bulb Industry: The world of bulb production has always been a dynamic and exciting industry. Jack de Vroomen will be sharing his first-hand knowledge of the production, trials, and cultivation that has made The Netherlands the epicenter of the global bulb market. 4–4:30 pm Questions and Answers

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

Short Courses, Workshops, and Tours Beginning Bonsai HP

Bonsai Care: The Next Step HP

with Dennis Donald and Steve Ittel

with Jim Gillespie

Date Saturday, April 30 9 am–4 pm

Date Sunday, May 1 9 am–1 pm

Fee $150 Member $165 Non-member Includes Dining Dollars card towards lunch

Fee $49 Member $55 Non-member Where Acer Room

Where Acer Room

Prerequisite Beginning Bonsai

OR Date Sunday, September 18 9 am–4 pm Fee $150 Member $165 Non-member Includes Dining Dollars card towards lunch

This course is an opportunity for you, as an experienced bonsai grower or hobbyist, to refine and restyle your trees. Receive handson pruning, wiring, repotting, and styling instruction along with one-on-one critiquing by our bonsai experts. Learn important techniques and design guidelines to take your bonsai specimens to the next level.

Where Acer Room This ever popular, day-long course is for beginners interested in bonsai, the centuries-old Asiatic art of dwarfing trees and shrubs grown in pots or small spaces. During the morning, learn the care and culture of bonsai and techniques for designing and maintaining these sculptured treasures. In the afternoon, you will work with the instructor’s guidance to design your own bonsai to take home. Course fee includes plant, wire, potting material, container, and bonsai scissors.

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Students may bring up to three trees for evaluation, but expect to work on no more than two.

Short Courses, Workshops, and Tours Breathtaking Baskets HP

Water Gardening in a Container

with Nancy Kane and Maddie Maynor

with Tim Jennings and Mary Allinson

Date Saturday, May 7 9–11 am

Date Saturday, May 14 9 am–12 pm

Fee $63 Member $70 Non-member

Fee $89 Member $99 Non-member

Where Betula Room & Soil Shed

Where Soil Shed

Throw away your coco basket liners and learn to make hanging baskets the “Longwood way”! Maddie and Nancy will show you how to top- and side-plant a 14inch metal basket with sphagnum moss, soil, and petunias to achieve a beautiful sphere. A hidden water reservoir inside your basket will ensure easy watering for stunning results. A presentation will offer ideas, show you how to build your basket, and provide tips on caring for your plants. It’s the perfect gift for Mother’s Day or to keep for your own enjoyment.

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

Longwood’s Water Garden display attracts thousands of summer visitors who admire the tranquility and beauty of the unusual plants. Learn how to grow these lovely specimens at home. The class will include discussions, demonstrations, and handson activities as you divide and repot plants from Longwood’s collection to take home for your new water garden. Conclude with a walk around the waterlily display and discuss favorable conditions for growing these remarkable specimens. Students receive water-loving plants, special medium, and a container to create their own miniature water garden. Please be prepared to transport a large container, dress for a hands-on experience, and bring gardening gloves if you care to use them.

Short Courses, Workshops, and Tours Total Tomato Adventure HP

A Garden Tour with “Class” HP

with Craig LeHoullier

with Longwood Staff

Date Sunday, May 15 1–4 pm

Date Saturday, May 21 9 am–12 pm

Fee $36 Member $40 Non-member

Fee $19 Member $21 Non-member

Where Acer Room

Where Self-guided

Bring the history of tomato gardening and heritage varieties to life with tomato guru Craig LeHoullier. Learn about the incredible morphological and flavor variations in tomatoes, their colors, shapes, sizes, and nuances. From seed starting to troubleshooting and preserving; take home tips for a successful tomato crop. Roll up your sleeves for a hands-on exercise transplanting unique selections for you to take home.

Welcome to the lovely private gardens of three Longwood instructors. Mary Allinson, Gwynne Ormsby, and Nora Sadler have graciously offered to show you their home gardens. Visit each garden on your own and compare their different sizes, plant palettes, and foci. A self-paced tour within Kennett Square and the West Chester Borough will provide you with ample time to ask questions and be inspired for your own home garden. Maps and directions will be provided with your confirmation.

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Short Courses, Workshops, and Tours “Hanging” Out with Succulents

with Kat McCullough

Elements of Design Tour HP with Allan Summers and Geoff Anderson

Date Saturday, May 21 9–11 am

Date Friday, June 3 8:30 am–4 pm

Fee $63 Member $70 Non-member

Fee $120 Member $132 Non-member Boxed lunch included

Where Catalpa Room & Patio Want to make something unique and trendy for your outdoor spaces this summer? Easycare succulents are arranged in a frame that can be displayed vertically or horizontally. An assortment of colors, textures, and shapes are available for you to choose and customize your design. Learn about succulents’ growth requirements, planting media, and care.

Where Visitor Center Parking Lot This day-long tour will highlight several exquisite private gardens in the region. Join landscape architects Allan Summers and Geoff Anderson, with Rodney Robinson Landscape Architects, Inc., as they lead you through the design process they used to create three unique residential gardens. Go beyond the beautiful vistas to understand the theory and structural design for each garden and discover how these elements are integrated into each homeowner’s individual style and needs. Plant selections and special features will be evaluated and discussed at each location. After visiting two gardens in the morning, the tour will wind its way to Winterthur, for a lunch stop and the opportunity to explore several gardens designed by Allan and Geoff. Following Winterthur, we’ll visit the third private garden, where you will explore design and planting ideas for achieving an exuberant garden within a limited space. Trip leaves promptly as listed and runs rain or shine. Please note that this tour contains a good deal of walking and is an outdoor experience. While our pace will be slow, some areas will require mildly strenuous walking. Appropriate footwear and water are recommended. Dress for all types of weather. Students wishing to receive credit for their Landscape Design Certificate must complete and submit an assignment designed specifically for this landscape tour.

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

Short Courses, Workshops, and Tours Natural Dyeing with HP Locally Foraged Plants

Botanical Blue: Indigo Dye Vat HP with Liz Spencer

with Liz Spencer Date Sunday, June 5 9 am–12 pm

Date Sunday, June 5 1–4 pm

Fee $80 Member $89 Non-member

Where Acer Room

Explore the colorful bounty that our local area has to offer by working with fresh plants foraged from nearby ecosystems. Learn the process of turning raw plants into dye and create a beautiful silk scarf, from New York’s ‘Dogwood Dyer.’ The experience of using in-season and regionally relevant plants provides a real connection to this ageold process. The process of natural dyeing with fresh and raw dye stuffs results in beautiful variation of color, hue, and depth. You’ll be “dyeing” to make more at home. No previous dyeing knowledge necessary. All supplies are included.

Learn the natural way to make your own indigo dye vat with New York’s ‘Dogwood Dyer.’ This process has roots in traditional textiles from Morocco, India, and the Provence region of France. The blue color produced by indigo is rich, complex, and unparalleled in beauty. Learn the science behind growing and harvesting indigo while experiencing the alchemistic wonder of this beautiful color. You’ll have a great time getting “tangled up in blue!” No previous dyeing knowledge necessary. Each participant will leave with various types of indigodyed fabrics. All supplies are included. However, if you wish, you may bring a small or medium sized garment of natural fabric (wool, silk, cotton, linen, hemp) to dye.

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Short Courses, Workshops, and Tours Specialty Nursery Tour HP

Kaleidescope Container HP

with David Culp

with Karl Gercens

Date Friday, June 10 8 am–6 pm

Date Saturday, June 11 9–11 am

Fee $120 Member $132 Non-member

Fee $63 Member $70 Non-member

Where Visitor Center Parking Lot

Where Soil Shed

Ready, set, SHOP! This unique trip will visit some relatively unknown regional nurseries where participants will find high quality and often hard-to-find plants for their gardens. Many of these nurseries are not open to the public and are specifically selected by David. The only thing really needed for this trip is a little bit of self control among the dynamic selection of woody, annual, and perennial plants at great prices. Purchases will be loaded into a truck and delivered back to Longwood for you to take home that day. It’s fun, it’s hectic, and it’s not for the faint of heart.

Bring your own container to explore ways to ensure that it sparkles on your deck or patio in daylight or after sunset. Karl loves to play with color and texture. You might see rubies in sunlight or diamonds in the dark once you’re done! He’ll guide you through planting a container full of contrasts so that it looks good both day and night. Bring a container that you will be able to lift back into your car once it’s planted, no bigger than 24 inches across the opening.

Dress for all kinds of weather and bring your wish list. Sunscreen and a hat advised. Trip leaves promptly as listed and runs rain or shine.

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

Short Courses, Workshops, and Tours

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Short Courses, Workshops, and Tours Got Herbs? HP

Snip, Clip, Tips: Herbal Topiaries

with Aimee Olexy

with Chris Scott

Date Saturday, June 11 9–11 am

Date Sunday, June 12 9 am–12 pm

Fee $63 Member $70 Non-member

Fee $80 Member $89 Non-member

Where Acer Room

OR Date Saturday, June 11 1–3 pm Fee $63 Member $70 Non-member Where Acer Room Learn new ways to release the incredible power of herbs in your cooking from the owner and creative force behind nationally recognized Talula’s Table in Kennett Square and Talula’s Garden and Talula’s Daily in Philadelphia. Easily grown perennial and annual herbs add fresh, powerful, and healthful flavor to your dishes. This handson class is full of tips on using fresh and dried herbs. Create an herb salt, herbal vinegar, and the most delicious salad dressing you’ve ever tasted to take home. Participate in a blind tasting to see who can identify herbs by taste alone. It’s the perfect class for using herbs from your jardin potager for summer dining and flavor adventures.

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

Have you ever wanted an herbal topiary to enjoy at home? Watch Chris demonstrate proper techniques and show the progression from starter plant to trained specimen. Then it’s your turn with the scissors! You’ll receive three fragrant culinary herbs to start training under his guidance: thai basil, rosemary, and lemon-scented geranium. Take them home to continue shaping, training, and harvesting. Cap your day with a brief tour through Longwood’s Topiary Garden to see how you can apply the techniques on a grand scale. Includes three herbs and one container.

Short Courses, Workshops, and Tours

The Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition Special Programs and Events Travels with a Pipe Dreamer with Michael Barone Date Tuesday, June 14 11 am–12 pm Fee $8 Member $10 Non-member Where Visitor Center Auditorium Michael Barone has been involved with the pipe organ for more than 50 years. As host and senior executive producer of Pipedreams, he is recognized nationally for his outstanding contributions to the world of organ music. Pipedreams began in 1982, and it remains the only nationally distributed weekly radio program exploring the art of the pipe organ. In November 2002, he was selected for induction to the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame. Michael Barone serves as the host for the Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition. Hear tales of Michael’s adventures visiting some of the most historic and exquisite pipe organs around the world and learn about the extraordinary places these instruments call home. From the earliest surviving Polish pipe organ from the 1600s, to the church where Copernicus is buried, to the earliest pipe organs in the Americas, Michael will share his journeys to far-away places.

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The Story of the Longwood Organ Renovation Project with Jonathan Ambrosino Date Wednesday, June 15 11 am–12 pm Fee $8 Member $10 Non-member Where Visitor Center Auditorium Jonathan Ambrosino is an historian, journalist, and consultant actively involved with organ work and the preservation of the American pipe organ. He has worked independently since 1996, combining historical studies with professional involvement in organ building, consultation, and tonal finishing. From 2004–2008, a complete rebuilding restored the Longwood Organ to its original sound. With the goal of returning The Longwood Organ to its 1930 splendor, restorers rewired, re-glued, repainted, revoiced, and restored virtually every element of the instrument. Lecturer Jonathan Ambrosino will discuss the process, and the intensive research into the history and aesthetics of Aeolian organs of the era that gave The Longwood Organ a new lease on life.

Short Courses, Workshops, and Tours Longwood Gardens Organ Crawl: Philadelphia Area

Longwood Gardens Organ Crawl: Atlantic City

Date Thursday, June 16 8 am–6 pm

Fee $42 Member $49 Non-member

Where Group Visits area in the Visitor Center

Date Friday, June 17 8 am–6 pm

Fee $42 Member $49 Non-member

Where Group Visits area in the Visitor Center

Spend the day listening to some of the world’s finest organs. Enjoy private, guided tours as you travel from location to location in a luxury motorcoach. Your day begins at the Wanamaker Organ in the Grand Court of the Macy’s Philadelphia department store where Peter Richard Conte will perform. After the concert, enjoy a private tour of the organ’s pipes. Next, visit the Bryn Athyn Cathedral’s Chara Aurora Cooper Haas Pipe Organ for a demonstration. Following the demonstration, enjoy a tour of the Glencairn Museum, which houses a renowned art collection including ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman works. Don’t miss the medieval stained glass and sculpture collection considered to be one of the country’s finest. Lunch is on your own in Center City, Philadelphia.

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

Spend the day listening to the largest musical instrument on earth at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Dr. Steven Ball will perform on this magnificent organ built by the Midmer-Losh Co. in the Main Auditorium of Boardwalk Hall (formerly Convention Hall) and afterwards, lead a private tour of the organ pipes. Next, Dr. Ball will demonstrate the Kimball organ located in the Adrian Phillips Ballroom. Travel by luxury motorcoach to hear these two extraordinary instruments. Lunch is on your own on the famous Atlantic City Boardwalk.

Short Courses, Workshops, and Tours Fantastic Fern Wreath HP

Why Not with Adam Glas

with Nancy Kane

Roses?

Date Saturday, June 18 9–11 am

Date Saturday, June 25 9 am–12 pm

Fee $80 Member $89 Non-member

Fee $49 Member $55 Non-member

Where Soil Shed

Where Catalpa Room & Outdoors

You may remember seeing the gorgeous fern wreaths on display during A Longwood Christmas. Here’s your chance to construct your own, under the guidance of Longwood’s horticulturist who leads the wreath-making team at Longwood. Several different types of ferns will be available to make your wreath varied in texture and color. Along with sphagnum moss, fern pins, and a 15-inch wreath frame, you’ll learn the technique Longwood uses to make a lush, beautiful wreath for a shady outdoor spot.

Fall in love with America’s national flower once again. Many gardeners are intimidated by roses because of their reputation for being difficult to grow. Through breeding efforts, sustainable growing practices, and trials for pest and disease resistance, roses are ready for a renaissance. Discuss rose selections for lower maintenance, sustainable practices, and tips for maintaining your roses throughout the seasons. Head out into Longwood’s rose garden for a demonstration of proper pruning and training techniques.

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Short Courses, Workshops, and Tours

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

Short Courses, Workshops, and Tours HT

Plants that Heal HP

Native

Meadows from the Ground Up

with Pandora Young and Susan Meyers

with Tom Brightman and Mark Gormel Date Saturday, August 13 8 am–2 pm

Date Saturday, September 24 9:30–11:30 am

Fee $63 Members $70 Non-member Includes Dining Dollars card towards lunch

Fee $36 Member $40 Non-member

Where Acer Room Meadows are a diverse component of our natural landscape, but their planting and management require some fundamental knowledge, thought, and planning. Come and view more closely our Meadow Garden and see the real diversity of both mature and recently renovated meadow spaces. Through a step-by-step look at two specific projects, this lecture and extended walk covers the why, how, what, when, and where of what it takes to develop and manage an aesthetically rich, environmentally functional, thriving native plant community.

Where Terra Cotta Room Join two Longwood gardeners on a journey to learn about how a wide range of ornamental plants have been used medicinally both in past and present times to treat everything from the common cold and poison ivy rash to kidney stones. Focus on meadow wildflowers, autumn-hued trees, and shrubs. After a brief lecture and discussion indoors, head outside to observe these plants in the garden.

Inclement Weather Date August 14 Dress for an indoor/outdoor learning experience with substantial unpaved trail walking involved.

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Dress for an indoor/outdoor learning experience.

Short Courses, Workshops, and Tours HT

Bountiful Bulbs with David Mattern

The Afterlife of Trees HP with Ken Stapleford, Dylan Woodie, and a Longwood Arborist

Date Saturday, October 1 9 am–12 pm

Date Saturday, October 8 9 am–12:30 pm

Fee $49 Member $55 Non-member

Fee $63 Member $70 Non-member

Where Acer Room

Where Betula Room

Many bulbs divide and multiply in the garden. Learn how to speed up the process by propagating bulbs yourself using methods practiced by bulb growers and enthusiasts. Practice the “chipping” method of asexual bulb propagation on Galanthus and Narcissus bulbs. You will also learn how to scoop the basal plate of hyacinths to form new bulbils, as well as dividing lily scales to generate the formation of more lily bulbils. Take the chipped, scaled, and scooped bulbs home and the pieces should produce more bulbs! Once you master the technique, you’ll enjoy practicing it to increase your bulb inventory, especially on expensive bulbs.

What happens when a tree falls at Longwood? Expert arborists will discuss the process of removal and wood preservation. See how Longwood stewards its trees and keeps their legacy alive by transforming the wood into functioning pieces used in the gardens. Hop on board a bus and take a tour of Hearne Hardwoods, one of the largest specialty lumber mills in the world. Return to Longwood and select your own piece of black walnut, fallen from our property, to turn into your own work of art. This is the perfect class for the woodworkers in your family.

Take home the bulbils you produce in class as well as a sharp grafting knife.

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

Short Courses, Workshops, and Tours Gardener and the Chef: HP The Transitional Autumn Garden

Attracting Mason Bees: Habits and Houses

with Will Brown and Tim Erdmann

with Peter Lindtner and Brannen Basham

Date Saturday, October 15 9 am–12 pm

Date Saturday, November 19 9 am–12 pm

Fee $36 Member $40 Non-member

Fee $63 Member $70 Non-member

Where: Founder’s Room, Terrace Restaurant

Where Acer Room

With frost fast approaching, gardeners need to find creative ways to prolong the harvest. Whether it’s installing a quick hoop to hold on to the last few crops, or being creative by growing winter greens and root crops, fall is often an overlooked time in the life of a vegetable garden. Learn about storing and preserving the harvest with exciting new recipes from Chef Will.

Want to attract more native pollinators to your property or start your own pollinator garden? Peter will explain which plants best attract pollinators and how to use them effectively and beautifully in your landscape. One of the most efficient pollinators is our native mason bee. This bee does not form a hive, is not aggressive, and is beneficial for pollination. With an eye toward keeping them close by, you’ll make and take home a customized mason bee house to provide shelter for these gentle, solitary insects. The attractive house will make a great holiday gift for the nature lover on your list.

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Short Courses, Workshops, and Tours Kokedama HP with Lauren Hill

Date Sunday, December 4 1–3 pm Fee $36 Member $40 Non-member Where Acer Room Learn to take simple materials; choose the correct plants; and make creative, green additions to any space. Suspended from the ceiling by just a few threads and completely unencumbered by pots or containers, Kokedama adds natural elements to any space. You’ll make three string gardens, which seem to defy gravity and completely eliminate the need for pots. This is the perfect holiday gift for your gardening friends. Bring a box to transport your treasures safely home.

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

Bronze lotus leaf, early 20th century. Fragment from a lotus fountain acquired by Dr. Russell Seibert, Longwoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first Director, and identical to the lotus fountain often used in Longwoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Conservatory on the Fern Floor.

Visual Arts: Painting, Drawing, Botanical Illustration, & Photography Bring out your inner artist by taking a class in drawing, painting, or photography. You will find options for any level of experience. Focused instruction by accomplished professionals will allow you to expand your talents and increase your skills. Choose a course in the medium you prefer, and use Longwoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s majestic Gardens, Conservatory, and extensive selection of plants and flowers as the subjects of your artistry.

Visual Arts: Painting, Drawing, Botanical Illustration, and Photography Botanical Illustration Studio HP with Carol Gangemi

Dates Mondays, January 4–February 8 12:30–3 pm 6 sessions Fee $90 Member $99 Non-member Where Acer Room

Spend an enjoyable afternoon each week using your artistic skills to illustrate plants and flowers from Longwood’s greenhouses and outdoor grounds. The studio time gives you, the artist, a chance to receive individual attention, constructive suggestions, and encouragement. Work at your own pace on your own project, large or small. The interaction with other talented artists makes the studio a very creative and supportive environment.

OR Dates Mondays, February 22–April 18 12:30–3 pm 9 sessions Fee $150 Member $165 Non-member Where Acer Room OR Dates Mondays, September 12–November 7 12:30–3 pm 9 sessions Fee $150 Member $165 Non-member Where Acer Room

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Come to the first session with all supplies necessary to begin work.

Inclement Weather Dates February 15 and April 25

Visual Arts: Painting, Drawing, Botanical Illustration, and Photography Introduction to Botanical HP Illustration

An Evening of Botanical HP Illustration

with Carol Gangemi

with Donni LaBrake

Dates Mondays, February 22–April 18 9–11:30 am 9 sessions

Dates Mondays, February 22–April 18 6–8:30 pm 9 sessions

Fee $150 Member $165 Non-member

Where Acer Room

Dates Mondays, September 12–November 7 9–11:30 am 9 sessions

Dates Mondays, September 12–November 7 6–8:30 pm 9 sessions

Fee $150 Member $165 Non-member

Where Acer Room

This course is for beginners and all who are interested in mastering the art of plant illustration and want to capture the abundant variety of shapes and forms that plants and flowers provide. Taught with patience and humor in a relaxed atmosphere, you will be encouraged to work at your own pace and develop your own style. The primary medium is watercolor with frequent demonstrations to clarify the painting process. A supply list will be included with your confirmation email.

Inclement Weather Date April 25

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

This course is for beginners as well as more accomplished artists who are interested in mastering the art of plant illustration. Beginners will receive instruction in color mixing and watercolor techniques. More advanced students will be able to work at their own pace, receiving instruction in composition, color, and steps to achieve a finished botanical painting. The primary medium is watercolor with frequent demonstrations to clarify the painting process A supply list will be included with your confirmation email.

Inclement Weather Date April 25

Visual Arts: Painting, Drawing, Botanical Illustration, and Photography Photographing Orchids HP

Interpretations in Colored Pencils

with Joshua Taylor, Jr.

with Eileen Rosen

Date Friday, March 4 7 am–1 pm

Dates Sundays, March 6–April 17 1–4 pm 6 sessions

Fee $139 Member $153 Non-member Continental breakfast included

Fee $129 Member $142 Non-member

Where Catalpa Room

Where Acer Room

Orchid Extravaganza fills the Conservatory with thousands of rare and beautiful orchids. This is your opportunity, as a photo enthusiast, to capture striking images of orchids under the guidance of our instructor. Learn to shoot the natural beauty of orchids through composition, light and background control, and close-up photography. A presentation, shooting sessions with Josh, formal critique of participants’ images, and the introduction of image enhancement technique, complete the workshop. Participants must bring their own digital photographic equipment and are encouraged to bring a laptop computer and a flash drive to download images for the critique. Another option is to bring a flash drive with previously taken JPEG images of orchids. Participants should have a working knowledge of their camera. Some activities are not applicable to point-and-shoot cameras. A tripod is optional, but highly recommended.

Inclement Weather Date March 11

OR Dates Sundays, October 16–November 20 1–4 pm 6 sessions Fee $129 Member $142 Non-member Where Acer Room Colored pencils are a versatile medium used to interpret flowers and plants with rich, glowing, and realistic results. Learn how to build up layers of color, burnish, and use the least obvious colors to get the elusive subtleties of nature. Initially work from simple forms of fruits and vegetables, and progress to more complex plants and flowers, learning to emphasize accurate drawing and form. No previous art experience is needed. No Class March 27 A supply list will be included with your confirmation email.

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Visual Arts: Painting, Drawing, Botanical Illustration, and Photography

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

Visual Arts: Painting, Drawing, Botanical Illustration, and Photography Photography after Hours HP with Dick Greenwood

Capturing the Meadow in Photography

with Rob Cardillo Dates Tuesdays, April 19, June 7, October 4, November 15 4–8 pm, April and June 2–6 pm, October 1–4 pm, November 4 sessions

Dates Thursdays, March 10–31 6–9 pm 4 sessions Fee $229 Member $252 Non-member

Fee $250 Member $275 Non-member

Where Catalpa Room As a serious photographer, do you dream of an opportunity to shoot at Longwood without the overlay of activity that is everpresent during normal garden hours? This is that opportunity! In four, 3-hour sessions, you will be given a series of challenging but fun assignments and the freedom to move through selected areas of the Gardens to complete them. Class time is devoted to photography, so we will use online support for lively discussions and critiques. Participation in the online discussions is expected of all participants. This class is open to all who own a DSLR camera. Because we will be shooting in available light, a sturdy tripod is highly recommended. Basic instruction in the fundamentals of photography will be provided online for those who are new photographers or interested in a camera basics refresher.

Online Learning Extend your learning beyond the classroom with supplemental materials.

Where Meet at the Business Entrance parking lot Join famed photographer, Rob Cardillo on a journey through the Meadow Garden each season. Learn to see and translate your vision of the Meadow through digital cameras and lenses in the long shadows of the afternoon. It will be inspiring to compare and contrast the seasonal changes when you review your images. We’ll explore vistas, vignettes, and close-ups as we venture deeper into the Meadow Garden. Class time is devoted to field photography. The Online Classroom will be used after each session for discussion and critiques. Online Learning Extend your learning beyond the classroom with supplemental materials. Participants must bring their own digital photographic equipment and should have a working knowledge of their camera. Some activities are not applicable to point and shoot cameras. A tripod is optional, but highly recommended. Please note that this track contains a good deal of walking and is an outdoor experience. While our pace will be slow, some areas will require mildly strenuous hiking. Appropriate footwear and water are recommended. Dress for all types of weather. Each session is a rain or shine event.

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Visual Arts: Painting, Drawing, Botanical Illustration, and Photography

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

Visual Arts: Painting, Drawing, Botanical Illustration, and Photography

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Visual Arts: Painting, Drawing, Botanical Illustration, and Photography Capturing the Meadow on Canvas

with Karl Kuerner Dates Sundays, May 1, June 5, September 11, October 30 9 am–1 pm 4 sessions Fee $250 Member $275 Non-member Where Meet at the Visitor Center Local painter and Andrew Wyeth protégé, Karl Kuerner, is known for his idyllic landscapes of our region. Join Karl as he guides you through an exclusive meadow experience. Capture the metamorphosis of color and form through the succession of blooms that take place throughout the year. Choose acrylic, oil, or watercolor for this unique plein air experience. Bring your own supplies, including paints, canvas, easel, and stool. Transportation to the site will be provided. Appropriate footwear and water are recommended. Dress for all types of weather.

Inclement Weather Dates May 15, June 12, September 18, November 6

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

Digital Garden Photography Basic I ONLINE

with Dick Greenwood Date Monday, May 2 5-week online course Fee $175 Member $195 Non-member Where Fully online Make your garden images stand out by learning basic digital photographic techniques in clear, easily applied terms. This five-week interactive online course engages students with hands-on projects and rich open discussions in a fully online environment. Complete weekly assignments in garden photography by shooting anywhere in the world. Assignments guide you from basic composition to editing techniques. Benefit from sharing and critiquing one another’s work on a weekly basis in discussion boards and review from the instructor. Beginning basic equipment selections and camera care, manual settings on a digital camera (ISO, shutter speed, and f/stop) will start the class. Class materials and assignments will be devoted to seeing and composing through the lens (zooming, focus), exposure and metering, direction and quality of light. The final assignments will challenge you to use color to capture a mood. This class also covers basic editing techniques (level, color correction, black and white, and file sizes).

Visual Arts: Painting, Drawing, Botanical Illustration, and Photography Focus on Flowers HP

Cyanotyping HP

with Joshua Taylor, Jr.

with Anne Eder

Date Friday, June 10 7 am–1 pm

Date Sunday, August 21 9 am–12 pm

Fee $139 Member $153 Non-member Continental breakfast included

Fee $63 Member $70 Non-member Where Acer Room

Where Catalpa Room

OR Create stunning images of Longwood’s flowers in a workshop designed for photographers of all levels. The workshop will emphasize creative approaches to flower photography to lift your images beyond the ordinary. Learn how to see eye-catching compositions, choose a background that enhances your subject, and apply creative close-up photography techniques. Participants will have the opportunity to use props, such as textured plexiglas, fabrics, and decorative objects to enhance the beauty of flowers. Some Photoshop and Photoshop Elements enhancement techniques will be introduced. The workshop concludes with the sharing and critiquing of participants’ work. Participants must bring their own digital camera, lenses, charged batteries, and tripod. Participants should have a working knowledge of their camera. Some activities are not applicable to point-andshoot cameras. A tripod is optional, but highly recommended.

Date Sunday, August 21 1–4 pm Fee $63 Member $70 Non-member Where Acer Room Did you know that the first book printed featuring the use of photographs both as a scientific tool and as illustrations was made by Anna Atkins in 1843? Learn about her use of cyanotyping to capture images of algae, ferns, flowers, and other botanicals. Cyanotyping is one of the earliest and loveliest methods of photographic capture, resulting in a monochromatic image in shades of blue. In this class, explore the history of the process and make your own cyanotypes using plant material harvested exclusively from Longwood’s iconic waterlily pools.

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Visual Arts: Painting, Drawing, Botanical Illustration, and Photography Fearless Watercolor HP

A Naturalist’s Notebook HP

with Eileen Rosen

with Rosemary Connelly

Dates Sundays, August 28–October 9 1–4 pm 6 sessions Fee $129 Member $142 Non-member Where Acer Room Dispel the mystique of watercolor. Start by painting simple fruits and vegetables and progress to the beauty and variety of plants and flowers. In the first two sessions, learn a color mixing system that uses only six colors and create a color journal. Eileen will demonstrate specific painting techniques with ample time for you to practice and improve your skills. Cap your autumn weekends with relaxing afternoons at Longwood. Appropriate for all levels of experience. A supply list will be included with your confirmation email.

No Class September 4

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

Date Friday, September 9 9:30 am–4 pm Fee $107 Member $119 Non-member Includes Dining Dollars card toward lunch Where Terra Cotta Room Observe the wonders of the Meadow Garden and capture not only what you see but also how you feel as you draw, paint, and write in a blank journal. Learn how to use drawing, watercolor paints, and your own words in a way that is accessible, stress-free, and inspiring. Rosemary provides a relaxed, encouraging, and quiet environment, which allows you to focus on what you want to convey. Using techniques from the book Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, you will learn how to slow down, focus on your subject matter, shut down the judgmental side of your brain, and let your creative side shine through. Group demonstrations, one-on-one instruction, and sharing will be part of this experience. Discover the joys of creating a watercolor journal as a memento of your travels around the world or around the garden!

Visual Arts: Painting, Drawing, Botanical Illustration, and Photography Pastels en Plein Air HP

Water, Water, Everywhere HP

with Frank DePietro

with Jon Cox

Dates Fridays, September 9–30 1–4 pm 4 sessions

Date Friday, September 16 7 am–3 pm Fee $179 Member $197 Non-member Includes Dining Dollars card towards lunch

Fee $99 Member $109 Non-member Where Acer Room & Outdoors

Where Acer Room & or Waterlily Pools

Explore a different garden setting each week to capture its beauty en plein air. Each session begins with demonstrations based on the subject matter of the day, emphasizing different technical elements for capturing light, shadow and form. Using chalk pastels and charcoal, discover the versatility and vibrant colors of the medium.

Focus on Longwood’s abundant water features in this hands-on digital photography workshop. With the use of a tripod and digital SLR camera, come learn the secrets of capturing the intricate details of water. You will have the rare opportunity for one hour to get into the world famous waterlily pools for a frog’s eye view of this spectacular display. A morning lecture on composition and water shooting techniques will be followed by photographing in the garden.

A supply list will be included with your email confirmation. Dress for an indoor/outdoor learning experience. Class will be held inside in case of inclement weather.

Bring your own DSLR camera, charged batteries, a tripod, and a laptop. A circular polarizer can also come in handy. *This class is physically challenging and should only be taken by students who can readily walk, climb, and stoop.

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To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

Visual Arts: Painting, Drawing, Botanical Illustration, and Photography Range of Light HP

The Artist and the Archivist HP

with Dick Greenwood

with Carol Gangemi and Judy Stevenson

Date Sunday, October 9 1–6 pm

Date Wednesday, October 19 12–3 pm

Fee $139 Member $153 Non-member

Fee $36 Member $40 Non-member

Where Catalpa Room

Where Acer Room

Spend an early fall afternoon photographing a little-heralded section of the Gardens: the Vegetable and Student Exhibition Gardens. After a brief discussion, the class will explore the skills and techniques used in outdoor, garden, and garden-macro photography, while taking advantage of the warm, changing light. Students should bring a DSLR camera, lenses for macro, and a tripod.

Inclement Weather Date October 23

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Before we had cameras, we used botanical illustration to document flora. These images also became recognized and collected as works of art. Join Longwood’s archivist and a botanical artist as they share their expertise about the history of botanical illustration. After a brief lecture, view Longwood’s rare books and historical plates. Using a replication of an engraved print from Longwood’s collection, you will paint your own watercolor in the style of early botanicals. Appropriate for all levels of experience. Bring your own watercolor supplies or use ours.

Visual Arts: Painting, Drawing, Botanical Illustration, and Photography Autumn Photography at Abbondi

with Jon Cox

Visions of Sugar Plums: HP Photographing A Longwood Christmas with Dick Greenwood

Date Sunday, November 6 7 am–12 pm

Date Thursday, December 1 10 pm–1 am

Fee $139 Member $153 Non-member Continental breakfast included

Fee $119 Member $131 Non-member

Where APGA House (located at the entrance to Abbondi) Take advantage of this rare opportunity to photograph and hike through the naturalized Abbondi property that is normally inaccessible to the public. You’ll find beautiful mature trees, ponds with wildlife, and meadows. We will begin the day at the APGA House (located at the entrance to Abbondi) with an introduction to the unique landscape and autumn photography. Bring a backpack-style camera bag, tripod, and lenses ranging from wide angle to 200mm, a circular polarizing filter, sunscreen, and a cell phone. Dress in layers for an indoor/outdoor learning experience and wear waterproof/water-resistant boots for walking on unpaved trails.

Where Catalpa Room & Conservatory OR Date Thursday, December 8 10 pm–1 am Fee $119 Member $131 Non-member Where Catalpa Room & Conservatory It’s every photographer’s dream to be alone in Longwood’s Conservatory at Christmas to shoot without the overlay of constant activity and bustle. Here’s your chance! After the Gardens close for the evening, you’ll start with a brief discussion of night and low-light photography, then enjoy the opportunity to compose and shoot at your leisure. Capture the beauty of Longwood’s famed Conservatory Display like never before! This class is open to all who own a DSLR camera. Bring your camera, a tripod, and a remote shutter release.

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

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Floral Design Become a part of one of the Northeast’s most respected and forwardthinking floral design programs with diverse courses and lectures focusing on the art and science of floriculture. Choose what best suits you, whether it’s an individual course or the pursuit of a Certificate of Merit in Floral Design. Blending hands-on skills and personal instruction with premium quality fresh flowers and foliage makes this experience unique. Fees include flowers and foliage, arranging materials, and containers, unless otherwise noted. Class size is limited to maximize the development of your design aesthetic through individual attention from highly trained and imaginative instructors.

Certificate of Merit Class Categories Key CC

Core Courses

Elective Courses

Certiﬁcate of Merit in Floral Design Certificate Requirements Core Courses

Electives Minimum of seven credits

Floral Design Certificate exam

–– –– Basic Floral Design I (Begin the Certificate program with Basic Floral Design I. Other core courses may be taken in any order, in any time period.) –– Basic Floral Design II –– Advanced Floral Design I –– Advanced Floral Design II –– Introduction to Ikebana –– Floral Design Lecture –– –– –– –– A selection of elective courses will be offered every year. These offerings are subject to change from year to year. Each elective is one credit unless otherwise noted. –– –– –– Students are eligible to take the certificate exam after all requirements have been met.

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Floral Design

Floral Fun Classes

January: The Silver Garden

Inspired by a garden location at Longwood!

Thursday, January 21 6:30–8:30 pm

Need a quick arrangement or hostess gift for the weekend? Try our Floral Fun classes. They’re quick, fun, and designed for everyone, regardless of experience. Each month, participants create a themed design, perfect for weekend entertaining, to give as a gift, or just to enjoy at home. Each month will feature a talented instructor who will share his or her ingenuity by creating a design inspired by a Garden location at Longwood. Floral Fun classes are inexpensive, lots of fun, and a perfect outing to share with a friend! These classes are just for fun and do not meet the Floral Design Certificate of Merit elective requirements. We schedule each class for two hours, but some of you will finish more quickly; it just depends on how much fun you are having!

with Jim Sutton

All that glitters isn’t gold...be seduced by silver! Create a monochromatic design based on the shades and textures of silver plant material.

February: Tropical Terrace with Karl Gercens Thursday, February 25 6:30–8:30 pm Using fantastic foliage and flamboyant flowers all native to warmer climes, Karl will help you create your own tropical paradise to brighten up your winter.

March: The Orchid House with Midori Tanimune Thursday, March 17 10 am–12 pm Orchids take center stage in an Ikebanastyled design.

April: Flower Garden Walk Fee $45 Member $50 Non-member

with April Bevans Friday, April 15 1–3 pm Celebrate the first garden established at Longwood in all its springtime glory.

Where Acer Room

May: Peirce’s Woods with Ginny Levy Friday, May 13 1–3 pm Journey into spring’s beauty with a fanciful, native-inspired design.

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Floral Design June: Italian Water Garden with Chad Wlazelek Thursday, June 2 6:30–8:30 pm Take inspiration from the graceful lines and movement of the Italian Water Garden to create your own floral fountain.

July: The Rose Garden with Theresa Clower Thursday, July 14 6:30–8:30 pm Explore the different kinds of roses now available and create a lovely arrangement using a variety of roses mixed with other seasonal materials.

August: The Idea Garden

November: The Mediterranean House with Tim Farrell Thursday, November 17 1–3 pm Escape to the shores of Italy, Spain, and Greece while designing a creation inspired by architectural and botanical elements of the Mediterranean.

December: The Conservatory with Leona Swiacki Friday, December 16 10 am–12 pm Capture the essence of Longwood’s Christmas display and design your own centerpiece to enjoy for the holidays.

with Nancy Gingrich Shenk Friday, August 26 10 am–12 pm Fresh garden vegetables add color, texture, and whimsy to your late summer design.

September: The Meadow Garden with Cres Motzi Friday, September 23 10 am–12 pm Create a natural, wildflower bouquet using textural grasses, seed pods, and garden flowers.

October: The Children’s Garden with Jeff Miklos Wednesday, October 19 6:30–8:30 pm Explore your playful side with a whimsical design inspired by our Children’s Garden.

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

Floral Design EC

Comprehensive Wedding Design

A New Look at Corsages and Boutonnieres

3 credits with Nancy Gingrich Shenk

with Tim Farrell

Dates Saturday, January 23, Sunday, January 24, Saturday, January 30, Sunday, January, 31 9 am–4 pm 4 sessions Fee $449 Member $494 Non-member Includes Dining Dollars card towards lunch each day Where Acer Room Wedding planning requires a floral designer to utilize a wide range of skills and techniques. This course provides the basic skills you need to design, prepare, and arrange the flowers for a full-scale wedding and reception. Topics include basic corsages, boutonnieres, flower-girl headpieces and bouquets; simple bridal bouquets, church aisle decorations, and reception cake accents. There will be extensive demonstrations and hands-on projects. Discussions include how to find one’s niche in the wedding market, how to order flowers and supplies, how to describe floral concepts to clients, and how to price arrangements and services.

Date Thursday, February 4 1–4 pm Fee $99 Member $109 Non-member Where Acer Room New products and techniques for creating gorgeous corsages and boutonnieres have revolutionized the way designers create wedding and prom favorites. Every florist needs employees who have mastered these skills. Compare and contrast the tried-andtrue methods of wiring and taping with the new use of glues and adhesives that don’t damage delicate flowers. You’ll enjoy the opportunity to practice these mechanics under Tim’s guidance.

Inclement Weather Date February 6

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Floral Design CC

Basic Floral with Jane Godshalk

Design I

Reinventing Foliage: Manipulation Techniques with Theresa Clower and Midori Tanimune

Dates Tuesdays, February 23–March 29 1–4 pm 6 sessions Fee $315 Member $350 Mon-Member Where Acer Room OR Dates Saturdays, September 10–24 9 am–4 pm 3 sessions Fee $315 Member $350 Mon-Member Includes Dining Dollars card toward lunch each day

Date Thursday, February 25 10 am–1 pm Fee $99 Member $109 Non-member Where Acer Room Explore ways to take your floral creations to the next level. This class is designed for the student who is looking for new and creative ways to work with nature’s bounty. Learn manipulation techniques including bending, folding, and braiding to “reinvent” plant materials. These structural accents transform your floral composition and add contemporary flair.

Where Acer Room Whether you are beginning your journey toward a Certificate of Merit in Floral Design or just want to learn techniques for arranging flowers from the garden or shop, this class will provide the foundation for building basic floral design skills. Learn the fundamentals of floral design, how to condition flowers, and how to use floral foam, tape, wire, and sustainable design strategies. Create beautiful arrangements for your home in many styles including: a decorative round, garden style, a parallel design, garland style, and designs in glass.

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

Floral Design

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Principles of Color 2 credits with Nancy Gingrich Shenk

Dates Saturday, February 27, Sunday, February 28 9 am–4 pm 2 sessions Fee $299 Member $329 Non-member Includes Dining Dollars card towards lunch each day Where Acer Room OR Dates Saturday, August 20, Sunday, August 21 9 am–4 pm 2 sessions Fee $299 Member $329 Non-member Includes Dining Dollars card towards lunch each day

Sensational with Jane Godshalk

Succulents

Date Saturday, March 5 9 am–12 pm Fee $109 Member $121 Non-member Where Acer Room Whether big and bold or delicate and dainty, these fleshy plants are stunning in today’s innovative floral designs. Learn where to source, how to care for, and the design techniques to use succulents in arrangements. These eye-catching plants give exciting horticultural interest to floral designs for the table or bouquet. Create an innovative mass design by balancing the boldness and textures of succulents with other flowers. Inclement Weather Date March 6 Bring a favorite container with an opening of 6–7 inches.

Where Acer Room Never look at color the same way again! Color is a central part of any floral design. The difference between an average creation and one that “sings” is often found in color. Explore its role using a spectrum of flowers, greens, and fabric backgrounds in this twoday workshop. Properties, psychological effects, and harmonies of color will be discussed, and you will create beautiful designs in prescribed hues and harmonies. Inclement Weather Date February 29

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

Floral Design EC

Living Bouquets with Jane Godshalk

Glamorous Bridal with Nancy Gingrich Shenk

Bouquets

Date Saturday, March 5 1–4 pm

Date Saturday, March 19 9 am–4 pm

Fee $109 Member $121 Non-member

Fee $189 Member $210 Non-member Includes Dining Dollars card towards lunch

Where Acer Room Learn about the latest in cutting-edge bouquets from Europe. Succulent plants, foliage plants, and small potted orchids are wrapped in moss and wired into a “living bouquet.” You’ll be delighted at how long it will last. Be among the first to create this stunning and innovative bouquet for your home. Inclement Weather Date March 6

Where Acer Room Prerequisite Comprehensive Wedding Design Sharpen your skills for wedding design in this fun and challenging workshop all about bridal bouquets. Nancy will demonstrate the current trends for refined, elegant designs. Incorporate color, texture, contrast, and movement. Create two magnificent bouquets using advanced techniques. Up your game in the wedding design profession and impress brides with your new skills.

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Floral Design EC

Pot et Fleur with Cres Motzi

Date Thursday, March 24 1–4 pm Fee $99 Member $109 Non-member Where Acer Room Pot et Fleur combines two or more potted plants growing in soil or other medium with cut flowers in the same container. Update this classic design with today’s easy-care plants. Bring a slice of nature indoors and create a long-lasting arrangement for yourself or as a gift. Bring clippers and floral scissors.

Basic Floral Design with Nancy Gingrich Shenk

Dates Tuesdays, April 12–May 17 1–4 pm 6 sessions Fee $315 Member $350 Non-member Where Acer Room Add to the skills developed in Basic Floral Design I by creating arrangements that focus on harmony, proportion, scale, and rhythm. Topics include the Biedermeierstyle arrangement, formal linear, topiary techniques, hand-tied bouquets, and corsage making. Further studies in the care and handling of fresh flower and plant materials advance your floral design development. Stir your creative spirit and extend your skills with the use of cutting tools, a variety of containers, sustainable design strategies, and gorgeous floral materials. Containers for the first class will be provided. You will receive a list of containers to bring to subsequent sessions.

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

Floral Design

Floral Show Extravaganza: A Return to Roots CC

EC Local Inspiration for Floral Elegance

Celebrating

the Elegant Style of Constance Spry

with Jennie Love and Ariella Chezar

with Nancy Gingrich Shenk

Date Wednesday, April 6 4 pm

Date Tuesday, April 5 9 am–4 pm

Fee $65 Preferred Seating $39 Member Open Seating $45 Non-member Open Seating

Fee $359 Member $399 Non-member Includes Dining Dollars towards lunch

Where Ballroom

Where Acer Room

Before there was overnight shipping, designers created elegant floral arrangements with a combination of flowers and fruits from the garden, fields, and meadows nearby. Constance Spry, a pioneer in local sourcing during the early 20th century, is the perfect example of “blooming where you are planted.” Nancy will tell Spry’s story and introduce you to the beautiful floral designs by Constance Spry. She’ll create arrangements that demonstrate Spry’s influence on design and how her style is resurging in today’s fashion. This demonstration delivers an alternative method from heavily engineered structures and allows the design to showcase the beauty of the flowers themselves. The evening includes a complimentary wine and cheese reception and silent auction for a chance to bid on Nancy’s designs. The Surprising Life of Constance Spry will be available for sale.

Experience the renaissance in sourcing local materials and how it creates a sophisticated marriage of nature and elegance. Two designers from Martha Stewart’s list of Top Designers team up to present a full-day workshop combining their love of seasonal materials and elegant designs. Learn how to develop, design, and harvest from your own cut flower garden from talented designer and floral farmer, Jennie Love of Love ‘n Fresh Flowers. Explore the world of colorful stems, breathtaking flowers, and exciting edibles and blend them in a design with a harmonious connection to the land. As an established innovator in New York City’s competitive floral design world, Ariella Chezar delivers sensuality to her designs that incorporate local materials into works of seasonal floral art.

This show counts as the Floral Design Lecture credit towards the Floral Design Certificate.

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Floral Design EC

Serpentine with Cres Motzi

Splendor

Date Saturday, April 16 9 am–12 pm Fee $99 Member $109 Non-member Where Acer Room Smarten up your table with a serpentine design perfect for spring entertaining. Use a wreath form in a creative way by cutting it in half and adding seasonal flowers and foliage. A classical S-shaped design is graceful, perfect for any festive occasion. Bring wire cutter and flower clippers.

Introduction to Ikebana with Midori Tanimune and Janet Solomon

Dates Friday, April 22, 1–4 pm Saturday, April 23, 9 am–4 pm 2 sessions Fee $212 Member $235 Non-member Includes Dining Dollars card towards lunch on Saturday Where Acer Room Ikebana is the Japanese art of arranging flowers. Explore the Ikebana values of discipline, knowledge of rules and forms, and idealized approach to nature, using fresh flowers and greenery. You will create distinctive, elegant designs that exude a sense of harmony, balance, and well-being while learning the history and fundamental approaches of Ikebana and its different schools of study. All containers and kenzans will be provided. Please bring floral scissors and a carton or box for transporting your arrangements.

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

Floral Design EC

The Beauty in with Midori Tanimune

Line

Floral Design Certificate Exam HP with Jane Godshalk

Date Wednesday, April 27 6–8:30 pm

Date Saturday, May 7 9 am–12 pm

Fee $59 Member $65 Non-member

Fee $99 Member $109 Non-member

Where Acer Room

Where Betula Room OR

In Ikebana, one of the most important elements to consider is the line inherent in the materials being used. Accentuate lines by trimming away unnecessary parts such as leaves, buds, twigs, and possibly even some flowers, to create a line all your own. Learn how to combine or contrast both straight and curved lines in a meaningful way in a single arrangement. Various techniques for bending both branches and flowers will be discussed and demonstrated.

Date Saturday, November 5 9 am–12 pm Fee $99 Member $109 Non-member Where Acer Room Students who complete all of the requirements listed on page 88 are eligible to take the Floral Design Certificate Exam. The exam includes a written test, identification of flowers, and floral designrelated materials. In addition, candidates are required to create a floral design in a designated advanced style. Upon receipt of registration, your eligibility will be verified. Study materials are available to qualified students via our online classroom, about six weeks in advance. The candidate must earn a minimum of 70% on the written and practical exam to earn the Certificate of Merit in Floral Design. Online Learning Extend your learning beyond the classroom with supplemental materials.

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Elegant Events with Jane Godshalk

Summer Floral Immersion: Basic I & II

Fun and Festive

with Jane Godshalk and Nancy Gingrich Shenk Dates Thursday–Sunday, May 19–22 4 day-long sessions 8 am–6 pm

Date Saturday, May 14 9 am–12 pm Fee $109 Member $121 Non-member

Fee $662 Member $728 Non-member Includes Dining Dollars card towards lunch each day

Where Acer Room

Dazzle your friends and family with a spirited design to fill an elevated space with drama and excitement. Playful colors and accessories combine to make a dramatic, non-traditional party design. Creative use of non-floral materials and an abundance of fresh flowers and foliage will work together in this innovative arrangement. OR Spend the day–compare and contrast the differences in style

Soft and Subtle Date Saturday, May 14 1–4 pm Fee $109 Member $121 Non-member

Where Acer Room A combination of Basic Floral Design I and II in a concentrated format, this fun and intensive four-day course offers the same amount of information and handson experience as our separate Basic I and Basic II courses. You will complete two certificate courses and gain the foundation for building basic floral design skills. Learn the fundamentals of floral design and create traditional-style arrangements as well as learn how to condition flowers and handle floral foam, tape, wire, and sustainable design strategies. Be prepared for long, fulfilling days building on “budding” skills, mastering Biedermeier-style arranging, formal linear, topiary techniques, hand-tied bouquets, and corsage making. Containers and all floral material will be provided, comfortable shoes and clothing suggested.

Where Acer Room Spring is the perfect time for soft and sensuous flowers to grace a table or party setting. Flowering branches and spring flowers in soft and subtle colors will create an elegant, natural look to delight the eye. This overflowing, opulent arrangement will be in the lush, asymmetric garden style. 102 Continuing Education at Longwood Gardens / 2016

Floral Design CC

Advanced Floral with Jane Godshalk

Design I

Dates Wednesdays, September 7–October 12 6–9 pm 6 sessions Fee $346 Member $385 Non-member Where Acer Room Expand and refine your floral design skills by exploring historical and international floral design. This course includes advanced linear, sheltered, Phoenix, wire structure, abstract, and cascade or waterfall designs. Techniques include basing, binding, banding, wiring, taping, and use of chicken wire as you work with a wide range of flowers and foliage. Our hands-on instructor will demonstrate the elements and principles of design while you work with increasingly challenging concepts and a broad variety of techniques and materials to create exceptional designs.

Dramatic Heights with Karl Gercens

Date Wednesday, September 28 1–4 pm Fee $99 Member $109 Non-member Where Acer Room Explore the excitement that a vertical design evokes as you create your own upright arrangement that will fit perfectly in a narrow spot. We’ll break the “rules” by using line flowers that contrast with low fillers. Floral selection will include both local and exotic leaves and petals that are sure to delight.

Containers for the first class will be provided. You will receive a list of containers to bring to subsequent sessions.

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

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A Day in Italia with Jane Godshalk

Delaware Valley Wholesale HP Florist Tour and More! with Betty Young

Date Saturday, October 1 9 am–4 pm

Date Wednesday, October 5 9 am–3:30 pm

Fee $189 Member $210 Non-member Includes Dining Dollars card towards lunch

Fee $90 Member $99 Non-member Includes lunch Where Business Entrance Parking Lot

Where Acer Room Trace the roots of floral design in Italy as it impacts cutting edge contemporary Italian flower arrangements. Explore the Italian method of using “volumes” of flowers and color blocking to create dramatic, sculptural designs. This exciting day will include two hands-on arrangements: the opulent Italian modern mass design and a sensational horizontal layered design.

If you’ve ever taken a floral design course at Longwood, you’ve seen and worked with beautiful, high-quality flowers and foliage. Find out how it all begins by joining us for a small group tour of Delaware Valley Wholesale Florist. Travel by coach bus to Delaware Valley, where we’ll have a tour and presentation of this large floral distribution center. Plant material arrives from all over the world—see how it’s handled, distributed and shipped to area vendors, all within 24 hours! Our day-long outing continues with lunch at a nearby restaurant. We’ll return to Longwood to see the final steps of flower processing. Gain a new appreciation for the flowers’ journey from grower to designer. Trip leaves promptly as listed and runs rain or shine. Please note that this tour contains a good deal of walking. Appropriate footwear is recommended.

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Floral Design EC

Woodland with Cres Motzi

Wonders

Date Friday, October 14 1–4 pm Fee $99 Member $109 Non-member Where Acer Room Woodland finds like lichen, moss-covered branches, and seed pods are wonderful, textural additions to a flower arrangement. We will combine flowers, foliage, and woodland materials to make a unique, natural table design. Feel free to bring any woodland treasures from home to include in your fall table arrangement. Bring hand pruners and floral scissors.

Advanced Floral Design with Nancy Gingrich Shenk

Dates Saturdays, October 15–29 9 am–4 pm 3 sessions Fee $346 Member $385 Non-member Includes Dining Dollars card towards lunch Where Acer Room Create your own design signature with advanced techniques in this exciting capstone course. Using a variety of exceptional flowers and greens each week, you will learn innovative techniques such as a mille de fleur design (bouquet of a thousand flowers), designing without oasis, floral sculptures using fruits and vegetables, and an exploration of emotions through the use of four spheres of design. You will leave with sensational designs and pride in your floral accomplishments. Containers for the first class will be provided. You will receive a list of containers to bring for subsequent sessions.

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

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Abbondanza! with Cres Motzi

Traditional Holiday Wreath Making with Theresa Clower

Date Friday, November 18 9 am–12 pm

Date Saturday, December 3 9 am–12 pm

Fee $109 Member $121 Non-member

Fee $99 Member $109 Non-member

Where Acer Room

Abundance, affluence, amplitude, fullness, plentitude, plenty, richness, wealth; these are all synonyms for abbondanza. Set your Thanksgiving table with an opulent design using flowers, herbs, and vegetables to create a harvest centerpiece that appeals to all the senses. Celebrate abbondanza! Bring floral scissors.

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

Holiday decorating does not seem complete until the wreath is hung on the door! Join in a morning of fun and merriment as we gather to create a lush, traditional, evergreen wreath using a variety of fresh greens, pinecones, nuts, and some surprise items as well. This is a great class to share with friends to get into the holiday spirit!

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New Take on Holiday Wreath Making

Christmas with Jeff Miklos

Topiary Treasure

with Theresa Clower Date Saturday, December 3 1–4 pm

Date Saturday, December 10 9 am–12 pm

Fee $99 Member $109 Non-member

Where Acer Room

Approach the age-old tradition of wreathmaking with an eye toward new and exciting designs. Using a variety of mosses and cranberries, you will be sure to take home a beautiful and unique wreath to set on your holiday table or hang on your door. Share this class with a friend to begin your holiday celebrations in style!

’Tis the season for family, joy, and celebration. Decorate your table with a festive holiday topiary that will “wow” your friends and loved ones. For a true Christmas surprise, learn how to make this holiday standard with a new twist using traditional, seasonal greens. This exquisite centerpiece is perfect for your holiday celebration or makes a great gift that will be treasured throughout the season.

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Fully Online

Fully Online Courses Students from across the globe can take online courses through Longwood Gardens! Work at your own pace while learning from Longwood’s experts in our interactive online courses. Longwood Gardens is committed to providing excellence in education both on-site and online. We offer a variety of fully online courses, including digital garden photography, plant identification, vegetable gardening, and school gardening. Fully online courses will be added each year. We invite you to try these fun, interactive, learning opportunities. Additional information about all of our online opportunities is available at longwoodgardens.org/onlinelearning.

Dig In! Vegetable Gardening for Beginners ONLINE

with Elizabeth Alakszay Date Opens Monday, February 1 6-week online course Fee $99 Member $110 Non-member Where Fully online Get ready, get set for the upcoming growing season! Learn the process of preparing and creating a vegetable garden in the comfort of your own home. This 6-week interactive online course has hands-on projects and rich open discussions in a fully online environment. Work at your own pace with weekly modules on site selection, soil basics, plant nutrients, watering strategies, selecting crops, pest management and weed control, and ornamental companions. By understanding a few basic principles, your garden will become a better growing environment with healthier, more productive plants. Don’t wait…get a jumpstart this year and be ready to grow healthy vegetables in your own garden. There are no prerequisites for this course, and it will remain open for you to review (un-facilitated) until May 31.

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

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An Appreciation of Plants: Identification and Use Learn to identify and appreciate commonly used plants on your own schedule. Longwood Gardens is partnering with North Carolina State University to provide a unique, fully online survey of plants. This survey will expose you to plants that can be grown throughout the nation. The use and key identifying characteristics of these plants are conveyed through photo stories, presentations, online fact pages, and beautiful images.

Edibles, Bulbs, and Houseplants

Annuals, Perennials, and Vines Date Opens, Monday, July 11 5-week online course Fee $175 Member $195 Non-member Where Fully online This collection of plants will add a burst of color to your landscape with exciting textures and blooms. Learn to recognize and use these garden favorites to accentuate your landscape.

Trees, Shrubs, and Conifers

Date Opens, Monday, February 15 5-week online course

Date Opens, Monday, September 12 5-week online course

Fee $175 Member $195 Non-member

Where Fully online Explore the edible side of the landscape with an exploration of vegetables, fruits, and herbs. Extend your growing season with bulbs and even houseplants.

Where Fully online Explore the world of traditional woody plants including flowering trees, shrubs, and conifers. Learn cultural information about these structural plantings and their use in the landscape.

Each course includes 4-month access to the living collection at Longwood Gardens. Bring proof of course registration for admission and get the opportunity to view these plants in our seasonal displays and permanent collection. These courses can be used towards Longwoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Certificate in Ornamental Horticulture counts as one-half credit. Please be aware that plants taught in these online courses are the more common varieties and may have been presented in previous onsite courses within the Ornamental Horticulture Certificate Program. 110 Continuing Education at Longwood Gardens / 2016

Fully Online Digging Deeper! More Vegetable Gardening ONLINE

Digital Garden Photography Basic I ONLINE

with Elizabeth Alakszay

with Dick Greenwood

Date Opens Monday, March 21 6-week online course

Date Monday, May 2 5-week online course

Fee $99 Member $110 Non-member

Fee $175 Member $195 Non-member

Where Fully online

Continue your fully online experience with a second course on vegetable gardening geared towards gardeners of all levels. Learn more advanced techniques, basic troubleshooting, and crop rotation in the comfort of your own home. This 6-week interactive online course has hands-on projects and rich open discussions in a fully online environment. Work at your own pace with weekly modules where you’ll dig deeper into the world of soil, vegetable garden design, container production, the basics of integrated pest management, saving seeds, and season extension. Your garden will become a better growing environment with healthier, more productive plants. There are no prerequisites for this course and it will remain open for you to review (un-facilitated) until July 31.

To register: enroll.longwoodgardens.org

Make your garden images stand out by learning basic digital photographic techniques in clear, easily applied terms. This five-week interactive online course engages students with hands-on projects and rich open discussions in a fully online environment. Complete weekly assignments in garden photography by shooting anywhere in the world. Assignments guide you from basic composition to editing techniques. Benefit from sharing and critiquing one another’s work on a weekly basis in discussion boards and review from the instructor. Beginning basic equipment selections and camera care, manual settings on a digital camera (ISO, shutter speed, and f/stop) will start the class. Class materials and assignments will be devoted to seeing and composing through the lens (zooming, focus), exposure and metering, direction and quality of light. The final assignments will challenge you to use color to capture a mood. This class also covers basic editing techniques (level, color correction, black and white, and file sizes).

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Fully Online Beginning and Growing Your HP School Garden ONLINE

Keep on Digging! Season HP Extension ONLINE

with Lori Trexler

with Elizabeth Alakszay

Dates July 9â&#x20AC;&#x201C;August 20 6-week online course

Dates Opens Monday, August 15 3-week online course

Fee $135 Member $150 Non-member

Fee $44 Member $49 Non-member

Where Fully online

Interested in continuing your vegetable garden well past frost or starting your greens during the cold winter months? Learn about some simple structures that can be used to continue vegetable gardening, the cold tolerant crops that you can grow, and the science behind why winter greens will make the tastiest salad youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever had. Join vegetable gardening expert, Liz Alakszay as she guides you through the process of extending your season in this fun, fully-online course. There are no prerequisites for this course, and it will remain open for you to review (un-facilitated) until October 31.

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General Information, Class Index, and Registration Sign Up Early! Some classes fill quickly. World-class instruction is our goal, so additional students are not added to courses that have sold out. Questions, Comments and Concerns Please send your feedback about the Continuing Education Program to help-ce@longwoodgardens.org. We welcome your input. Instructor Bios Available on our website. Photography Usage Any photographs taken in our photography classes cannot be used for commercial uses. Miscellaneous Information Please dress according to the weather for all outdoor sessions. No inclement weather dates are planned unless noted. Classroom doors open one-half hour before starting time for paid class registrants only (no children or guests). Please be aware that certain classes may be photographed, recorded, and/or videotaped. Refunds If you cancel your registration, your registration fee (less 15% processing fee) will be refunded if notice of cancellation is received at least two weeks before the event. Or, a full class credit can be issued for a future class. Email help-ce@ longwoodgardens.org After You Register You will receive an acknowledgment email confirming your registration. This email is your admission into the course. Please bring it with you to each session. It also serves as your admission to the Gardens for the duration of any Certificate of Merit course. Garden admission for all other courses is for that day only.

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Weather Cancellations For the latest information on class cancellations caused by inclement weather, visit http://longwoodgardens.org/visit/ weather-event or call the Continuing Education Office, 610.388.5454. We will send a notification email when possible. Special Needs We will make every effort to assist individuals with special needs. Please contact us at least one week before the start of a class if you have special needs. We will make every effort to accommodate students with documented learning disabilities by providing reasonable accommodations for equal opportunity for success. If Your Class Includes a Dining Dollars Card Our Dining Dollars card covers the cost of a “value meal” at the Terrace Restaurant. If you prefer a different meal, it may not fully cover it, or you may keep the card with a credit for a future meal. Continuing Education Credits Professional CEUs for ASHS, APLD, ASLA, ISA, State Landscape Architects, NovaAOLCP, and State Pesticide Applicators may be available for some courses. Please check the organization’s website for approved courses. Longwood Gift Cards Gift cards may be used for Continuing Education classes and may be purchased by calling 610.388.1000.

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Class Index Index Color Key Ornamental Horticulture Landscape Design Professional Courses Short Courses, Workshops, and Tours Visual Arts Floral Design Online Courses

Start Date

Course Name

January 4 Botanical Illustration Studio January 11 Plant Science: Understanding Plants January 16 Season Extenders: Quick-hoops and Cold Frames January 21 Floral Fun: The Silver Garden January 23 Comprehensive Wedding Design January 27 Conifers January 30 What’s all the Buzz? February 1 Dig In! Vegetable Gardening for Beginners Online February 4 A New Look at Corsages and Boutonnieres February 5 Landscape Design I - Morning class February 5 Landscape Design I - Afternoon class February 6 Ideas for Impact: The World of Mushrooms February 15 Edibles, Bulbs, and Houseplants Online! February 19 Floral Fountain February 20 Hungry for Vegetable Gardening? February 21 Deer Detours February 22 Botanical Illustration Studio February 22 An Evening of Botanical Illustration February 22 Introduction to Botanical Illustration February 23 Basic Floral Design I February 23 Longwood Lecture Series: Sustainability and Stewardship February 25 Reinventing Foliage: Manipulation Techniques February 25 Floral Fun: The Tropical Terrace February 27 Principles of Color February 27 Sketching for Designers March 1 March 4 March 5 March 5 March 6 March 10 March 10

People, Plants, & Landscape Design Photographing Orchids Living Bouquets Sensational Succulents Interpretations in Colored Pencils Photography After Hours Orchids for Beginners

Code

$90 $99 $175 $195

161ADBSA 161HSUPE$01

$49 $45 $449 $175 $49

$55 $50 $494 $195 $55

161HTSEM 161FDX1E 161FDCWW 161OHCOE$01 161HTBBM

$99 $99 $224 $224 $89 $175 $129 $129 $36 $150 $150 $150 $315

$110 $109 $249 $249 $99 $195 $142 $142 $40 $165 $165 $165 $350

161XVG$01 161FDCBA 161GDLDM$01 161GLSDA$01 161PSIID 161XEBH$01 161PSFFE 161PSHVM 161PSDDM 161ADB2A 161ADIBE 161ADIBM 161FDB1A

free $99 $45 $299 $149

$29 $109 $50 $329 $165

161LLSSE 161FDBIM 161FDX2E 161FDPCD 161GDSKM$01

$129 $139 $109 $109 $129 $229 $80

$142 $153 $121 $121 $142 $252 $89

161GDPPE$01 161ADPOM 161FDLBA 161FDSSM 161ADCPA 161ADPHE$01 161PSOBE

Class Index Start Date

Course Name

March 12 Performance Pruning: Small Flowering Trees - Morning Session March 12 Performance Pruning: Small Flowering Trees - Afternoon Session March 13 Understanding Aquaponics March 17 Floral Fun: The Orchid House March 19 Glamorous Bridal Bouquets March 21 A Second Look at Spring: Plants to Extend the Season March 21 Digging Deeper! More Vegetable Gardening Online March 24 Pot et fleur April 2 A Community Conversation with Author Henry Cole April 2 Family Workshop with Henry Cole April 5 Local Inspiration for Floral Elegance April 6 Celebrating the Elegant Style of Constance Spry (preferred seating) April 6 Celebrating the Elegant Style of Constance Spry (open seating) April 6 Fertilizers and Formulations April 7 Planting Design April 9 The Weekend Designer April 12 Basic Floral Design II April 14 Champion Tree Tour April 15 Floral Fun: Flower Garden Walk April 16 Serpentine Splendor April 16 Performance Pruning: Shrubs - Morning Session April 16 Performance Pruning: Shrubs - Afternoon Session April 17 The Meadow through the Season: Flora and Fauna of the Brandywine Valley April 18 Ornamental & Native Shrubs April 19 The Meadow through the Season: Capturing the Meadow in Photography April 22 Introduction to Ikebana April 23 Branches all Around April 23 A Small Group Discussion with Ben Montgomery April 23 A Community Conversation with Author Ben Montgomery April 24 A Small Group Discussion with Ben Montgomery April 27 The Beauty in Line April 29 Trough Making April 30 Bulb-A-Mania April 30 Inside the Hive April 30 Beginning Bonsai May 1 The Meadow through the Season: Capturing the Meadow on Canvas May 1 Bonsai Care: The Next Step May 2 Digital Garden Photography Basic I Online May 4 Developing a Design Philosophy Based on ”Sense of Place”

Code

$49

$55

161HTPPM

$49 $19 $45 $189

$55 $21 $50 $210

161HTPPA 161PSUAM 161FDX3M 161FDGBD

$91

$98

$99 $99

$110 $109

161XVG2$01 161FDPFA

free $19 359

$20 $21 399

161PSCRA 161PSFWM 161FDLID

$65

161FDSLE

$39 $49 $224 $129 $315 $89 $45 $99

$45 $55 $249 $142 $350 $99 $50 $109

$49

$55

161HTPSM

$49

$55

161HTPSA

161OHEXE$01

161FDSLE 161HTFFM 161GDPDE$01 161PSWDD 161FDB2A 161PSCTD 161FDX4A 161FDSSA

$129 $142 $175 $195

161PSMFM 161OHDSE$01

$250 $275 $212 $235 $63 $70

161ADMPA$01 161FDIID 161PSBAM

$25

$29

161PSBMM

free

$20

161PSCRE

$25 $59 $89 $99 $49 $150

$29 $65 $99 $109 $55 $165

161PSB2M 161FDBLE 161PSTMM 161PSBMD 161HTIHM 161PSB1D

$250 $275 $49 $55 $175 $195

161ADMCM 161PSABM 161XWBD$01

$129 $142

161GDSPE$01

Class Index Start Date

Course Name

May 7 Floral Design Certificate Exam May 7 Breathtaking Baskets May 10 Ornamental Vines May 11 Tips for Turf Diagnosis: Insect and Disease Management May 11 Weed Identification May 13 Floral Fun: Peirce’s Woods May 14 Elegant Events: Soft and Subtle May 14 Elegant Events: Fun and Festive May 14 Water Gardening in a Container May 15 Total Tomato Adventure May 18 Plant Disease Identification May 19 Summer Floral Immersion: Basic I and II May 21 A Garden Tour with ”Class” May 21 “Hanging” out with Succulents May 25 Plant Disease Identification May 25 Pest Identification

$99 $63 $91

$109 $70 $98

161FDCEM$01 161PSBBM 161OHOVE$01

$89 $89 $45 $109 $109 $89 $36 $89 $662 $19 $63 $89 $89

$99 $99 $50 $121 $121 $99 $40 $99 $728 $21 $70 $99 $99

161HTTTA 161HTWIM 161FDX5A 161FDEEA 161FDEEM 161PSWGM 161PSTTA 161HTPDM 161FDSOW 161PSGTM 161PSSWM 161HTPDA 161HTPIM

June 2 Floral Fun: The Italian Water Garden June 3 Elements of Design Tour June 5 Botanical Blue: Indigo Dye Vat June 5 Natural Dyeing with Locally Foraged Plants June 10 Focus on Flowers June 10 Specialty Nursery Tour June 11 Got Herbs? (am) June 11 Got Herbs? (pm) June 11 Kaleidescope Container June 12 Snip, Clip, Tips: Herbal Topiaries June 14 Travels with a Pipe Dreamer June 15 The Story of the Longwood Organ Renovation Project June 16 Longwood Gardens’ Organ Crawl Atlantic City June 16 Longwood Gardens’ Organ Crawl Center City June 17 Longwood Gardens’ Organ Crawl Center City June 17 Longwood Gardens’ Organ Crawl Atlantic City June 18 Fantastic Fern Wreath June 25 Why Not Roses?

$45 $120 $80 $80 $139 $120 $63 $63 $63 $80 $8

$50 $132 $89 $89 $153 $132 $70 $70 $70 $89 $10

161FDX6E 161GTEDD 161PSDVA 161PSNDM 161ADFFM 161PSSND 161PSGHA 161PSGHM 161PSKCM 161PSHTM 161PSPDM

$8 $42 $42 $42 $42 $80 $49

$10 $49 $49 $49 $49 $89 $55

161PSORM 161PSOAD 161PSOPD 161PSO2D 161PSOA2 161PSFFM 161HTWRM

July 9 Beginning and Growing your School Garden (Online Course) July 11 Beginning and Growing Your School Garden (On-site Course) July 11 Annuals, Perennials, and Vines Online July 14 Floral Fun: The Rose Garden August 13 August 15 August 20 August 20 August 21 August 21 August 23 August 24 August 26 August 28

Native Meadows from the Ground Up Keep on Digging! Season Extension Online Garden Modeling with SketchUp Principles of Color Cyanotyping (am) Cyanotyping (pm) Edible Plants Summer Flowering Bulbs Floral Fun: The Idea Garden Fearless Watercolor

$135 $150

Code

Y16BEGGROW$

$180 $200 Y16BEGGROONS $175 $195 162XAPV$01 $45 $50 162FDX7E $63 $44 $129 $299 $63 $63 $175 $91 $45 $129

$70 $49 $142 $329 $70 $70 $195 $98 $50 $142

162PSNMD 162XVG2$01 162GDSKM 162FDPCD 162ADCYA 162ADCYM 162OHEPE$01 162OHSBE$01 162FDX8M 162ADFWA

Class Index Start Date

Course Name

September 7 Advanced Floral Design I September 7 Landscape Design II September 9 A Naturalist’s Notebook September 9 Pastels en plein air September 10 Basic Floral Design I September 12 Trees, Shrubs, and Conifers Online September 12 Introduction to Botanical Illustration September 12 Botanical Illustration Studio September 12 An Evening of Botanical Illustration September 13 Design, Create, Construct: Patios September 15 Tips for Turf Diagnosis: Insect and Disease Management September 15 Weed Identification September 15 Deciduous Trees September 16 Water, Water, Everywhere September 18 Beginning Bonsai September 22 Plant Disease Identification September 22 Pest Identification September 23 Floral Fun: The Meadow Garden September 24 Plants that Heal September 26 Plant Science: Plant Pathology September 28 Dramatic Heights

$346 $224 $107 $99 $315 $175 $150 $150 $150 $129

$385 $249 $119 $109 $345 $195 $165 $165 $165 $142

$89 $89 $175 $179 $150 $89 $89 $45 $36 $175 $99

$99 162HTTTA $99 162HTWIM $195 162OHDTE$01 $197 162ADWWD$01 $165 162PSB1D $99 162HTPDA $99 162HTPIM $50 162FDX9M $40 162PSPHM $195 162HSPPE$01 $109 162FDDHA

October 1 A Day in Italia October 1 Bountiful Bulbs October 5 Delaware Valley Wholesale Tour and More October 6 Sustainable Landscape and Design Theory October 6 Champion Tree Tour October 8 The Afterlife of Trees October 8 Orchids for Beginners October 9 Range of Light October 13 Champion Tree Tour October 14 Woodland Wonders October 15 Advanced Floral Design II October 16 Interpretations in Colored Pencils October 15 The Gardener and the Chef: The Transitional Autumn Garden October 19 The Artist and the Archivist October 19 Floral Fun: The Children’s Garden

$189 $49 $90 $149 $89 $63 $80 $139 $89 $99 $346 $129

$210 $55 $99 $165 $99 $70 $89 $153 $99 $109 $385 $142

$36 $36 $45

$40 $40 $50

free $99 $139 $45 $109 $63

$29 $109 $153 $50 $121 $70

162LLASE 162FDCEM$01 162ADPAM 162FDX1A 162FDAZM 162PSMBM

$119 $99 $99 $36

$131 $109 $109 $40

162ADVSE 162FDWTA 162FDWTM 162PSKOA

$119 $131 $99 $109 $45 $50

162ADV2E 162FDCTA 162FDX2M

November 1 Longwood Lecture Series: The Art and Science of Restoration November 5 Floral Design Certificate Exam November 6 Autumn Photography at Abbondi November 17 Floral Fun: The Mediterranean House November 18 Abbondanza! November 19 Attracting Mason Bees: Habits and Houses December 1 Visions of Sugar Plums: Photographing A Longwood Christmas December 3 A New Take on Holiday Wreath Making December 3 Traditional Holiday Wreath Making December 4 Kokedama December 8 Visions of Sugar Plums: Photographing A Longwood Christmas December 10 Christmas Topiary Treasure December 16 Floral Fun: The Conservatory

Code 162FDA1E 162GDL2E$01 162ADNND 162ADPPA 162FDB1D 162XTSC$01 162ADBIM 162ADBSA 162ADIBE 162GDPAE

162FDDID 162PSBLM 161FDDVD 162GDSLE$01 162PSCTD 162PSATM 162PSOBD 162ADRLA 162PSC2D 162FDWWA 162FDA2D 162ADCPA 162PSGCM 162ADAAA 162FDX0E

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Experience Our Seasons in 2016

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Orchid Extravaganza January 23–March 27 Leave winter at the front door and enter our warm Conservatory where thousands of orchids drape from walls, flow from baskets, and form towering arches in this colorful display.

Spring Blooms April 2–June 3 Watch as spring color emerges to paint the landscape in vibrant hues. Tulips, daffodils, wisteria, and flowering trees herald spring’s arrival indoors and out.

Summer Spectacular June 4–September 5 See exotic waterlilies in glorious bloom, stroll colorful gardens bursting with annuals and perennials, and escape summer’s heat in our shady groves. Stay late to enjoy concerts and special programming as evening falls.

Autumn's Colors September 10–November 20 Reconnect with nature amid the glowing reds, golds, and oranges of fall. As autumn’s chill sets in, escape to our Conservatory where horticultural feats abound during the Chrysanthemum Festival.

A Longwood Christmas November 24, 2016–January 8, 2017 Wander through a half-million twinkling lights, thousands of poinsettias, and magnificently adorned trees. Listen as carolers share the sounds of the season and illuminated fountains dance to music.

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