SPRING–SUMMER 2021 | VOLUME 8 Contents

3 | Calendar

4 | The Board of The New York Botanical

5 | School Staff

8 |

12 | HORTICULTURAL THERAPY

15 | LANDSCAPE DESIGN

18 | Academic Policies & Procedures

ABOUT THE COVER: Solanum lycopersicum 20 | Professional Societies, and Academic Programs ‘Zapotec Pleated’, Asuka Hishiki Official Entry

21 | Tuition and Fees, Refunds and Withdrawals The Fourth NYBG Triennial Abundant Future: Cultivating Diversity 22–27 | Student Liability Charts in Garden, Farm, and Field This spectacular heirloom tomato originated 28 | Registration and General Information centuries ago and was cultivated by the Zapotec people of Oaxaca, Mexico. The image—along with other artwork seen throughout the catalog— is featured in this year’s virtual botanical art exhibition, which showcases heirloom and their wild relatives, and highlights their critical role in increasing and preserving genetic diversity.

The exhibition is co-presented with the American Society of Botanical Artists.

n On the cover: Zapotec Pleated Heirloom Tomato, Solanum lycopersicum ‘Zapotec Pleated’, Watercolor on paper, ©Asuka Hishiki CALENDAR | 3

Calendar

HOLIDAYS SCHOOL SCHEDULE

New Year’s Day JANUARY Winter term begins Martin Luther King Day weekend

Lincoln’s Birthday FEBRUARY Presidents’ Day weekend

MARCH Passover

APRIL Easter Sunday Spring term begins

MAY Memorial Day

Graduation for those who have completed JUNE Juneteenth their Certificates

JULY Independence Day Summer term begins

AUGUST

Labor Day weekend SEPTEMBER Rosh Hashanah Yom Kippur

OCTOBER Federal Holiday Fall term begins

Election Day NOVEMBER Thanksgiving and the following Friday

DECEMBER Christmas week

n Ethiopian Limu Coffee, Coffee arabica (detail), Watercolor on paper, ©Sarah Howard NYBG BOARD OF TRUSTEES | 4

Board of Trustees

Chairman Trustees Distinguished Counsellors to the Board J. Barclay Collins II Leonard Abess Gloria M. Coruzzi, Ph.D. Robert A. Bartlett, Jr. Sir Peter R. Crane, FRS Interim President & CEO Gary A. Beller Helen Dillon J.V. Cossaboom Mrs. Jeremy H. Biggs Rafaela Campostrini Forzza, Ph.D. Senior Vice Chairmen Mrs. Harry Burn III Vartan Gregorian, Ph.D. Larry E. Condon Mrs. Jonathan C. Clay Penelope Hobhouse, Hon.D.Litt. VMH Lionel Goldfrank III Naeem Crawford-Muhammad Joseph M. McShane, S.J. Jacqueline H. Dryfoos Laurie D. Olin, FASLA Treasurer Mrs. Edith B. Everett Professor Sir Ghillean Prance, FRS, VMH Diane Katzin Henry P. Johnson Quentin D. Wheeler, Ph.D. Secretary Jill Joyce Edward O. Wilson, Ph.D. Karen Katen Dianne T. Renwick Ex Officio Thomas E. Lovejoy, Ph.D. Hon. Richard A. Carranza Vice Chairmen Holly Lowen Hon. Gonzalo Casals Edward P. Bass Susan E. Lynch Hon. Bill de Blasio Marjorie G. Rosen Susan E. Kay Matelich Hon. Ruben Diaz Jr. Mrs. Nicholas J. Sakellariadis Gilbert C. Maurer Hon. Corey Johnson William C. Steere, Jr. Lynden B. Miller Hon. Mitchell Silver Shelby White George M. Milne, Jr., Ph.D. Hon. Scott M. Stringer Chairmen Emeriti Susan R. Palm Maureen K. Chilton Marc B. Porter Board of Advisors Wilson Nolen Mrs. John R. Robinson R. Ellen Avellino Mrs. Arthur Ross Cynthia D. Brodsky Executive Committee Kate Solomon Susan Cohen J. Barclay Collins II Gillian Steel Elizabeth B. Dater Chairman Michael H. Steinhardt Patricia Fast Hidenori Takaoka Edward P. Bass Aramina Vega Ferrer, Ph.D. Douglas Dockery Thomas John W. Bernstein Mrs. Robert C. Graham, Jr. Joseph A. Thompson Mrs. Coleman P. Burke Carla Hall Mish Tworkowski Maureen K. Chilton, Ex Officio Mai Hallingby Harrison Gordon A. Uehling III Larry E. Condon Mrs. Charles B. Johnson Karen Washington Florence A. Davis Alexandra Lebenthal Sigourney Weaver Lionel Goldfrank III Lawrence Lederman Michael A. Zarcone Diane Katzin, Ex Officio Peter R. McQuillan Gillian Miniter Malcolm C. Nolen Life Trustees Nicholas J. Sakellariadis Wilson Nolen, Ex Officio Mrs. Thomas J. Hubbard Mrs. B. Robert Williamson, Jr. Dianne T. Renwick, Ex Officio Kenneth Roman Marjorie G. Rosen Deborah Goodrich Royce President Emeritus Mrs. Nicholas J. Sakellariadis Gregory Long William C. Steere, Jr. Caroline A. Wamsler, Ph.D. Shelby White SCHOOL STAFF | 5

School Staff

DIRECTOR

The School’s operations are managed by Lisa Whitmer, the Director of the School of Horticulture & Landscape Design. Lisa brings a wealth of expertise to The New York , as she has worked as a teacher and an educational program director for 20 years, fostering students’ curiosity and critical thinking in content areas as diverse as video production, history, and robotics for organizations including BRIC Arts Media Bklyn, Tribeca Teaches, Adobe Youth Voices, RoboFun, and Aragon High School.

INSTRUCTORS Regina Alvarez Mark Bunnell Steven Conaway Regina Alvarez, Ph.D., is a graduate of the Mark Bunnell, RLA, is a partner in the Steve Conaway, Ph.D. is the Assistant City University of New York with a degree firm Quennell Director of Horticulture at Wave Hill, where in Urban Forest Ecology. She worked for Rothschild & Partners. He has more than he focuses on the health and beauty of the Central Park Conservancy for 19 years, 32 years of experience designing and the , , and woodlands. beginning as a seasonal and restoring public and private landscapes Conaway developed an early passion for working her way to Director of Horticulture in New York City and beyond, including science and sustainability working and Woodland Management. Currently, she is current projects for Pershing Square in in diversity preservation on New Assistant Professor of Biology at Dominican Manhattan and Fowler Square in Brooklyn. England farms. He studied environmental College in Rockland County, New York. Many of his projects have involved horticulture at the University of New collaboration with artists, including Maya Hampshire where he helped implement the Damon Arrington Lin, Alison Saar, and Xu Bing. His work also campus-wide composting program. Damon Arrington is a Landscape Urbanist includes campus design projects for Sarah who focuses on crisis landscapes and Pat Czarnecki Lawrence College, Trinity College, and their subsequent effect on the people Pat Czarnecki, HTR, MBA, received a Colgate, Duke, and Brown Universities. that inhabit them. He obtained a Master’s Certificate in Horticultural Therapy from the Degree in Landscape Architecture from Katherine Brechner New York Botanical Garden and maintains The City College of New York where he was Kathy Brechner, MBA, HTR, is a Registered professional registration by the American a scholar for the J. Max Bond Center for Horticultural Therapist through the Horticultural Therapy Association. She is Inclusion and Equity. His notable Landscape American Horticultural Therapy Association a licensed teacher in Horticulture by The Architecture projects in NYC include The and received her original HT Certificate New York State Education Department and Hills on Governors Island, Jamaica Bay from the New York Botanical Garden. owner of GreEn’ergy, LLC—a horticultural Restoration Project and park spaces for Her BA in Geology and a Certificate in therapy and garden service for people of The New York Housing Authority. Design bring another aspect all ages and abilities in the NY/NJ metro of nature education to her Horticultural area. Pat is a public speaker on the many Daryl Beyers Therapy and work. She owns benefits of horticultural therapy, a certified Daryl Beyers, brings over 20 years’ Lasting Nature, a company offering Paraprofessional with specialty in Autism, experience designing residential gardens Horticulture Therapy programs for all ages Master Gardener through Rutgers University, and private estates to NYBG. Beyers and stages. Based in Sante Fe, Brechner and past Board member of the Mid-Atlantic has gone from the self-described “the serves on the Friends of Santa Fe Master Horticultural Therapy Network, Inc. guy pushing the wheelbarrow” to the foundation board and volunteers owner of his own design business and an with the Santa Fe Botanical Garden. accomplished garden writer. He’s a former editor at Fine Gardening, and his articles have been featured in HGTV Magazine and in Martha Stewart Living, where he also served as Contributing Editor. SCHOOL STAFF | 6

Leslie Day Manny Grossman Hilda Krus Leslie Day has been a science educator Manny Grossman is the owner of Rogers Hilda Mechthild Krus is the Director of for 20 years with a doctorate in science Gardening Service, a garden restoration, the Horticultural Society of New York’s education from Columbia University. Day maintenance, design, and installation firm Program on Rikers Island is also a New York City naturalist and in Westchester County. He is certified Correctional Facility. Together with her author of Field Guide to the Natural World by NYBG in ornamental team, she provides women, men and of New York City, Field Guide to the Street and is a certified Permaculture designer young adults who are incarcerated Trees of New York City, Field Guide to the and instructor. He is also an organic with horticultural therapy, class room Neighborhood Birds of New York City, tropical fruit farmer with nine acres under horticultural training and applied education and her latest book Honeybee Hotel: the cultivation in Puerto Rico. as well as year-round hands-on experience Waldorf Astoria’s and the Michael Hagen in horticulture. Hilda trains and supervises Heart of New York City. Michael Hagen is the NYBG Curator of the Horticultural Therapy students as well as Interns from related fields. Hilda is a Phyllis D’Amico Native Plant Garden and the . registered Horticultural Therapist (HTR) Phyllis D’Amico, HTM, is a registered He previously served as Staff Horticulturist and Social Worker (MSW, University of horticultural therapist with the American for Stonecrop Gardens in Cold Spring, NY Essen, Germany). She has served on Horticultural Therapy Association and has and Garden Manager at Rocky Hills, in Mt. the board of the American Horticultural worked in the field for over 25 years with Kisco, a preservation project of the Garden Therapy Association (AHTA). children and adults of all ages and abilities. Conservancy. D’Amico has created an award-winning David Holzman George Lozefski horticultural therapy program for special David Holzman received a Master of George Lozefski is the Laboratory needs students at the New Jersey Regional Landscape Architecture from the University Manager and Field & Education/Outreach Day School in Newark, where she is the of Virginia, and a B.A. in Gender Studies Coordinator at the NYC Urban Soils Lead Science Teacher and Horticultural from the University of Chicago. He teaches Institute. As a dedicated and passionate Therapist. D’Amico earned a Certificate in various courses for New York University’s scientist and educator, Lozefski has Horticultural Therapy from the New York Sustainable Urban Environments program conducted environmental research at Botanical Garden, where she has been an on topics ranging from green roofs to urban Columbia University’s Lamont Doherty instructor for 30 years. water. Holzman worked for a variety of Earth Observatory and has been teaching Geoscience courses at Brooklyn College Alice Eckerson design-build and architecture firms before for over 10 years. He conducts soil science Alice Eckerson, RLA, ASLA, is owner of launching his own independent design and soil testing workshops and provides the landscape architecture firm Eckerson practice, Peduncle (Pedunclestudio.com). training in soil quality test evaluations for Design Associates in Fairfield, Conn., which His research and work focuses on urban ecology, low-impact design, and challenging academic and community settings. He specializes in residential site planning and conventional uses and beauty standards for received his B.S. Geology from Queens design. the built environment. College, CUNY and a M.A. Environmental Stacie Ellickson Science at Brooklyn College, CUNY. Stacie Ellickson, LLA, is a Senior Abby Jaroslow Dave McConnell Landscape Architect and certified arborist Abby Jaroslow, HTR, CH manages the Dave McConnell, BLA, approaches at MNLA. A native of Iowa, she received her Sachs Conservatory at MossRehab. She designed the gardens and developed an landscape architecture from a fine arts Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from extensive and integrated HT program. She and traditional architecture background. Iowa State University and practiced in Des collaborates with the treatment teams, He has been involved with the design Moines prior to moving to New York City serving individuals recovering from Brain and construction of scores of projects in 2015. With over 10 years of experience, and Spinal Cord Injuries, Stroke, Amputation throughout the city, including Concrete Ellickson has managed a variety of project and Complex Neurological Conditions. Plant Park, portions of the Bronx River types at different scales and has a passion Greenway and Hudson River Park for finding solutions and details that make Mark Kokinchak Greenway, Yankee Stadium, Washington each project unique. Mark Kokinchak has a degree in Square Park, Pelham Parkway Malls, and Environmental Horticulture from UCONN Nick Gershberg numerous smaller parks and playgrounds. and has earned a state issued Custom Nick Gershberg is the Manager of the Grounds 3A and Arborist 3D licensing. Arthur Ross Greenhouse at Barnard He has over 35 years of experience in College. A former intern at the Brooklyn landscaping, tree and shrub maintenance, Botanic Garden, he is trained in plant as well as turf management. His emphasis propagation and bonsai technique and has been on fertility, cultural practices, and specializes in container horticulture. the control of insects and diseases. SCHOOL STAFF | 7

Anne Meore Timothy Nolan Vincent Simeone Anne Meore, LMSW, HTR, is a licensed Tim Nolan runs Gardens By Design, a Vincent Simeone has worked for many Master Social Worker and a registered landscape and garden design firm, and years in public horticulture and is currently horticultural therapist. She earned a works as a horticultural consultant for the Director at Planting Fields Certificate in Horticultural Therapy from designers, primarily in New York City and State Historic Park. He also leads garden the New York Botanical Garden in 2007; the Hudson Valley. He holds a Horticulture tours all over the world with Allan Armitage. a Certificate in Permaculture Design Certificate in Sustainable Garden Design Vincent serves on several committees from Oregon State University; a BA in from the New York Botanical Garden. including the Gold Medal Plant Award Psychology & Elementary Education Committee and the LINLA Landscape Julian Picciano from Bethany College; an MA in School Awards Committee. He has just finished Julian Picciano graduated from Purdue Guidance Counseling from New York his fifth book on garden sustainability, University in 2010 with a degree in University; and an MSW from Fordham Grow More with Less. Forestry. He spent four years as a climber University. Currently, Meore is the and plant healthcare technician before Nicholas Storrs Coordinator of the Garden Ministry at becoming a climber/pruner and then a Nick Storrs, Urban Farm Manager at the Bon Secours Charity Health System and forester with the NYC Parks Department. Randall’s Island Urban Farm, grew up on an instructor at The Edible Academy at a small subsistence farm in New NYBG; owns Planthropy, LLC; serves on Elizabeth Poccia Hampshire. After receiving a B.A. from the Board of Directors of the Mid-Atlantic Elizabeth Poccia received a Certificate McGill University he worked in Brazil and Horticultural Therapy Association, Inc.; in Landscape Design from the New York Bolivia growing vegetables and coffee, and works in the Horticultural Therapy Botanical Garden. She is a former Assistant and later apprenticed at the Last Resort Greenhouse Program at Bergen Regional Designer at LDAW Landscape Architecture, Farm in northern Vermont, producing Medical Center. where she was involved in high end vegetables for local markets and grocery residential design. She is passionate about Caitlin Merritt stores. He is a contributor to the Five using graphics as a tool to communicate Caitlin Merritt finds a great source of Borough Farm Project, an initiative of the reality to plan. her enthusiasm and designs from the Design Trust for Public Space, as well as intersections of aesthetics, history and Michael Ruggiero to research conducted by the Northeast culture. In addition to teaching at the New Michael Ruggiero is the horticulturist at Rice Association in conjunction with York Botanical Garden, Caitlin teaches Matterhorn Nursery in Spring Valley, N.Y. Cornell University. classes in philosophy, intellectual history Former Senior Curator of Horticulture and Mobee Weinstein and great books at Sacred Heart University a long-time instructor at the New York Mobee Weinstein is Foreman of Gardeners in Fairfield, Connecticut. She has earned Botanical Garden, he lectures and writes at the New York Botanical Garden, holds her bachelor of arts in Philosophy at the on gardening topics and has authored a BS in Plant Studies from Lehman College of the Holy Cross and her Master’s several books. College, and is a graduate of the School of at Boston College. Jessica Schuler Professional Horticulture. She is a NOFA- Nancy Minich Jessica A. Schuler is the former Director accredited Organic LandCare Professional Nancy A. Minich, HTR, RLA, ASLA, MLA, of the Thain Family Forest where she was and has more than 30 years of experience. is a registered horticultural therapist responsible for the management of the 50 Matthew Wichrowski and landscape architect, with a Masters acre, old growth urban forest, including Matthew Wichrowski, MSW, HTR, has been in Landscape Architecture. She is the ecological restoration and the development practicing horticultural therapy at NYU- principal of NAM Planning & Design, LLC, of education and research programs. She Langone Medical Center for 20 years, where a consulting landscape architecture and teaches about urban forest restoration, he is Senior Horticultural Therapist, and a horticultural therapy firm focusing on invasive species, and native plants. clinical assistant professor of rehabilitation regenerative landscapes and therapeutic Jessica earned a BS in plant science medicine at the NYU School of Medicine. He program design. with distinction in research from Cornell lectures nationally and internationally and University, is an ISA-Certified Arborist, publishes regularly in a variety of media on and a Certified Ecological Restoration the effects of nature on human health and Practitioner with the Society for Ecological well-being, the focus of his research Restoration. interests. He also co-authored the book, The Glass Garden: A Therapeutic Oasis in New York City, which won the 2015 AHTA Publication Award. HORTICULTURE | 8 Horticulture

Develop the vital skills needed to protect and manage THE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM sustainable landscapes, maintain healthy trees, design Increasing concerns for environmental quality, conservation, and attractive gardens, and produce landscape plants. Enroll restoration are driving jobs nationwide at landscaping companies, in a single class or pursue a Horticulture Certificate. nurseries and garden centers, public parks, botanical gardens, and private estates. The NYBG Horticulture Certificate is a NY State licensed credential that helps professionals enhance their profiles, and individuals pursue new green careers. Taught by landscape and horticulture experts, the unique program blends classroom theory with field studies in the Garden’s historic landscape, offering a high standard of training in four areas of concentration: n Black Soybean, Glycine max ‘Tambaguro’, Watercolor on paper, Plant Production, Sustainable Landscape Management, ©Akiko Enokido , and Sustainable Garden Design. SCHOOL OF HORTICULTURE AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN HORTICULTURE | 9

CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS

Course Code Hours Page Course Code Hours Page

Plant Production TRACK 1 Sustainable Garden Design TRACK 4 Introduction to Plant Science HRT 300 16 9 Introduction to Plant Science HRT 300 16 9 Soil Science I: Physical Properties HRT 301 18 10 Soil Science I: Physical Properties HRT 301 18 10 Soil Science II: Chemistry and Nutrition HRT 302 P 18 10 Landscape Plants: Broadleaved Evergreens** HRT 332 P 9 — Horticultural Techniques: Greenhouse Practices HRT 312 P 15 11 Landscape Plants: Spring Trees and Shrubs HRT 334 12 10 Insect Pests of Landscape Plants HRT 381 P 18 11 Landscape Plants: Spring Perennials HRT 336 P 9 10 I: Basic Principles HRT 411 P 18 11 Landscape Plants: Late-Season Perennials Plant Propagation II: Applications** HRT 412 P 13 — & Grasses HRT 338 P 12 11 Disease Identification & Management HRT 481 P 18 11 Landscape Plants: Annuals HRT 341 P 8 11 Nursery and Greenhouse Management*** HRT 491 P 24 — Landscape Plants: Bulbs** HRT 342 P 12 — TOTAL REQUIRED HOURS 158 Annual and Perennial Garden Maintenance** HRT 344 P 8 — Plants for Landscaping HRT 358 16 10 Sustainable Landscape Management TRACK 2 Plant Communities HRT 353 6 10 Introduction to Plant Science HRT 300 16 9 Sustainable Garden Care HRT 395 8 11 Soil Science I: Physical Properties HRT 301 18 10 Sustainable Garden Design** HRT 551 P 20 — Soil Science II: Chemistry and Nutrition HRT 302 P 18 10 Landscape Design History LAN 301 24 17 Horticultural Techniques: Landscape Gardening HRT 311 P 18 11 Graphics I LAN 311 24 17 Principles and Practices** HRT 321 P 15 — TOTAL REQUIRED HOURS 202 Basic Design and Installation of Irrigation Systems*** HRT 323 12 — *Course hours do not include exam hours **Courses offered in the Fall–Winter Catalog Business Practices for the Landscape ***Courses on-hold until indoor classes are possible Professional** LAN 457 12 — P Courses with a prerequisite before you can register Insect Pests of Landscape Plants HRT 381 P 18 11 For professional organizations, see p. 20. Tree Management** HRT 422 P 14 — Landscape Management** HRT 443 P 24 — Disease Identification & Management HRT 481 P 18 11 QUESTIONS? CONTACT PROGRAM COORDINATOR CHARLES YURGALEVITCH, PH.D., Weed Identification & Management** HRT 482 P 12 — AT [email protected] Mathematics for Horticulturists HRT 356 6 — TOTAL REQUIRED HOURS 201

Arboriculture TRACK 3 CERTIFICATE CLASSES Introduction to Plant Science HRT 300 16 9 Open to Non-Certificate students Soil Science I: Physical Properties HRT 301 18 10 Soil Science II: Chemistry and Nutrition HRT 302 P 18 10 INTRODUCTION TO PLANT SCIENCE ALL TRACKS Tree Climbing for Arborists*** HRT 304 15 — This user-friendly intro course surveys the major plant groups—flowering plants, conifers, ferns, and bryophytes—focusing on their form and structure. Chainsaws: Use, Safety, and Maintenance HRT 308 6 11 Become botanically literate and gain practical experience in dissecting and Pruning Principles and Practices** HRT 321 P 15 — analyzing plant structures. | $395/$435 Landscape Plants: Fall Trees and Shrubs HRT 331 P 12 11 Landscape Plants: Conifers** HRT 333 P 12 — 8 Wednesdays, 4/21–6/9, 6:30–8:30 pm Regina Alvarez | Online | 214HRT300AO Landscape Plants: Spring Trees and Shrubs HRT 334 P 12 10 Insect Pests of Landscape Plants HRT 381 P 18 11 8 Saturdays, 5/1–6/26 (no class 5/29), 10:30 am–12:30 pm Tree Management** HRT 422 P 14 — Leslie Day | Online | 214HRT300BO Urban Tree Care** HRT 426 P 12 — 8 Thursdays, 6/10–7/29, 10:30 am–12:30 pm Winter Tree Identification** HRT 440 P 8 — Manny Grossman | Online | 214HRT300DO Disease Identification & Management HRT 481 P 18 11 8 Sundays, 8/1–9/26, 10:30 am–12:30 pm TOTAL REQUIRED HOURS 194 Regina Alvarez | Online | 221HRT300FO HORTICULTURE | 10

SOIL SCIENCE I ALL TRACKS Soil is a dynamic, living organism and the very foundation of sustainable horticulture and . This course focuses on the texture, structure, density, and color of different soils and the dynamic relationship that exists among soil, water, and plants. Through lectures and at-home labs, learn irrigation and drainage techniques and explore how soil, organic matter, and microbiology relate to plant health and soil conservation. | $455/$495 9 Saturdays, 8/7– 10/16 (no class 9/3 & 10/9), 10 am–12 pm Manny Grossman | Online | 221HRT301CO

SOIL SCIENCE II: CHEMISTRY AND NUTRITION TRACKS 1, 2, & 3 Go beyond basic soil chemistry and examine how a soil’s pH affects what nutrients are available to plants. Explore the ionic exchange capacities of soil, the complex nitrogen cycle, and the affects of composted soil amendments and fertilizers. Discover how soil and plant tissue tests can help LANDSCAPE PLANTS: SPRING PERENNIALS LANDSCAPE PLANTS: ANNUALS TRACK 4 monitor plant nutrition and health. P Prerequisite: TRACK 4 Study the identification, culture, and landscape Soil Science I | $395/$445 This course is designed for horticulturists and use of approximately 60 annuals and select tender 6 Wednesdays, 5/12–6/16, 6–9 pm gardeners who are familiar with the basic culture of perennials, including major groups of common George Lozefski | Online | 214HRT302O perennials. Study how to identify, classify, and use species and more unusual types. Learn how 60 spring-blooming perennials in the landscape. to choose low-maintenance plants, and review PLANTS FOR LANDSCAPING TRACK 4 Review scientific and common names. Blended scientific and common names. Blended class: P Prerequisite: P Prerequisite: Choose the right plant for the right place, based class: online and on-site. Intro to online and on-site. Intro to Plant $219/$239 | $195/$215 on site-specific design and maintenance criteria. Plant Science | Science Learn landscape values such as size, texture, color, 4 Tuesdays, 5/4–5/25, 10 am–12:15 pm 4 Fridays, 6/4–6/25, 9–11 am and flowering and fruiting seasons. Review trees, Michael Ruggiero | NYBG & Online | Vincent Simeone | NYBG & Online | 214HRT341ABL shrubs, groundcovers, annuals, and perennials 214HRT336BBL 4 Saturdays, 7/10–7/31, 9–11 am suitable for this region. Blended class: online and Michael Ruggiero | NYBG & Online | 221HRT341BBL on-site. | $395/$435 PLANT COMMUNITIES TRACK 4 Fundamentally change the way you view natural 6 Wednesdays, 6/2–7/7, 10 am † LATE-SEASON PERENNIALS & GRASSES landscapes by learning about the complex Timothy Nolan | NYBG & Online | 214HRT358CBL TRACK 4 factors that inform which plants grow in what This course is designed for horticulturists and 7 Fridays, 7/16–8/27, 9 am † combinations. Understanding how and why these gardeners who are familiar with the basic culture Vincent Simeone | NYBG & Online | 221HRT358GBL plant communities form will help you design of perennials. Learn the identifying characteristics, beautiful landscapes that are more resilient, classification, scientific and common names, and LANDSCAPE PLANTS: SPRING TREES diverse, and harmonious. Blended class: online landscape uses of approximately 60 summer- and AND SHRUBS TRACK 3 & 4 and on-site. | $169/$185 fall-blooming native and non-native perennials and Learn the identification, classification, and 3 Fridays, 5/21–6/4, 9:30 am † grasses. landscape use of spring-flowering trees and Blended class: online and on-site. Jessica Schuler | NYBG & Online | 214HRT353BL P Prerequisite: Intro to Plant Science | $295/$325 shrubs. Major plant groups include Magnolia, Malus, Prunus, Viburnum, and other genera, which CHAINSAWS: USE, SAFETY, AND 3 Wednesdays 9/22–10/6, 5:30–7:30 pm & are particularly ornamental in spring. Blended MAINTENANCE 3 Saturdays, 9/25–10/16 (no class 10/9) 10 am–12 pm class: online and on-site. P Prerequisite: Intro to Whether you are a budding arborist or weekend Michael Hagen | NYBG & Online | 221HRT338ABL | $295/$325 Plant Science woodcutter, knowing how to use your chainsaw safely 5 Tuesdays, 9/28–10/26, 10 am † 6 Fridays, 4/9–5/14, 10:30 am–12:30 pm and maintain it properly are keys to success. This Michael Ruggiero | NYBG & Online | 221HRT338BBL Vincent Simeone | NYBG & Online | 214HRT334ABL lecture-demonstration course by an ISA-certified arborist teaches you the basics of chainsaw use and care, sharpening, and bar tensioning. | $145/$159 3 Saturdays, 7/24–8/7, 10 am–12 pm Julian Picciano | Online | 221HRT308O

† The start time for all sections is as listed; end times vary. See website for the full schedule. HORTICULTURE | 11

DISEASE IDENTIFICATION & MANAGEMENT TRACKS 1, 2, & 3 Learn common diseases of woody and herbaceous ornamentals and turfgrass, and the cultural, biological, and least-toxic strategies for their control. Blended class: online and on-site. P Prerequisite: Intro to Plant Science | $475/$495 4 Tuesdays, 4/13–5/4, 6:15–8:30 pm & 3 Saturdays, 4/17–5/1, 10 am–1 pm Mark Kokinchak | NYBG & Online | 214HRT481ABL 3 Saturdays, 6/12–7/10, (no class 6/19 & 7/3), 10 am–1 pm & 4 Wednesdays, 6/16–7/7, 6:15–8:30 pm Mark Kokinchak | NYBG & Online | 214HRT481BBL

MATHEMATICS FOR HORTICULTURISTS TRACK 2 This course is designed for horticulturists who are responsible for maintaining or directing the maintenance of outdoor landscapes. We will cover how to calculate area to help estimate plants and soil needs, apply rates for fertilizers, and calculate amounts of soil amendments. | $149/$165

FALL TREES AND SHRUBS TRACK 3 INSECT PESTS OF LANDSCAPE PLANTS 3 Tuesdays, 3/16–3/30, 5–7 pm Explore how to identify and use shade trees and TRACKS 1, 2, & 3 Mobee Weinstein | Online | 213HRT356O shrubs that are native to and thrive in our region, Learn to identify the insects common to the including Acer, Quercus, and Viburnum, which are northeastern United States that feed on woody and PLANT PROPAGATION I TRACK 1 particularly ornamental in fall. Blended class: online herbaceous plants and the damage that they cause. Learn principles and techniques of plant and on-site. P Prerequisite: Intro to Plant Science Study how to judge the severity of an infestation propagation by seed and cuttings. Explore basic $295/$325 and to select and implement control measures sexual and asexual propagation, focusing on fruit based on the insect’s biology. development, seedling production, root initiation, 6 Fridays, 9/24–11/5 ✐, 10 am–12 pm Blended class: online P Prerequisite: stem and leaf cuttings, and layering. Students must Tim Nolan | NYBG & Online | 221HRT331ABL and on-site. Intro to Plant Science $435/$479 purchase materials per instructor guidelines. 5 Wednesdays, 10/13–11/10, 10 am † P Prerequisite: Intro to Plant Science | $395/$445 4 Thursdays, 5/13–6/3, 6:15–8:30 pm & Michael Ruggiero | NYBG & Online | 222HRT331CBL 3 Sundays, 5/16, 5/23, 6/6, (no class 5/30), 9 Mondays, 4/5–6/7 (no class 5/31), 5:30–7:30 pm Mobee Weinstein | Online | 214HRT411AO LANDSCAPE GARDENING TRACK 2 10 am–1 pm Mark Kokinchak | NYBG & Online | 214HRT381BL Learn the basics of ecologically-appropriate 9 Tuesdays, 7/13–9/14 (no class 9/7), 5:30–7:30 pm landscape gardening. Topics include soil 4 Thursdays, 8/12–9/2, 6:15–8:30 pm & Mobee Weinstein | Online | 221HRT411BO preparation, efficient watering and fertilization, 3 Sundays, 8/15–8/29, 10 am–1 pm 9 Wednesdays, 7/28–9/29 (no class 9/15), 6–8 pm planting and transplanting, cultivation, and plant TBA | NYBG & Online | 221HRT381BBL Nick Storrs | Online | 221HRT411CO maintenance. Blended class: online and on-site. P Prerequisites: Intro to Plant Science and Soil SUSTAINABLE GARDEN CARE TRACK 4 GREENHOUSE PRACTICES TRACK 1 Science I | $455/$495 Explore how to create a healthy garden while This intro course covers practical greenhouse supporting biodiversity and conserving resources. 9 Thursdays, 4/1–5/27, 5–7 pm (Rain Dates: skills and integrated management techniques. We’ll discuss ways to minimize water usage, Sundays, 4/25 & 5/23 10 am–2:30 pm) Topics include structures and equipment, soils and effectively handle stormwater, create a healthy soil Mobee Weinstein | NYBG & Online | 214HRT311PBL other growing media, irrigation and fertilization, food web, and use non-toxic alternatives to maintain potting and repotting, and cultural practices. optimal plant health. P Prerequisites: Intro to P Prerequisite: Intro to Plant Science | $359/$395 Plant Science and Soil Science I | $195/$215 8 Tuesdays, 9/28–11/16, 5–7:15 pm 4 Mondays, 6/7–6/28, 6–8 pm Nick Gershberg | Online | 221HRT312PO Steven Conaway | Online | 214HRT395O

† The start time for all sections is as listed; end times vary. See website for the full schedule. ✐ Exam on last class date. HORTICULTURAL THERAPY | 12 Horticultural Therapy

If you have a passion for plants and helping people, then pursue horticultural therapy and learn how to bring people and the natural environment together for healing purposes. Acquire the therapeutic skills and horticultural techniques needed to serve a broad population of people in need. Enroll in a single class or pursue a Horticultural Therapy Certificate.

THE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

Respected nationwide, the NYBG Horticultural Therapy Certificate Program helps students begin or complement their careers through an in-depth exploration of skills and innovative methods that use plants and the growing environment to heal and rehabilitate people. Practicing horticultural therapists train students to design, implement, and operate programs for individuals and groups across a variety of health care settings and human services programs.

Upon completion of the program, students will:

• Understand the characteristics and etiologies of the various populations served by horticultural therapy.

• Demonstrate skills in goal setting, activity planning, risk management, evaluation methods, plant selection, and accessible design.

• Prepare proposals to deliver horticultural therapy programs in various venues, including public settings, not-for-profit organizations, private companies, and independent contracting services.

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CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS Certificate students must complete 181 course hours and a 100-hour internship. After completing a minimum of six Horticultural Therapy courses, students should contact the Program Coordinator to arrange their internship.

Course Code Hours Page Introduction to Horticultural Therapy THR 301 15 13 Horticultural Therapy for Youth with Disabilities THR 402 P 15 14 Horticultural Therapy for Physical Rehabilitation THR 403 P 15 13 Horticultural Therapy for Older Adults THR 401 P 15 14 Fundamentals of Gardening GAR 301 12 14 Horticultural Therapy in Behavioral Health Settings THR 404 P 15 14 Horticultural Therapy Methods and Materials THR 406 P 15 14 Activities Analysis for Horticultural Therapy THR 407 P 15 14 Introduction to Plant Science HRT 300 16 9 Plant Propagation I: Basic Principles HRT 411 P 18 11 Garden Design for Special Populations THR 408 P 15 14 Horticultural Therapy Program Management THR 409 P 15 14 TOTAL REQUIRED HOURS 181

P Courses with a prerequisite before you can register

INTRODUCTION TO HORTICULTURAL THERAPY Phyllis D’Amico, HTM, Program Coordinator Explore the plant-people relationships and scientific research that are the Anne Meore , HTR, Program Advisor foundations of horticultural therapy. Review current hort therapy programs, and the cognitive, physical, psychological, and social benefits of plants and QUESTIONS? CONTACT PROGRAM COORDINATOR plant-related activities for various populations. Build disability awareness and PHYLLIS D’AMICO, HTM, AT [email protected] therapeutic skills. | $395/$445 3 Saturdays, 4/10–4/24, 9–11:30 am & 3 Tuesdays, 4/13–4/27, 4–6:30 pm Anne Meore, HTR | Online | 214THR301AO 3 Saturdays, 6/12–6/26, 9–11:30 am & 3 Tuesdays, 6/15–6/29, 5–7:30 pm COLLEGE CREDIT RECOMMENDATION Anne Meore, HTR | Online | 214THR301BO National College Credit Recommendation Service (NCCRS) 3 Tuesdays and 3 Fridays, 8/3–8/20, 9–11:30 am recognizes the nine Horticultural Therapy courses to be the Anne Meore, HTR | Online | 221THR301CO equivalent of college level instruction. In order to apply for one HORTICULTURAL THERAPY FOR PHYSICAL REHABILITATION college credit hour per course, a passing grade of C or better Explore the team treatment process and the various conditions treated in a is required. NYBG recommends you pass all 9 courses before clinical setting. Learn about etiology, diagnosis, and psychosocial effects, and applying for college credit, at which time you will pay a $45 the horticultural therapist’s role in assessing, documenting, and developing administrative fee to NYBG and a $52 application & transcript treatment goals and objectives. Review case studies and develop treatment fee to Excelsior. For more info, call the Registration Office at plans. P Prerequisite: Intro to Horticultural Therapy | $419/$459 718.817.8720. 3 Tuesdays, 4/13–4/27, 6:30–9 pm & The nine Horticultural Therapy courses are also accredited by 3 Saturdays, 4/17–5/1, 10 am–12:30 pm the American Horticultural Therapy Association (AHTA and can Matthew Wichrowski, HTR | Online | 214THR403AO be applied toward voluntary Professional Registration through 3 Wednesdays, 6/2–6/16, 6:30–9 pm, & the AHTA. See p. 20 for more information. 3 Saturdays, 6/5–6/19, 10 am–12:30 pm Matthew Wichrowski, HTR | Online | 214THR403BO HORTICULTURAL THERAPY | 14

HORTICULTURAL THERAPY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT Learn how to design and implement a horticultural therapy program in the private or public sector. Gain skills in developing program proposals, writing protocols, establishing evaluation methods and record-keeping policies, and managing staff and volunteers. Topics in business practices will include budget development and management, legal aspects of business establishment, and fundraising. P Prerequisites: Exceptional Youth, Older Adults, Physical Rehab, and Behavioral Health Settings | $419/$459 4 Tuesdays, 5/18–6/8, 6:30–9 pm & 2 Saturdays, 5/22–6/5 (no class 5/29), 10 am–12:30 pm Pat Czarnecki, HTR | Online | 214THR409O

ACTIVITIES ANALYSIS FOR HORTICULTURAL THERAPY Learn how to structure horticultural therapy activities so a client’s progress can be clearly FUNDAMENTALS OF GARDENING HORTICULTURAL THERAPY FOR measured and assessed. You will develop a needs assessment and activity plan, write specific Explore the basics of successful, environmentally OLDER ADULTS goals with measurable objectives, and practice friendly gardening. Topics include soils and their Older adults present an increasing need for leadership skills needed to work with groups and improvement, seed sowing, vegetative propagation, therapeutic services. Learn the physical, sensory, individuals. P Prerequisite: Horticultural Therapy planting, pruning, watering, weeding, mulching, cognitive, psychological, and social aspects of for Physical Rehabilitation | $419/$459 and disease and pest control. $295/$325 aging, and how horticulture can be an important component of geriatric care. P Prerequisite: 3 Tuesdays, 6/8–6/22, 6:30–9 pm & 6 Tuesdays, 4/13–5/18, 6–8 pm Intro to Horticultural Therapy | $419/$459 3 Saturdays,6/12–6/26, 10 am–12:30 pm Daryl Beyers | Online | 214GAR301AO Abby Jaroslow, HTR | Online | 214THR407AO 3 Tuesdays, 5/4–5/25 (no class 5/11), 6:30–9 pm 6 Mondays, 5/3–6/14, 6–8 pm & 3 Saturdays, 5/8–6/5 (no class 5/15 or 5/29), 3 Saturdays, 8/7–8/21, 10 am–12:30 pm & Manny Grossman | Online | 214GAR301BO 10 am–12:30 pm 3 Tuesdays, 8/10–8/24, 6:30–9 pm 6 Mondays, 7/12–8/16, 9–11 am Kathy Brechner, HTR | Online | 214THR401O Abby Jaroslow, HTR | Online | 221THR407BO Daryl Beyers | Online | 221GAR301DO HORTICULTURAL THERAPY IN BEHAVIORAL HORTICULTURAL THERAPY FOR YOUTH HORTICULTURAL THERAPY METHODS HEALTH SETTINGS WITH DISABILITIES AND MATERIALS Horticultural therapy is practiced in a multitude of Gain insights into the causes and characteristics Evaluate tools, equipment, structures, and behavioral health settings, including hospitals, day of developmental, sensory, physical, behavioral, and techniques used by participants in horticultural treatment programs, group homes, correctional learning disabilities in children and adolescents. therapy activities. Design and construct adaptive facilities, and in private practice. Learn the Learn to implement horticultural therapies that meet tools and assistive devices through problem-solving diagnostic criteria for major psychiatric conditions, a range of goals in programs for preschool through activities. Expand your plant-selecting skills including anxiety, mood, psychotic, cognitive, and high school. Explore brain-based research, and activities that can improve perceptual development for specific therapeutic programming needs as substance use disorders. Review actual case studies and the learning process. P Prerequisite: you explore NYBG’s gardens. Learn preventive and create treatment plans utilizing horticulture Intro to Horticultural Therapy | $419/$459 approaches to safety in all horticultural therapy activities for specific needs. P Prerequisite: Intro to settings. Blended class: online and on-site. Horticultural Therapy | $419/$459 3 Wednesdays, 7/7–7/21, 6–8:30 pm & P Prerequisite: Horticultural Therapy for Physical 3 Saturdays,7/10–7/24, 9:30 am–12 pm 3 Tuesdays, 5/11–5/25, 6:30–9 pm & Rehabilitation | $469/$509 Phyllis D’Amico, HTM | Online | 221THR402O 3 Saturdays, 5/15–6/5 (no class 5/29), 3 Saturdays & 3 Tuesdays, 4/24–5/11, 10 am † 10 am–12:30 pm GARDEN DESIGN FOR SPECIAL Phyllis D’Amico, HTM | NYBG & Online Hilda Krus, HTR | Online | 214THR404O POPULATIONS 214THR406ABL Learn the latest research in therapeutic garden 4 Sundays & 2 Wednesdays, 9/12–10/3 design, common design principles, and the issues (no class 9/15), 10 am † and accommodations needed to create, renovate, Phyllis D’Amico, HTR | NYBG & Online and evaluate effective gardens for groups with 221THR406BBL special needs. P Horticultural Therapy for Physical Rehab | $419/$459 6 Wednesdays, 7/14–8/18, 6–8:30 pm Nancy Minich, HTR, RLA | Online | 221THR408O LANDSCAPE DESIGN | 15 Landscape Design

The need to develop, preserve, and protect our open spaces and environmental and cultural resources has never been greater. NYBG’s engaging, career- oriented program gives you a solid, plant-focused foundation. Take a single class for pleasure or pursue a professional Certificate in Landscape Design.

THE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

Whether you’re changing careers or taking yours to the next level, the NYBG Landscape Design Certificate distinguishes your portfolio and showcases your development as a creative professional. And that puts you ahead—with colleagues, employers, and clients. Outstanding instructors who are working professionals guide you through a comprehensive program, where you will:

• Analyze existing landscapes, identify site-specific problems, and develop design solutions. • Prepare planting plans that are practical, sustainable, and aesthetically pleasing for a variety of projects. • Demonstrate skills associated with site engineering practices, principles, and techniques. • Develop strategies for professional success using business skills in preparing proposals, pricing, purchasing, and more.

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CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS Course Code Hours Page This summer program gets your career on the fast track! In just six weeks, TIER 1– Introductory Classes you’ll develop a solid foundation in Landscape Design History LAN 301 24 17 landscape history, graphics, plants, Graphics I LAN 311 24 17 and design under the expert guidance Landscape Measurement** LAN 340 P 12 — of talented instructors and complete Landscape Plants: Fall Trees and Shrubs HRT 331 P 12 11 ONLINE about 25% of all coursework required Landscape Plants: Spring Trees and Shrubs HRT 334 P 12 10 for the Certificate. All classes will be Plants for Landscaping HRT 358 16 10 held online with the exception of TIER 2 Plants for Landscaping, which will Landscape Design I: Site Analysis and meet several times outdoors on Schematic Design LAN 401 P 24 17 NYBG’s 250 magnificent acres. Landscape Design II: Design Development LAN 402 P 24 17 Estimating** LAN 380 P 9 — Graphics II LAN 411 P 24 17 THE CLASSES Site Materials and Details LAN 422 P 24 17 Landscape Design History | Graphics I | Plants for Landscaping Landscape Design I TIER 3 Grading & Drainage LAN 421 P 24 17 Monday–Friday, 7/12–8/20 & 8/27, 10 am start; end times vary Graphics III LAN 417 P 24 17 NYBG & Online | 221LAN955O Landscape Design III: Planting Design LAN 403 P 24 17 Business Practices for Landscape Professional** LAN 457 12 — TUITION AND REFUNDS Landscape Design IV: Design and Construction** LAN 520 P 33 — $1,945 (Member) / $2,135 (Non-Member) Portfolio and Presentation Skills ** LAN 555 P 15 — A $695 non-refundable deposit is due at registration. TOTAL REQUIRED HOURS 337 An optional payment schedule is available if requested. Students are required to purchase other supplies for the intensive as *Course hours do not include exam hours outlined in our online materials list, which total approximately $400. **Courses offered in the Fall–Winter Catalog P Courses with a prerequisite before you can register Questions about the Intensive? For professional organizations, see p. 20. Call 718.817.8720 or email: [email protected]

QUESTIONS? CONTACT PROGRAM COORDINATOR SUSAN COHEN AT [email protected]

STUDENT INFORMATION In addition to the course fees listed, students should anticipate spending approximately $700 on class materials while completing their Certificate. Students should expect that homework will be assigned in most courses. Whether you’re changing careers or taking yours to the next level, the NYBG Landscape Design Certificate distinguishes your portfolio and showcases your development as a complete professional. Our curriculum, instructors, and influential alumni network make this the gold standard in Certificate programs. And that puts you ahead—with colleagues, employers, and clients. LANDSCAPE DESIGN | 17

CERTIFICATE CLASSES GRADING & DRAINAGE LANDSCAPE DESIGN II: DESIGN DEVELOPMENT These classes are open to Non-Certificate students. Through discussion, fieldwork, and homework, students will identify landforms and watersheds, Apply basic design to site-specific problems, LANDSCAPE DESIGN HISTORY calculate slopes, and manipulate contours to create focusing on the process of design development. This course is also required for the Horticulture garden rooms and control water flow. Learn how Start with a concept, then progress through the Certificate TRACK 4. to communicate design ideas to contractors and schematic phase to a preliminary design solution. evaluate the opportunities and constraints of a Examine the relationships of landscape elements and Explore theories, traditions, and principles that project site. P Prerequisites: Landscape Design I materials to the design process. P Prerequisites: have shaped of landscape design from antiquity to and Graphics II | $575/$635 Certificate Requirement Landscape Design I and Graphics II | $575/$635 the present, through visual presentations, assigned Certificate Requirement readings, projects, and classroom discussion. 9 Wednesdays, 4/7–6/2, 10 am † $595/$655 Certificate Requirement Alice Eckerson | NYBG & Online | 214LAN428BL 8 Thursdays, 9/23–11/18 (no class 11/11), 6:15–9:15 pm 8 Wednesdays, 4/7–5/26, 10 am–1 pm SITE MATERIALS AND DETAILS David McConnell | Online | 221LAN402O Caitlin Merritt | Online | 214LAN301AO Learn the basic principles of constructing 9 Mondays, 4/19–6/21 (no class 5/31), 6–9 pm residential landscape features such as walks, LANDSCAPE DESIGN III: PLANTING DESIGN Mark Bunnell, RLA | Online | 214LAN301BO steps, simple decks, garden structures, walls, and Through a series of design assignments, prepare benches. Study landscape construction standards, a variety of planting plans that are practical, 4 Mondays & 4 Wednesdays, 7/12–8/4, 10 am–1 pm techniques, and commonly used materials, and appropriate, and aesthetically satisfying. Explore Caitlin Merritt | Online | 221LAN301CO learn to draft construction details. P Prerequisite: the significance of site conditions as well as plant 9 Tuesdays, 9/14–11/9, 6–9 pm Graphics II | $575/$635 Certificate Requirement form, texture, color, and ecological associations. P Prerequisites: Landscape Design II, Graphics III, Mark Bunnell, RLA | Online | 221LAN301DO 12 Mondays, 5/3–8/2 (no class 5/31 & 7/5), 6–8 pm and Plants for Landscaping. Recommended: Fall Damon Arrington | Online | 214LAN422O GRAPHICS I: HAND RENDERING Trees and Shrubs and Spring Trees and Shrubs This course is also required for the Horticulture GRAPHICS II: HAND RENDERING $575/$635 Certificate Requirement Certificate TRACK 4. Sharpen your graphic skills as you create a file 8 Thursdays, 9/23–11/18 (no class 11/11), Graphics are essential in developing and of symbols and styles to draw upon for future 6:15–9:15 pm communicating your ideas. Practice various graphic professional use. Techniques for black-and- Stacie Ellickson | Online | 221LAN403O techniques on a range of materials and equipment, white and color rendering, sheet layout, section and learn how to organize and render landscape elevations, and perspectives are covered. Students plans on paper for optimal presentation to clients. must purchase materials per instructor guidelines. Homework required. Students must purchase P Prerequisite: Graphics I | $595/$655 materials per instructor guidelines. | $595/$655 Certificate Requirement Certificate Requirement 8 Fridays, 5/7–6/25, 10 am–1 pm 8 Thursdays, 4/22–6/10, 10 am–1 pm Elizabeth Poccia | Online | 214LAN411O Elizabeth Poccia | Online | 214LAN311AO 8 Tuesdays, 9/14–11/2, 6–9 pm 8 Tuesdays, 5/11–6/29, 6–9 pm Elizabeth Poccia | Online | 221LAN411BO Elizabeth Poccia | Online | 214LAN311BO 4 Tuesdays & 4 Thursdays, 7/13–8/5, 10 am–1 pm Elizabeth Poccia | Online | 221LAN311CO 8 Mondays, 9/20–11/15 (no class 10/11), 6–9 pm Elizabeth Poccia | Online | 221LAN311DO

LANDSCAPE DESIGN I: SITE ANALYSIS AND SCHEMATIC DESIGN Turning a vision into a plan is the designer’s first challenge. Analyze landscapes, formulate the requirements of a design project, and then translate them into schematic design solutions. Take part in class discussions and critiques, and present projects. Extensive out-of-class design homework required. P Prerequisites: Landscape Design History and Graphics I | $575/$635 Certificate Requirement 8 Thursdays, 4/29–6/17, 6:15–9:15 pm David Holzman | Online | 214LAN401AO Mondays–Thursdays, 8/9–8/19, 10 am–1 pm David Holzman | Online | 221LAN401BO ACADEMIC POLICIES & PROCEDURES | 18

Academic Policies & Procedures

COURSES WITH PREREQUISITES Previous Education Credit In order to register for courses with prerequisites, students must A student may qualify for course exemption by completing college have received a passing grade in the prerequisite course(s) courses taken for degree credit from an accredited college or university, evaluated non-collegiate sponsored instruction, or SCHOOL POLICIES FOR CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS proficiency exams. The Director and Program Coordinators formulate policy Students who wish to be granted exemption from a required regarding standards of student performance, including awarding course must: Certificates, rules of conduct, and student appeals. Please contact Director with any questions or concerns at 718.817.8595. 1) Complete the Course Exemption Request Form 2) Present transcripts showing an earned grade of C or higher Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy: 3) Present the course outline, syllabus, and/or relevant supporting Student progress is measured by grades. documentation. Grade GPA Percentile The School will then evaluate these submissions and make a A 4.0 94–100 decision on course exemption. If a student is exempted from the A- 3.7 90–93 course, s/he is required to take an equal number of hours of an B+ 3.3 87–89 approved elective course to complete the Certificate. B 3.0 83–86 B- 2.7 80–82 Attendance C+ 2.3 77–79 On-time attendance is required at all classes. Unexcused tardiness C 2.0 73–76 and absences are not accepted and will be evaluated C- 1.7 70–72 on a case-by-case basis. D+ 1.3 67–69 A student who is absent from a class without adequate reason D 1.0 60–66 may be assigned a failing grade. Absences due to serious illness F 0 0–59 or death within a student’s family are recognized as excused NC 0 NO CREDIT absences. To validate such absences, the student should present evidence to the Director, who will then provide a letter of Students must maintain a cumulative weighted average of 70% on verification to all of the student’s instructors for the term. a 100% scale, and must pass all courses with a minimum grade of 60%. All students are required to complete a minimum of 90% Makeup quizzes and exams must be requested by the student and of their cumulative registered clock hours. Students who do not will be scheduled at the instructor’s discretion. Deficiency in any meet the 90% cumulative completion percentage will be placed required work resulting from absence from class must be made on probation. Courses for which a student receives a letter grade up at the student’s own expense to satisfy the instructor. of A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, D+, D, and P (passing) are included in the calculation of cumulative clock hour completion percentage Tardiness Policy as courses successfully completed. Students are expected to be in class on time. Any student who is tardy more than three times shall be required to speak with the Courses for which a student receives a letter grade of INC and Director. F will be treated as courses attempted, but not successfully completed. Students are required to meet these minimum Leave of Absence Policy standards at each point of their program evaluation. A student In the case of a prolonged illness or accident, death in the family, must repeat a course and earn a passing grade in order to fulfill or other special circumstances that make attendance impossible the Certificate requirements; additional course materials will be or impractical, a leave of absence may be granted to the student charged at cost. if requested in writing by the student with the specific reason for All coursework (final exams, papers, projects) must be completed the leave request. It should include the approximate length of the on time unless the instructor grants additional time for extenuating requested leave. The approval of such leaves of absence shall be circumstances. in writing by the School Director. When a student returns from an approved leave of absence, Entrance Requirements s/he will be placed in the instructional program at the point To be admitted to the Program, students must be 18 years of age commensurate with the skill level retained by the student at the at the time of entrance, and must possess at least a high school or time of his/her return. The School will assess this skill level in a a New York State equivalency diploma. counseling session with the student, or by employing a written or oral evaluation. ACADEMIC POLICIES & PROCEDURES | 19

Student Withdrawal Policy WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT STATE LICENSED Students who wish to withdraw should meet with the School PRIVATE SCHOOLS Director to review their progress and options for completing their The School of Horticulture and Landscape Design—which education at the School at a later date. Approval for return to the includes three programs: Horticulture, Horticultural Therapy, program will be determined based on course schedule and other and Landscape Design—is licensed by the New York State factors at the discretion of the School. Department of Education. Licensure under the state recognizes Student Conduct the Certificate Programs in Horticulture, Horticultural Therapy, Students are expected to establish good working relationships and Landscape Design as high quality and career oriented. with their instructors, fellow students, and all other members Licensed private career schools offer curricula measured in clock of the Garden’s staff. It is the policy of the School to treat all hours, not credit hours. Certificates of completion are issued to students equitably and to administer all policies, procedures, and students who meet clock hour requirements. The granting of any rules and regulations consistently. When a student’s performance college credit to students who participate in and/or complete is unsatisfactory or when students violate the policies and a program at a licensed private career school is solely at the procedures of the School, the type of discipline selected will discretion of the institution of higher education that the student depend on the severity of the offense. Where warranted, the may opt to subsequently attend. Director may elect to impose a suspension or termination whether or not there has been prior disciplinary action. Students of Licensed Private Schools in the State of New York have the right to file a complaint with the New York State A student who wishes to appeal may present his/her case to Education Department if they believe that the School or anyone the Director. representing the School has acted unlawfully. Students may make Certifcate Requirements complaints about the conduct of the school, advertising, standards • Certificate requirements are those stated in the catalog from and methods of instruction, equipment, facilities, qualifications which the student first registered for a Certificate course. of teaching and management personnel, enrollment agreement, • To qualify for a Certificate, students must receive passing methods of collecting tuition, School license or registration, School grades in all required courses. and student records, private School agents, and other charges. • A student has six (6) years from the start of their first required To file a complaint, students should submit a letter in writing to course, to complete a Certificate. the Director of Adult Education at [email protected] Certifcate Graduation Ceremony If that proves unsatisfactory, they may write to the New York State The 2021 ceremony will be held online via Zoom on Sunday, June 6. Education Department’s Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision If you expect to complete your Certificate requirements or enroll in all at 116 West 32nd Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10001, or call remaining classes by June this year, you must inform the Manager of the Department at 212.643.4760, requesting an interview for the Student Services in writing at [email protected] by May 3. purpose of filing a written complaint. All relevant documents must Call the Registration Office at 718.817.8720 with any questions. be brought to the interview. If you cannot attend an interview, send a letter or call the Bureau to request a complaint form. You must Transcripts complete and sign the form and mail it to the Bureau, including Official ($4 each) and Unofficial transcripts (free) are available copies of all relevant documents. The Bureau cannot investigate from the Registration Office year-round. Official transcripts must any complaint made more than two years after the date of alleged be requested in writing, including the name and address of the occurrence. institution to which the transcript is being mailed. Transcripts are mailed within two (2) weeks and a copy is sent to the student.

Privacy The School of Horticulture and Landscape Design complies with the Federal Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974. The following categories of information concerning individual students and former students may be made available to the general public: name, attendance dates, telephone listing, date and place of birth, field of study, and previous education institutions attended by the student. Students may request that any of the above information not be released without his/her prior consent. PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES, AND ACADEMIC PROGRAMS | 20

Professional Societies, and Academic Programs

Landscape Design Students and Alumni Association (LDSA) Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) LDSA encourages a dynamic exchange of information among The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation students, faculty, and alumni. It provides networking opportunities (DEC) requires commercial applicators to take a as well as an indispensable Q&A service via a Yahoo Group 30-hour course such as Preparation for Pesticide Applicator available to all members. Monthly meetings feature guest Certification Examination (HRT 357) offered at the Garden, and speakers and informal design critiques, and are focused on topics pass a State-administered exam. Applicators must periodically that extend beyond the classroom into the professional arena. All apply for recertification and complete a number of courses that students and alumni in Landscape Design and Horticulture are the DEC and the New Jersey State Department of Environmental invited to attend. Call Elaine Yellen at 914.723.4090 for details or Protection (DEP) have approved for recertification credits. drop by one of scheduled our meetings. Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) American Horticultural Therapy Association (AHTA) NOFA offers CEUs to Accredited Organic Land Care The AHTA promotes the development of horticultural therapy Professionals (AOLCPs) who have made a commitment to practice programming throughout the United States. Their mission is to in accordance with NOFA Organic Land Care Standards, to pursue help the profession gain visibility. The AHTA also administers a ongoing education in methodology, and to create ecologically voluntary professional registration program that lists accredited sound landscapes and living environments for their clients. For horticultural therapists. For more info, visit ahta.org more information, visit nofa.org Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD) The New York Botanical Garden & Bronx Community The APLD advances landscape design as a career and promotes College Associate Degree Program the recognition of landscape designers as qualified professionals. NYBG and Bronx Community College offer an Associate It has established a set of rigorous standards that must be met to Degree program. The first year of the program is offered at become certified. Student memberships are available for those BCC where students take academic courses. The second year actively enrolled in a landscape design or horticulture program. is spent at NYBG, where students take academic courses and For more information visit apld.org work in horticulture. For more information, contact NYBG at 718.817.8720 or Adijat Adebola at [email protected] or 718.289.5538. TUITION AND FEES, REFUNDS AND WITHDRAWALS | 21

Tuition and Fees

Non-Refundable Program Tuition Total Registration Fee Horticulture: Plant Production: Track 1 $4,263 $100 $4,363 Horticulture: Sustainable Landscape Management: Track 2 $5,467 $100 $5,567 Horticulture: Arboriculture: Track 3 $5,362 $100 $5,462 Horticulture: Sustainable Garden Design: Track 4 $5,463 $100 $5,563 Horticultural Therapy $5,372 $100 $5,472 Landscape Design $9,077 $100 $9,177

Refunds and Withdrawals No discounts will be granted for missed classes. A 100% refund will be issued if your class is cancelled due to low enrollment. A student who cancels within 7 days of signing the enrollment agreement receives all monies returned with the exception of the non-refundable registration fee. Thereafter, a student will be liable for all of the following: 1. the non-refundable registration fee 2. the cost of any textbook or supplies accepted 3. tuition liability as of the student’s last date of physical attendance Because students pay tuition on a class-by-class basis, tuition liability is based on the cost of each individual class. Total tuition liability is limited to the quarter during which the student withdrew or was terminated and any previous quarters completed. The charts below indicates what % of the student’s tuition the school may keep, based on when the student withdraws or is terminated.

FOR COURSES LONGER THAN 6 WEEKS First Quarter % of tuition the school may keep % of tuition the student is due Prior to or during the first week 0% 100% During the second week 25% 75% During the third week 50% 50% During the fourth week 75% 25% After the fourth week 100% 0% Subsequent Quarters During the first week 25% 75% During the second week 50% 50% During the third week 75% 25% After the third week 100% 0%

FOR COURSES 6 WEEKS OR LESS % of tuition the school may keep % of tuition the student is due 0–15% of the program complete 0% 100% 16–30% of the program complete 25% 75% 31–45% of the program complete 50% 50% 46–60% of the program complete 75% 25% More than 60% of the program complete 100% 0%

To withdraw from a class and request a refund, please contact the Director at [email protected] or 718.817.8595. The failure of a student to immediately notify the Director in writing of the student’s intent to withdraw may delay a refund of tuition to the student pursuant to Section 5002(3) of the Education Law. STUDENT LIABILITY CHARTS HORTICULTURE | 22

Weekly Student Liability Chart Horticulture Track 1 – Plant Production

The charts below indicate how much a refund would be in the event that a student had to withdraw or cancel their enrollment of particular courses during the program.

FIRST QUARTER Prior to or during During the During the During the After the the first week second week third week fourth week fourth week

Intro to Plant Science $435 $326.25 $217.50 $108.75 $0

SUBSEQUENT During the first During the second During the third After the third QUARTERS week week week week

Soil Science I $371.25 $247.50 $123.75 $0

Disease Identification $371.25 $247.50 $123.75 $0 and Management Plant Propagation I: $333.75 $222.50 $111. 25 $0 Basic Principles Nursery and Greenhouse $453.75 $302.50 $151.25 $0 Measurement Horticultural Techniques: $296.25 $197.50 $98.75 $0 Greenhouse Practices

Soil Science II $333.75 $222.50 $111. 25 $0

Plant Propagation II: $ 351.75 $234.50 $117. 25 $0 Applications Insect Pests of $359.25 $239.50 $119 .75 $0 Landscape Plants STUDENT LIABILITY CHARTS HORTICULTURE | 23

Weekly Student Liability Chart Horticulture Track 2 – Sustainable Landscape Management

The charts below indicate how much a refund would be in the event that a student had to withdraw or cancel their enrollment of particular courses during the program.

FIRST QUARTER Prior to or during During the During the During the After the the first week second week third week fourth week fourth week Intro to Plant $435 $326.25 $217.50 $108.75 $0 Science

SUBSEQUENT During the second During the first week During the third week After the third week QUARTERS week

Soil Science I $371.25 $247.50 $123.75 $0

Mathematics for $123.75 $82.50 $41.25 $0 Horticulturalists Horticultural Techniques: $371.25 $247.50 $123.75 $0 Landscape Gardening Weed Identification $296.25 $197.50 $98.75 $0 and Management Insect Pests of $371.25 $247.50 $123.75 $0 Landscape Plants

Soil Science II $333.75 $222.50 $111. 25 $0

Disease Identification $371.25 $247.50 $123.75 $0 and Management

Landscape Management $476.25 $317.50 $158.75 $0

Pruning Principles and $318.75 $212.50 $106.25 $0 Practices Basic Design and $246.75 $164.50 $82.25 $0 Irrigation Systems Starting a Small $228.75 $152.50 $76.25 $0 Landscaping Business

Tree Management $276.75 $184.50 $92.25 $0 STUDENT LIABILITY CHARTS HORTICULTURE | 24

Weekly Student Liability Chart Horticulture Track 3 – Arboriculture

The charts below indicate how much a refund would be in the event that a student had to withdraw or cancel their enrollment of particular courses during the program.

FIRST QUARTER Prior to or during During the second During the third During the fourth After the fourth the first week week week week week Intro to Plant $435 $326.25 $217.50 $108.75 $0 Science

SUBSEQUENT During the first During the second During the third After the third QUARTERS week week week week

Soil Science I $371.25 $247.50 $123.75 $0

Disease ID $371.25 $247.50 $123.75 $0

Landscape Plants: Fall $371.25 $247.50 $123.75 $0 Trees and Shrubs Pruning Principles and $243.75 $162.50 $81.25 $0 Practices

Soil Science II $333.75 $222.50 $111. 25 $0

Winter Tree Identification $333.75 $222.50 $111. 25 $0

Landscape Plants: $243.75 $162.50 $81.25 $0 Conifers Chainsaws: Use, Safety, $243.75 $162.50 $81.25 $0 and Maintenance Landscape Plants: $119 . 25 $79.50 $39.75 $0 Spring Trees and Shrubs Insect Pests of $359.25 $239.50 $119 .75 $0 Landscape Plants

Urban Tree Care $359.25 $239.50 $119 .75 $0

Tree Climbing for $243.75 $162.50 $81.25 $0 Arborists

Tree Management $326.25 $217.50 $108.75 $0 STUDENT LIABILITY CHARTS HORTICULTURE | 25

Weekly Student Liability Chart Horticulture Track 4 – Sustainable Garden Design

The charts below indicate how much a refund would be in the event that a student had to withdraw or cancel their enrollment of particular courses during the program.

FIRST QUARTER Prior to or during During the second During the third During the fourth After the fourth the first week week week week week Intro to Plant $435 $326.25 $217.50 $108.75 $0 Science

SUBSEQUENT During the first During the second During the third After the third QUARTERS week week week week

Soil Science I $371.25 $247.50 $123.75 $0

Late Season Perennials $243.75 $162.50 $81.25 $0 & Grasses Landscape Design $491.25 $327.50 $163.75 $0 History

Plants for Landscaping $326.25 $217.50 $108.75 $0

Broadleaved Evergreens $179.25 $119.50 $59.75 $0

Graphics 1 $491.25 $327.50 $163.75 $0

Plant Communities $138.75 $92.50 $46.25 $0

Annual and Perennial $161.25 $107.50 $53.75 $0 Garden Maintenance

Bulbs $221.25 $147.50 $73.75 $0

Spring Trees and Shrubs $243.75 $162.50 $81.25 $0

Spring Perennials $179.25 $119.50 $59.75 $0

Annuals $161.25 $107.50 $53.75 $0

Sustainable Garden Care $161.25 $107.50 $53.75 $0

Sustainable Garden $401.25 $267.50 $133.75 $0 Design STUDENT LIABILITY CHARTS HORTICULTURAL THERAPY | 26

Weekly Student Liability Chart Horticultural Therapy

The charts below indicate how much a refund would be in the event that a student had to withdraw or cancel their enrollment of particular courses during the program.

COURSES SIX (6) 1–15% 16–30% 31–45% 46–60% more than 60% WEEKS OR LESS complete complete complete complete complete Introduction to $445 $333.75 $222.50 $111. 25 $0 Horticultural Therapy Horticultural Therapy for $459 $344.25 $229.50 $114 .75 $0 Youth with Disabilities Horticultural Therapy for $459 $344.25 $229.50 $114 .75 $0 Physical Rehabilitation Horticultural Therapy $459 $344.25 $229.50 $114 .75 $0 for Older Adults Horticultural Therapy in Behavioral Health $459 $344.25 $229.50 $114 .75 $0 Settings Activities Analysis for $459 $344.25 $229.50 $114 .75 $0 Horticultural Therapy Garden Design for $459 $344.25 $229.50 $114 .75 $0 Special Populations Horticultural Therapy $509 $381.75 $254.50 $127.25 $0 Methods and Materials Horticultural Therapy $459 $344.25 $229.50 $114 .75 $0 Program Management

COURSES LONGER During the first During the second During the third After the third THAN SIX (6) WEEKS week week week week Fundamentals of $243.75 $162.50 $81.25 $0 Gardening Introduction to Plant $326.25 $217.50 $108.75 $0 Science Plant Propagation I: $333.75 $222.50 $111. 25 $0 Basic Principles STUDENT LIABILITY CHARTS LANDSCAPE DESIGN | 27

Weekly Student Liability Chart Landscape Design

The charts below indicate how much a refund would be in the event that a student had to withdraw or cancel their enrollment of particular courses during the program.

FIRST QUARTER Prior to or during During the During the third During the fourth After the fourth the first week second week week week week

Landscape Design History $655 $491.25 $327.50 $163.75 $0

SUBSEQUENT During the first During the second During the third After the third QUARTERS week week week week

Graphics 1 $491.25 $327.50 $163.75 $0

Fall Trees and Shrubs $243.75 $162.50 $81.25 $0

Plants for Landscaping $326.25 $217.50 $108.75 $0

Landscape Design 1 $476.25 $317.50 $158.75 $0

Graphics 2 $491.25 $327.50 $163.75 $0

Site Materials and Details $476.25 $317.50 $158.75 $0

Landscape Design 2 $476.25 $317.50 $158.75 $0

Grading & Drainage $476.25 $317.50 $158.75 $0

Graphics 3 $491.25 $327.50 $163.75 $0

Estimating $179.25 $119.50 $59.75 $0

Spring Trees and Shrubs $243.75 $162.50 $81.25 $0

Landscape Measurement $246.75 $164.50 $82.25 $0

Landscape Design 3 $476.25 $317.50 $158.75 $0

Business Practices for the $228.75 $152.50 $76.25 $0 Landscape Professional

Landscape Design 4 $681.75 $454.50 $227.25 $0

Portfolio and Presentation $ 311. 25 $207.50 $103.75 $0 Skills REGISTRATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION | 28

Registration & General Information

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