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    Children are welcome in our Growing Minds classes; all other classes are for ages 18 and up, except where explicitly noted.


    Cancellations & Refunds:

    In order to receive a refund for a class or trip you must withdraw at least five business days before the class or trip start date.  There will be a $5 processing fee for each withdrawal. School of Arboriculture classes incur a $20 withdrawal fee. 

     

    There will be no refunds after a class begins.  The Arboretum reserves the right to cancel any program if necessary.

     

     

     

    Registration for Fall Term courses will open August 14th. We look forward to seeing you this fall!

    Behind the Scenes

    Going Batty!

    (All Ages)
    Brooke Ezzo, Wildlife Futures Program, University of Pennsylvania

    Join us in celebrating Bat Week with a special evening educational program about the important role bats play in Pennsylvania and what you can do to support bats in your yard and neighborhood. If you’re curious about these nocturnal neighbors, we invite you to join us as we explore the Morris at night! We will begin with a short presentation to learn about these incredible creatures and end with an explorational walk to see these flying night mammals in action.
    This program is led by Brooke Ezzo from Penn Vet Wildlife Futures Program, a partnership program that aims to research, prevent, prepare for, and mitigate threats to wildlife health.

    This program is open to all ages. One registration covers one adult and one child. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Additional adults will require additional registration.

    Wednesday, October 28
    6:00 – 7:30 pm

    Members: $25 | Non-members: $30

     

    Duration 0

    Prices range from $25.00 to $30.00

    Birding

    Fall Migration Birding at Bombay Hook in the Delaware Bay

    Sharon Meeker, Experienced Birder and Trip Leader


    Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, located on the Delaware Bay, is nearly 16,000 acres in size and includes lots of great birding habitat. There are pristine tidal salt marshes, freshwater impoundments, croplands, and woodlands. Unquestionably Delaware’s single best-known birding site, Bombay Hook justifies its fame with exceptional birding throughout the year. We will watch for shorebird migration southward and may also see bald eagles that are known to nest at the refuge. Bring binoculars! 

    Meet at the Bombay Hook Visitor Center, 2591 Whitehall Neck Rd, Smyrna, DE 19977.

    Thursday, November 5 CANCELED
    9:30 am – 1:00 pm

    Members: $50 | Non-members: $55

    Duration 0

    Prices range from $50.00 to $55.00

    Botany

    Principles in Botany: Plant Evolution, Reproduction & Propagation

    Dr. Cynthia Skema, Botanical Scientist,  Morris Arboretum & Gardens 

    Do you hope to install “living systems” or self-sustaining habitats in your garden or landscape designs? To do so, you’ll need to understand the fundamentals of why and how plants evolve and reproduce, as well as how we capitalize on these natural processes to propagate plant materials that we want to use in our landscapes and gardens. Expand your concept of designing landscapes for wildlife and other users of plants to include a need to design for plants themselves, as genetically and evolutionarily unique entities.

     

    We will learn what ecotypes are, how they could impact the success of a landscape project, and why plant provenance really matters. Be introduced to the plant phenotype and learn what underlies it biologically, what plant plasticity is, and how it may show up in your garden.

     

    The course format is two in-person lectures and is open to the public, with priority registration offered to individuals enrolled in Morris Arboretum & Gardens’ Certificate Program in Ecological Horticulture. Completion of this course counts toward the requirements of the Certificate Program. This course has been submitted for 3 CEUs with LA CES, ISA, PLNA, and the New Jersey Board of Tree Experts.
     
    TWO TUESDAYS, December 1, 8 
    5:30 – 7:15pm 

    Members: $80 | Non-members: $85

     

    Please visit our Certificate Program in Ecological Horticulture section to register for this course.

    Duration 0

    Prices range from $30.00 to $35.00

    Creative Expressions

    From Plate to Press: Print a Botanical Specimen Book

    Jessica Peterson, Director, Common Press at the University of Pennsylvania
    Bryan Thompsonowak, Director of Education, Morris Arboretum & Gardens

    In this unique workshop we will print historic botanical letterpress printing plates using a portable letter press. Each participant will work on their own specimen book, bound by hand using the Japanese stab-binding technique. This program will take place at the Morris Arboretum & Gardens. Meet at the Welcome Center.

    Thursday, October 29
    2:00 – 4:00 pm

    Members: $30 | Non-members: $35

    Duration 0

    Prices range from $30.00 to $35.00

    Botanical Pressure Prints with Ferns

    Jessica Peterson, Director, Common Press at the University of Pennsylvania
    Stephanie Bruneau, Assistant Director of Adult Education, Morris Arboretum & Gardens

    This special program will explore pressure printing, a method of making printing plates using low-relief botanical materials. After we make the printing plates, we will then print with them on the Common Press Vandercook printing presses. The botanical materials we will use in the program will be fern fronds collected from the Dorrance H. Hamilton Fernery at Morris Arboretum and Gardens—the only remaining freestanding Victorian fernery in North America. We will learn a bit about ferns in general, and the types of ferns we will be printing with, as we create our prints! 

    This program will take place at Common Press, in the Fisher Fine Arts Library on the UPenn campus.

    Friday, November 6
    1:00 – 3:00 pm

    Members: $30 | Non-members: $35

    Duration 0

    Prices range from $30.00 to $35.00

    Kokedama Workshop

    Fabienne Adler, Owner, Paper Crane Garden Company

    Join us an introduction to the art of kokedama! You'll learn to craft beautiful Japanese style moss wrapped plants that will bring a vibrant touch of nature into your home. Fabienne Adler, owner of Paper Crane Garden Company, will lead you in the basic techniques of creating kokedama using native plants including native ferns and mosses. You'll also learn practical care tips to help your creation stay beautiful long after the program. Each person will make and take home three kokedama. 

    Wednesday, November 4, 2026
    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

    Members: $65  |  Non-members: $70

    Duration 0

    Prices range from $65.00 to $70.00

    Mosaic Workshop: Create a Handmade Holiday Table Accent

    Jessica Liddell, Owner, Bella Mosaic

    Get ready for the holiday season by creating a beautiful mosaic piece for your Thanksgiving table! In this special two-part workshop, you'll design and build a one-of-a-kind mosaic centerpiece using colorful stained glass and mosaic materials.

    During the first session, you'll learn mosaic design, explore tools, select your colors, and adhere your pieces. Between classes, your project will cure, and in the second session you'll grout and finish your work, leaving with a functional and festive piece ready to showcase at your holiday gatherings.
    Create something meaningful for your own table or make a thoughtful handmade gift for a holiday host.

    Instructor Jessica Lidell is an experienced mosaic artist who has taught adults and children for years and has exhibited her work in a wide range of venues. This is a two-session class. Materials will be provided.

    TWO THURSDAYS
    November 5, 12
    1:00 – 3:00 pm

    Members: $90 | Non-members: $100

    Duration 0

    Prices range from $90.00 to $100.00
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    Drawing Birds

    Drawing Birds
    Jack Hobe, Wildlife Artist, Birder, Naturalist, Educator

    Join naturalist and wildlife illustrator Jack Hobe for a workshop on drawing birds of prey! Discover practical techniques to help you capture their unique shapes, postures, and movements. Weather permitting, each class may conclude with an optional short walk for those who feel comfortable sketching outdoors. No prior art experience is required—each workshop welcomes all skill levels! Bring a sketchbook or paper, pencil, and colored pencils or watercolor (if desired).

    Sign up for each session separately.

    Duration 0

    Prices range from $30.00 to $35.00

    Drawing Birds 1: Drawing Hawks in Flight


    Drawing Hawks in Flight: Raptors are majestic and fierce subjects, and they can be easily observed soaring overhead during autumn migration. Expert wildlife artist Jack Hobe will share ways to apply a "flight frame" model for drawing flying raptors through easy-to-follow step-by-step tutorials and practice photos. Participants will also learn tips for portraying the changing wing shapes and how to apply practical wing anatomy. No art or drawing experience required for this workshop—all skill levels are welcome!

    Saturday, November 7
    12:30 – 2:30 pm

    Members: $30 | Non-members: $35


    Duration 0

    Prices range from $30.00 to $35.00

    Drawing Birds 2: How to Draw Owls

    Drawing Owls: Owls are charismatic and fascinating birds. Learn how to sketch them in this workshop with birder and illustrator Jack Hobe! Jack will guide participants through the steps of using a gesture sketching system to capture owls' form and gist on paper, and how to adapt this system for drawing them in different poses. Jack will also cover pointers for drawing an owl face from different angles and working with live owls in the field. There will be photos and videos available for practice throughout the program.


    Saturday, November 14
    10:00 am – 12:00 pm

    Members: $30 | Non-members: $35

    Duration 0

    Prices range from $30.00 to $35.00
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    Weaving a Bookmark

    LaShaun Collins, Healing and Fiber Arts Practitioner

    This is a fun and deeply relaxing way to enter the meditative and expressive world of weaving. During this beginner frame loom weaving workshop, you will learn various weaving techniques as you work intentionally to create a handwoven bookmark to pair with your favorite book. From setting up your loom to finishing your piece, you will be guided through the weaving process. During our time together you will be encouraged to play and explore as you create your own unique handwoven bookmark. You will leave with a woven bookmark of your own design to use or give as a gift, as well as a small frame loom and the knowledge of how to use it to create more weavings for all your holiday gifting needs!

    All materials will be provided; all experience levels welcome. You will also go home with your small frame loom kit, yarn, and a bookmark guidebook. The guidebook includes instructions for finishing your piece if it is not completed during the class.

    Friday, November 20
    10:00 am – 1:00 pm

    Members: $55 | Non-members: $60

    Duration 0

    Prices range from $55.00 to $60.00
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    Make Your Own Beautiful Holiday Wreath!

    Mitch Roberge, Artist; Horticulturist, Haverford College

    This program is a yearly favorite and always sells out, so register early to secure your spot! We will put on festive music and work side by side to create a festive winter wreath for our homes this season! In this 90-minute guided workshop, you will combine fresh-cut seasonal foliage with ribbons and natural embellishments to adorn your very own greenery wreath.

    Register for either the morning or the afternoon session. All materials will be provided! Please bring a pair of pruners and gardening gloves.

    MORNING SESSION
    Friday, December 4
    10:00 – 11:30 am

    AFTERNOON SESSION
    Friday, December 4
    12:30 – 2:00 pm

    Members: $60 | Non-members: $65

    Duration 0

    Prices range from $60.00 to $65.00
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    Gathering Light: Internalizing the Winter Solstice

    Katelyn Irvine, Therapeutic Horticulture Practitioner, Certified Nursery & Landscape Professional

    Celebrate the quiet beauty of the winter through an afternoon of reflection, creativity, and connection with nature. Together, we'll take a mindful winter walk to observe seasonal botanicals such as evergreen boughs, pinecones, juniper, rosemary, and other natural treasures while exploring their cultural significance, ecological roles, and traditional uses. Along the way, we'll practice intentional observation, embracing the slower rhythms and inward focus of the season.

    Back indoors, participants will decorate a glass jar using pressed leaves as a reminder of nature's ever-changing cycles before creating a personalized botanical oil candle. Inspired by the symbolism of continually burning oil throughout history, each candle serves as a gentle reminder that even during winter's darkest days, light, hope, and resilience continue to endure.
    Participants will leave with a handcrafted oil candle and a renewed appreciation for the quiet gifts of the season.

    Katelyn Irvine is a Therapeutic Horticulture Practitioner (THP) as well as a Certified Nursery & Landscape Professional (CNLP) with a long-standing background in mixed media arts. When she’s not curating horticultural therapy workshops, she’s busy acting as the Creative Director of Pleasant Run Nursery in Allentown, New Jersey. 

    Saturday, December 5
    1:00 pm -2:30 pm

    Members: $30 |  Non-members: $35

     

    Please go to our Health & Wellness section to register for this course.

    Duration 0

    Prices range from $30.00 to $35.00

    Culinary Adventures

    Cooking with Chef Al Paris at Erdenheim Farm

    Al Paris, Professional Chef/Restaurateur


    These demonstration classes will cover the creation of a meal focused on products from Erdenheim Farm. Each class will include a discussion about how the food is raised or grown on the farm, followed by a cooking demonstration by Chef Al Paris, and finish with a chance to eat and savor the creation. Chef Al Paris has owned and created the culture and cuisine of 13 award-winning restaurants—most recently Paris Bistro in Chestnut Hill. He believes that all cooks can create their own distinct cuisine through the clarity of their vision and the use of the freshest seasonal ingredients.


    The class meets at the Sheep Barn parking lot at Erdenheim Farm (5051 Flourtown Road, Lafayette Hill, PA 19444).


    A different seasonal menu is offered, and typically changes monthly. Please sign up for each session separately.   Registration and menus located below.

    Duration 0

    Prices range from $25.00 to $30.00

    Beef Natchitoches

    Creole Handpies in Pastry
    The class will start with focaccia buns incorporating squash, roast onion, and rosemary, served with roast strawberry vinaigrette and mixed greens. Chef will then prepare natchitoches (creole meat pies en croûte) featuring Erdenheim beef, as well as raisins, capers, and sauteed chard. For dessert, Chef will serve molasses crumb cupcakes with sweet cream.

    The meal features Erdenheim Farm beef, honey, chard, onions, squash, microgreens, and eggs.

    Saturday, November 14
    12:00 – 3:00 pm

    Members: $110 |  Non-members: $120

    Duration 0

    Prices range from $110.00 to $120.00
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    Erdenheim Ribeye

    The class will start with whole-grain porter buns served with wilted greens and cultured butter. Chef will then prepare a pan-seared Erdenheim Angus ribeye with a honey red wine glaze and caramelized root vegetables. And for dessert, a warm roast pumpkin custard pie with maple whipped cream.

    The meal features Erdenheim Farm ribeye steak, pumpkin, honey, chard, microgreens and eggs.

    Saturday, December 12
    12:00 – 3:00 pm

    Members: $125 | Non-members: $135

    Duration 0

    Prices range from $125.00 to $135.00
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    Botanical Mixology: Sunset Horticulture Happy Hour

    Liz Aubry, Bartender, Bar Lizette

    Grab a friend and fall forward into a treasure trove of cocktail ingredients. With the end-of-summer bounty, the home gardener has plenty of fresh ingredients to turn into seasonal cocktails. From fresh herbs and flowers to autumn harvest produce, learn how to bring the garden to the glass.
    This class will focus on flavor combinations and cover techniques and ingredients accessible to the home bartender, all surrounded by the beautiful backdrop of Morris Arboretum & Gardens at sunset.

    This class is for ages 21+. Ample tastings included; BYO cheese and crackers if you desire a snack with your sips!  This class is held in our outdoor tent. Please dress for the weather.

    Sunday, October 25
    5:00 – 7:00 pm

    Members: $60 | Non-members: $65

    Duration 0

    Prices range from $60.00 to $65.00

    Growing Minds

    Growing Minds

    Growing Minds at Morris Arboretum & Gardens is a program series for kids and families that inspires a sense of wonder about the natural world within the beautiful setting of the Morris. The classes represented in this section offer children and their caregivers the opportunity to connect meaningfully with nature through a wide variety of creative and educational programs.

     Parents and caregivers are asked to stay with children for classes.

    Duration 0

    Prices range from $30.00 to $35.00

    Seeds to Sprouts: Fall Adventures!

    (Ages 2–4)
    Rebecca Silvey, Environmental Educator

    Children ages 2–4 and their favorite caregiver are invited to join us to explore the outdoors and learn about some fun early science subjects like leaves, weather, soil, and insects. In each class we will take time to do an age-appropriate activity and read an engaging story outside in nature!

    Class occurs rain or shine so please dress for the weather. In the case of extreme weather we will move indoors. As we will be going on adventures on uneven terrain, we ask that all participants wear sturdy shoes and leave strollers behind. Siblings should register as participants. Please plan to arrive 15 minutes before the class starts so you can find your way to our starting spot in the Whimsical Woods.

    SIX MONDAYS:  September 28; October 5, 12, 19, 26; November 2
    10:30 – 11:15 am

    Members: $145 | Non-members: $165

    Duration 0

    Prices range from $145.00 to $165.00

    Health & Wellness

    Under the New Moon Gentle Yoga

    Meghan Dwyer, Yoga Teacher, Camaraderie

    Join Meghan Dwyer for a gentle, all-levels yoga class on the beautiful grounds of the Morris. In tune with the new moon and the changing astrological season, we’ll move slowly, breathe deeply, and connect with nature’s quiet invitation to begin again. This practice blends mindful movement, breath, and reflection to help you set heartfelt intentions for the lunar cycle ahead. Supported by Meghan’s intuitive guidance and drawing from her work with earth-based practices, this practice encourages a deep connection to the earth, the season, and your own inner rhythms, supporting intention-setting and gentle renewal. Meghan is a yoga teacher and ceremonialist hailing from Chestnut Hill who currently teaches at Cameraderie in Ambler. Please bring your own mat.

    Choose one date or join us for all three! Register for each session separately, below. Pricing is per session.


    Duration 0

    Prices range from $30.00 to $35.00

    Under the New Moon Gentle Yoga: November

    Meghan Dwyer, Yoga Teacher, Camaraderie


    SESSION 3: Monday, November 9
    12:00 – 1:15 pm


    Members: $30 | Non-members: $35

    Duration 0

    Prices range from $30.00 to $35.00

    Nia Dance

    Lisa Zahren, Mindful Dance Instructor

    Using gentle, easy-to-follow guidance and open, free-flowing movements, we will experience the Morris with all of our senses through embodiment practices, dance, and mindfulness. This practice invites you to dance and move in your body’s own way. All bodies celebrated and welcomed.

     

    Each of the sessions will meet at the Welcome Center and begin with a short, mindful walk to the location for that week. Once there, we will follow a guided movement and some stillness meditation to open all the senses and connect with that area of the Morris.

     

    Lisa has been teaching embodied movement classes using the tools of the Nia Technique for more than a decade, including classes for cancer support groups. Nia combines elements of martial arts, yoga, mindfulness, and dance to create a movement practice that balances and energizes the body. She is a certified teacher of Nia Technique and Open Floor Dance Practice.

    Duration 0

    Prices range from $70.00 to $80.00

    Nia Dance: SERIES 3

    Wednesdays, November 4, 11, 18
    10:30 am – 12:00 pm

    Members: $70 | Non-members: $80

    Duration 0

    Prices range from $70.00 to $80.00

    Tai Chi Foundations

    Rev. Dr. Hasan Rucker, DHH, AMP, Doctor of Holistic Health & Alternative Medicine, Spiritual Interfaith Minister, Health and Wellness Consultant, Coach, and Educator

    Tai chi is a living tradition—an ancient system of holistic health that works to harmonize mind, body, spirit, and emotion through the cultivation of Qi, our natural life energy. In this foundational tai chi class, we move with intention, breathe with awareness, and reconnect with the quiet intelligence already present within the body.

    Each session in this six-week outdoor program will gently guide you through:
     - centering breathwork 
     - mind focusing and Qi awareness practices
     - foundational postures
     - soft, fluid stepping and balancing techniques
     - somatic relaxation and grounding methods

    This is a space to unwind, release stagnation, restore circulation, and awaken a deeper sense of self connection. We will practice outside, with the beauty of the fall season at the Morris as a peaceful and grounding backdrop for your practice. Over time, participants often notice increased vitality, emotional clarity, improved balance, and a renewed relationship with their own inner healing capacity.

    Our approach is progressive, compassionate, and responsive. Your holistic wellness is continually supported, refined, and nurtured as you engage with this well-balanced practice. It is advisable to wear comfortable clothing and flexible footwear. No yoga mat is needed—just bring your breath, your presence, and your willingness to grow.

    SIX MONDAYS: September 28; October 5, 12, 19, 26; November 2
    3:30 – 4:30 pm

    Members: $110 | Non-members: $120

    Duration 0

    Prices range from $110.00 to $120.00

    Weaving a Bookmark

    LaShaun Collins, Healing and Fiber Arts Practitioner

    This is a fun and deeply relaxing way to enter the meditative and expressive world of weaving. During this beginner frame loom weaving workshop, you will learn various weaving techniques as you work intentionally to create a handwoven bookmark to pair with your favorite book. From setting up your loom to finishing your piece, you will be guided through the weaving process. During our time together you will be encouraged to play and explore as you create your own unique handwoven bookmark. You will leave with a woven bookmark of your own design to use or give as a gift, as well as a small frame loom and the knowledge of how to use it to create more weavings for all your holiday gifting needs!

    All materials will be provided; all experience levels welcome. You will also go home with your small frame loom kit, yarn, and a bookmark guidebook. The guidebook includes instructions for finishing your piece if it is not completed during the class.

    Friday, November 20
    10:00 am – 1:00 pm

    Members: $55 | Non-members: $60

     Please go to Creative Expressions to register for this class.

    Duration 0

    Prices range from $55.00 to $60.00

    Gathering Light: Internalizing the Winter Solstice

    Katelyn Irvine, Therapeutic Horticulture Practitioner, Certified Nursery & Landscape Professional

    Celebrate the quiet beauty of the winter through an afternoon of reflection, creativity, and connection with nature. Together, we'll take a mindful winter walk to observe seasonal botanicals such as evergreen boughs, pinecones, juniper, rosemary, and other natural treasures while exploring their cultural significance, ecological roles, and traditional uses. Along the way, we'll practice intentional observation, embracing the slower rhythms and inward focus of the season.

    Back indoors, participants will decorate a glass jar using pressed leaves as a reminder of nature's ever-changing cycles before creating a personalized botanical oil candle. Inspired by the symbolism of continually burning oil throughout history, each candle serves as a gentle reminder that even during winter's darkest days, light, hope, and resilience continue to endure.
    Participants will leave with a handcrafted oil candle and a renewed appreciation for the quiet gifts of the season.

    Katelyn Irvine is a Therapeutic Horticulture Practitioner (THP) as well as a Certified Nursery & Landscape Professional (CNLP) with a long-standing background in mixed media arts. When she’s not curating horticultural therapy workshops, she’s busy acting as the Creative Director of Pleasant Run Nursery in Allentown, New Jersey. 

    Saturday, December 5
    1:00 pm -2:30 pm

    Members: $30 |  Non-members: $35

    Duration 0

    Prices range from $30.00 to $35.00
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    Horticulture & Design

    Moss in the Garden

    Trevor Schulte, Azalea Meadow Horticulturist, Morris Arboretum & Gardens

    Why stop to smell the flowers when you can pet the moss? Whether you plan on building a bryophyte-centric garden or are simply encouraging a few patches around your home, mosses add texture, beauty, and a sense of peace to nearly any space. We’ll go over common mosses, propagation techniques, and how to garden with moss and moss relatives before heading into the Morris for some hands-on learning where we will transplant some mosses ourselves. Learn about the often-overlooked division of plants while gaining the skills to start your own moss patch! Class will meet in the Upper Gallery of the Welcome Center.

    Thursday, November 5
    2:00 – 4:00 pm

    Members: $35 | Non-members: $40

    Duration 0

    Prices range from $35.00 to $40.00

    Ecological Landscape Design

    CORE COURSE

    LEE ARMILLEI, Principal, Landscape Designer, APLD

    Welcome to the world of ecological design, where environment and art intersect! Get your creative juices flowing as you combine design process and design principles with the ecology you’ve learned in prior certificate courses. Students will design a predetermined site to create a beautiful and immersive space, supportive of people and the planet.

     

    This intensive two-day workshop starts with the basics of understanding the client, analyzing the site and drafting plans, and builds as students shape the landscape using design principles and ecological themes. Students will then develop a site-specific plant palette and apply it to foundation plantings, natural areas, and the spaces in between. Through a combination of lecture, studio time, and homework, students will gain real time practice and feedback, learning to make informed decisions in ecological design. Although the class will be working on a predetermined site, each design is sure to be unique!

     

    This course is open to the public, with priority registration offered to individuals enrolled in Morris Arboretum & Gardens’ Certificate in Ecological Horticulture. Completion of this course counts toward the requirements of the certificate program. This course has been submitted to carry 10 CEUs with LA CES, ISA, PLNA, and the New Jersey Board of Tree Experts. This popular course will be offered twice this fall/winter; choose from the dates below. The material covered will be the same in each session. Pricing is per session.

     

    SESSION 1 
    TWO THURSDAYS 
    November 12, 19 
    10:00am – 3:30pm 

    SESSION 2 
    TWO FRIDAYS 
    January 8, 15 
    10:00 am – 3:30 pm 

    Members: $250 |  Non-members: $260 

     

    Please visit our Certificate Program in Ecological Horticulture section to register for this course.

    Duration 0

    Prices range from $250.00 to $260.00

    Skeletons and Silhouettes: Unique Beauty of a Mature Meadow-Style Home Garden

    Thomas Mrazik, Horticulturist and Owner of Goodly Gardens, Worcester PA 

    Enjoy an interactive autumn visit to an award-winning home garden, highlighting a naturalistic, meadow style design with mostly ornamental grasses and wildflowers. 

    In fall, a meadow-style garden becomes austere, absent of vibrant petal colors and growth. Such a garden is stripped down to its essential components of maturing, dying and dead plants. Leaves lose their primary color and have fallen. Petals disappear. Plant stems shift and tilt. Colors become blended with tan, brown or black. 

    Yet, there is good news at this time. A late season naturalistic-style garden reveals uniquely beautiful ornaments, exposing stark, strong forms, interesting seed heads, soft colors, and various airy forms. They all create swaths of impressions, hazy silhouettes, and sentinel skeletons, unavoidably inviting a curious gardener’s eye and discovery! Thom has curated this garden to have four-season interest over the course of many years. Come enjoy the skeletons and silhouettes and leave full of inspiration for your own winter landscapes! 

    This course has been submitted for 1.5 LA CES Landscape Architects. This class does NOT carry CEUs for arborists. It is an approved elective in the Certificate in Ecological Horticulture program. 

    Saturday, November 14 
    2:00 – 3:30 pm 

    Members: $30 | Non-members: $35
      

    Please visit our Trips  page to register for this course.

    Duration 0

    Price: $160.00

    Orchid Care 101

    Beth Davis, Fourth-Generation Orchid Grower, Waldor Orchids

    Have you ever wanted to grow orchids, or have you already taken the plunge and are enjoying their beauty? Orchids are unusual and exotic but relatively easy to grow. Come and hear all the tricks for successful orchid culture from orchid grower Beth Davis. Beth will present basic cultural information and provide a hands-on potting demonstration. Students will pot up their own beautiful orchid to take home and enjoy (included in the cost of the class). There will be an emphasis on transplanting, grooming, and some of the different ways to repot your orchid. 
    Beth will have additional plants for sale, with some unusual varieties available!

     

    Bring a box to take your new orchid home.


    Monday, November 16
    10:00 am – 12:30 pm

    Members: $50 | Non-members: $55

    Duration 0

    Prices range from $50.00 to $55.00
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    Tick-Vectored Disease on the Urban Landscape and their Control

    Dr. Kevin Chase, Entomologist, Bartlett Tree Experts

    Join us for a class on the biology and management of ticks and mosquitoes that can vector and transmit human diseases. While this topic might make you itch, it is important for arborists and other landscape professionals to know how to control ticks and mosquitos in the landscape. We will talk both about pesticide use to control ticks and mosquitos, as well as landscape and cultural practices to help reduce likelihood of infection.

    This course has been submitted for PA Pesticide Credits, as well as 2 LA CES, ISA, and New Jersey Board of Tree Experts CEUs.

    Monday, November 16
    1:00 – 3:00 pm


    Members: $35 | Non-members: $40

     

    Please go to our School of Arboriculture section to register for this course

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    Shofuso in the Fall: Autumn Tour + Tea Tasting

    Sandi Polyakov, Head Gardener, Shofuso Japanese House and Garden

    Shofuso Japanese House and Garden, located in Philadelphia's West Fairmount Park, is a 17th century-style Japanese house with traditional Japanese-style gardens. The gardens are gorgeous in the fall, alight with fall color, and are a treat to view in late October! Originally designed for the Museum of Modern Art in the early 1950s, Shofuso was brought to Philadelphia in 1957 and resides on the site of the first-ever Japanese-style garden in North America, built for the 1876 World's Fair. In this program you will join Sandi to learn about that history, gain a unique perspective and appreciation from a special staff member, and learn about the intricacies of traditional Japanese-style gardening, an art form dating back more than a thousand years.

    As a special addition to the garden tour, the program will end with a ceremonial tea-tasting, where participants will experience the authentic Japanese Tea House on-site. This program takes place at Shofuso.

    Wednesday, October 21  NEW DATE: Wednesday, November 4
    1:00 – 3:30 pm

    Members: $45 | Non-members: $50

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    Skeletons and Silhouettes: Unique Beauty of a Mature Meadow-Style Home Garden

    Thomas Mrazik, Horticulturist and Owner of Goodly Gardens, Worcester PA

    Enjoy an interactive autumn visit to an award-winning home garden, highlighting a naturalistic, meadow-style design with mostly ornamental grasses and wildflowers. In fall, a meadow-style garden becomes austere, absent of vibrant petal colors and growth. Such a garden is stripped down to its essential components of maturing, dying and dead plants. Leaves lose their primary color and have fallen. Petals disappear. Plant stems shift and tilt. Colors become blended with tan, brown or black.

    Yet there is good news at this time - a late season naturalistic-style garden reveals uniquely beautiful ornaments, exposing stark, strong forms, interesting seed heads, soft colors, and various airy forms. They all create swaths of impressions, hazy silhouettes, and sentinel skeletons, unavoidably inviting a curious gardener’s eye and discovery!

    Thom has curated this garden to have four-season interest over the course of many years. Come enjoy the skeletons and silhouettes and leave full of inspiration for your own winter landscapes!

    This course has been submitted for 1.5 LA CES CEUs, and is an approved elective in the Certificate in Ecological Horticulture program.

    Saturday, November 14
    2:00 – 3:30 pm

    Members: $30 | Non-members: $35

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