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Classes
Welcome to the 2008 Gardening Series classes. This year we have even more courses that will pique your interest. Take a class on Designing a Perennial Garden. This 2 day class considers the elements that are necessary to develope a successful perennial garden including soil, color, design and maintenance considerations. Garbage Gardening teaches you how to grow attractive house plants from kitchen leftovers.
Our classes have been designed to provide the homeowner and the Master Gardener with ideas and techniques for improving the home garden - both inside and out! Come and spend a morning or an afternoon with other gardeners, as a variety of experts in their field share their experience and knowledge with you.
Makes a Great Gift!
We will provide a gift certificate for any of our classes. Just let us know to whom and where it should be sent. Please call the Gardens office 732-932-8451.
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2008 Class schedule
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February
Principles and Practice of Landscape Design NEW
“As a landscape designer, you first need to be able to dream the space”. Then you need to be able to bring it to reality,” says Bruce Crawford. This new hands-on, three-day course helps you first develop the “spatial appreciation skills” to envision the possibilities of a site. Then, through hands-on exercises, you will explore:
-Determining your needs – to ensure that form follows function
-Site analysis – to understand constraints and assets of your site
-Grading and drainage – to ensure water flows properly and the basement remains dry
You will work with shapes and forms to understand how tension can be created between objects. Then, go from classroom to the field to see and feel that creative tension at work at the “Grounds for Sculpture,” a 35-acre sculpture park and museum in Hamilton, NJ. Finally, you will work with a problem site to recommend possible design solutions, and then examine, compare and critique your solutions.
Instructor: Bruce Crawford $495 before February 6, 2008; $545 after
Date: February 27,28, March 6, 2008 Time: 9:00-4:00 daily
Location: Grounds For Sculpture MG: 6.0 CEU daily, 18 CEU for completion
March
Seasonal Care of the Garden
Spring is a busy time of the year for gardeners. Learn what to do and when to do it! From simple maintenance to choosing and using those wonderful plants that bloom during this season.
Instructor: Judy Glattstein Fee: $ 47.50
Date: March 29, 2008 Time: 10:00 -12:00 AM
Location: Holly House MG: 2.0 CEU
Orchid Breeding For Fun NEW
Ron has breed and sold various orchids, including Cattleya, Paphiopedilum, Oncidinae for a number of years. He enthusiastically wants people to “go fore and populate the earth…with orchids!”, and this class will help you accomplish his goal. Ron will discuss the history of Orchid breeding, the importance of developing goals for your own program and the actual process of breeding from pollination of a flower to the flowering of the seedling. Throughout, Ron will illustrate the process with slides and living examples.
Instructor: Ron Midgett Fee: $ 40.00
Date: March 29, 2008 Time 1:00-3:00 PM
Location: Floriculture Greenhouse MG: 2.0 CEU
The Wonderful World of Orchids and Epiphytes
Are you longing to grow those wonderful and exotic flowers found only on a Cattleya or a Dendrobium – the Orchids? Are you looking for a truly exotic plant that grows without soil – the Epiphytes? This class will introduce a host of different species and hybrids that are easy to grow in NJ. It will discuss the cultural conditions, soils, problems and pests that are the most important to the Orchid and Epiphyte enthusiast or beginner. Participants will also learn how to divide and ‘replant’ their favorites plants.
Instructor: Nicoletta Graf Fee $ 42.50
Date: March 29, 2008 Time: 9:30-12:00 AM
Location: Floriculture Greenhouse MG: 2.5 CEU
April
Designing a Perennial Garden NEW
Often we see attractive perennial borders in books and magazines, and wonder why that garden cannot be in my back yard! This 2 day class considers the elements that are necessary to develop a good perennial garden including soil, color, design and maintenance considerations and a palette of reliable plants. During the second week the class will be going outside and implementing the perennial garden that we design in class.
Instructor: Bruce Crawford Fee: $ 85.00
Date: April 5 & 12, 2008 Time April 5, 1:00-4:00 PM, April 12, 9:00-3:00
Location: Holly House and Rutgers Gardens MG: 8.0 CEU (3.0 Day 1; 5.0 Day 2)
Organic Vegetable Gardening NEW
This organic gardening class is designed to inform the home gardener how to plan, prepare, plant and process food crops in your backyard. With the growing trend towards healthy living, it's important to learn how to reduce pesticide use and control pests with environmentally friendly methods. Building soil quality improves our local environment as well as the nutritional and culinary quality of our homegrown fruits and vegetables.
Instructor: Bill Sciarappa, PhD Fee $ 45.00
Date: April 5, 2008 Time:9:00-12:00 AM
Location: Holly House MG: 3.0 CEU
Garbage Gardening: Growing Plants from Seeds and Kitchen Refuse NEW
Learn how you can grow attractive houseplants from the kitchen leftovers. It’s easy to grow plants from seeds like citrus and avocado, and sprout carrot tops and sweet potatoes. Why throw these valuable scraps in the garbage, when you can grow a whole new plant!! Great fun for both children and adults.
Instructor: Judy Glattstein Fee: $ 47.50
Date: April 12, 2008 Time: 1:00-3:00 PM
Location: Holly House MG: 2.0 CEU
Pruning Techniques for the Homeowner
The when, where and whys of pruning. The 3 W’s and the art of pruning recently appear to have been reduced to electric shears and the production of the green meatball! This class will discuss the various methods of pruning small trees and shrubs, when certain plants should be pruned and how proper pruning can produce a healthier, more attractive and longer-lived plant.
Instructor: Bruce Crawford, 3 hours Fee $ 45.00
Date: April 19, 2008 Time: 9:00-12:00 AM
Location: Holly House and Rutgers Gardens MG: 3.0 CEU
Evening in the Gardens
As the sun starts to dip down in the sky, and the spring colors and birds come to life, join Bruce Crawford on a tour of the Rutgers Gardens. We will discuss and highlight those plants that are currently in bloom, and provide some interesting insights into where and how to grow some of the more unusual plants in the Rutgers Gardens.
Instructor: Bruce Crawford Fee $ 25.00
Date: April 24, 2008 Time: 6:00-8:00 PM
Location: Rutgers Gardens MG: 2.0 CEU
May
Herbs for Flavor and Fragrance NEW
Everyone likes herbs, but what to do with them? This class will offer recipes and suggestions for fresh herbs from the garden or the grocery store. Tips, techniques, and recipes for freezing, drying, using and enjoying herbs will be discussed through hands-on demonstrations and slides.
Instructor: Judy Glattstein Fee $ 47.50
Date: May 3, 2008 Time: 10:00-12:00 AM
Location: Holly House MG: 2.0 CEU
Hosta-bilities NEW
Looking for a plant that is a joy to grow, with enough selections and species to meet everyone’s needs – welcome to the genus Hosta! Whether it is a large, medium size, or miniature Hosta, Walter will walk the class through design applications, maintenance and care, as well as various propagation techniques. With several thousand cultivars and species from which to choose, everyone will find new uses and exciting new selections for their garden.
Instructor: Walter Cullerton Fee: $ 45.00
Date: May 3, 2008 Time: 1:00 - 3:00 PM
Location: Holly House MG: 2.0 CEU
Container Gardening – Terra Cotta and Beyond
Containers are becoming increasingly popular with time. Judy explores a variety of appropriate containers and window boxes, soil mixes and amendments, as well as watering and fertilization practices. A wide range of plants – from the familiar annual to the now-popular tender perennial, to bulbs and shrubs – fill out the potential plant list. Soil and a number of fun and unusual annuals will be available for students to decorate their own containers at the end of class. Containers, and extra plants will be available for purchase.
Instructor: Judy Glattstein, 2 ½ hours Fee $ 65.00
Date: May 17, 2008 Time: 10:00-12:30 AM
Location: Floriculture Greenhouse MG: 2.5 CEU
Birding – Identifying Birds and Techniques of Attracting Song Birds to your Garden NEW
Have you ever awoken to the song of a bird, and wondered what bird could sing so beautifully? Do you have birds feeding in your garden, but you have trouble identifying these birds. How do you get more birds to be attracted to your garden? Bob will discuss and identify bird songs, the types of birds and their habitats, and how you can encourage more birds to make your garden their home! The class will be divided between study in the field, and some in class preparation.
Instructor: Robert Andreucci Fee: $ 45.00
Date: May 17, 2008 Time: 9:00-12:00
Location: Holly House MG: 3.0CEU
Bruce will discuss shrubs that work well with perennials and provide interesting combinations of color and texture throughout the growing season. Shrubs are one of the garden's main backbones and it is the interesting associations they make with other garden plants that bring these garden spaces to life. He will also show how to reduce garden maintenance and resource requirements. Instructor:
Bruce Crawford Fee: $ 45.00
Date: May 17, 2008 Time 1:30-4:00 PM
Location: Holly House MG: 2.5 CEU
September
Evening in the Gardens
As the sun starts to dip down in the sky, and the September heat subsides, join Bruce Crawford on a tour of the Rutgers Gardens. We will discuss and highlight those many plants that are currently in bloom, and provide some interesting insights into where and how to grow some of the more unusual plants in the Rutgers Gardens.
Instructor: Bruce Crawford Fee $ 25.00
Date: September 11, 2008 Time: 6:00-8:00 PM
Location: Rutgers Gardens MG: 2.0 CEU
Mushroom – Edible and Beneficial
This course will include an illustrated talk to introduce the diversity of mushrooms and fungi in nature. A walk through the gardens and woods to collect specimens will teach the student how to identify them with the help of common field guides. Learn all about the usefulness and limitation of mushrooms in our environment.
Instructor: Dr. Gene Varney Fee $ 40.00
Date: September 13, 2008 Time: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Holly House MG: 3.0 CEU
October
Potting Bulbs for Forcing NEW
You can fool Mother Nature!! Learn simple methods for potting spring blooming bulbs such as tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, and more. Judy will discuss a variety of methods and tricks to coax your bulbs into flower indoors while it is still winter outside.
Instructor: Judy Glattstein Fee: $47.50
Date: October 11, 2008 Time: 10:00-12:00 AM
Location: Holly House MG: 2.0 CEU
Composting Made Easy NEW
Learn the how and why of composting, about different compost systems, and experience a hands-on demonstration at our demonstration site. Composting reduces trash and saves valuable landfill space,and adding compost to your garden improves the soil composition and structure, helps retain moisture, adds valuable nutrients, and acts as a slow release fertilizer for healthy plant growth. Environmental stewardship and sustainable gardening will be your reward.
Instructor: Monmouth County Master Composters/Master Gardeners Fee: $ 45.00
Date: October 18, 2008 Time: 10:00-12:00 AM
Location: Holly House MG: 2.0 CEU
November
Harvest Centerpieces and Garland for the Holidays
The weather has turned cold, and the garden is quiet. It is time to turn your attention indoors and spruce up the house for Thanksgiving with a grand floral arrangement and interesting garland. Vinnie will guide you through the design challenges and intricacies of creating a bold and colorful centerpiece for the holiday table and cheerful roping to decorate the windows. Please bring a low vessel of your choice. All other materials will be provided.
Instructor: Vinnie Vignuolo Fee $ 65.00
Date: November 20, 2007 Time: 7:00-9:00 PM
Location: Holly House
December
Wreath Decorating and Boxwood Trees Centerpieces
Looking for techniques on how to create the perfect Centerpiece and Wreath for the Holidays? Look no further. Dr. Jack Sacalis will detail several different methods of designing a wreath, while Nicki Graff will take you step by step through the techniques necessary to create your own holiday boxwood tree ‘centerpiece masterpiece'.
Instructors: Dr. John Sacalis and Nicoletta Graff Fee $ 65.00
Date: December 11, 2008 Time: 7:00-9:00 PM
Location: Holly House
Instructors
Robert Andreucci – An arborist for Bartlett Tree Service, Bob is a forest biologist and naturalist, with a fascination for birds and their habitats.
Bruce Crawford – Currently the Director of the Rutgers Gardens, Bruce is also an adjunct professor in Landscape Architecture at Cook College. There is hardly a plant that he has met that he did not like.
Judy Glattstein – Judy is the author of numerous books, with her latest being Bulbs for Garden Habitats (Timber Press, 2005). Judy also lectures frequently throughout the United States on a variety of garden topics, and is a true gardener!
Nicoletta Graf – Nicki, as her friends call her, is the manager of the floriculture greenhouse at Cook College. Her plant interests range from the tropical to the subartic!
Dr. John Sacalis – Jack has guided thousands of undergraduate Horticulture and Plant Science majors through their studies at Cook College over the past 30+ years. He teaches several undergraduate courses in floral design, and is the consummate teacher
Bill Sciarappa, Ph.D. is a Rutgers Faculty member who teaches Organic Gardening on campus and serves as Chair for the Organic Horticulture Committee of the American Society for Horticultural Science.
Vincent Vignuolo – Vinnie, as he prefers to be called, is the owner of Biagio’s Florist. He has been in the floral art business for over 30 years, and still gets up in the morning excited to go to work. His main concern is to make people happy through ‘Fresh Affordable Indulgences’! Come and share his enthusiasm.
