Classes & Field Studies
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| Title | Start Date | Location | Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Recording] Intro: Stormwater Management | January 7, 2026 | Zoom | |
| Introduction to Native Plants Package | January 7, 2026 | Zoom | |
| [Recording] Intro: Native Plants for Gardeners | January 8, 2026 | Zoom | |
| [Recording] Intro: Ecological Gardening for Birds | January 13, 2026 | Zoom | |
| [Recording] Intro: Understanding and Managing Soils | January 15, 2026 | Zoom | |
| Our Future with Water: Managing Stormwater for Professionals | January 21, 2026 | Zoom | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| Restoration Ecology 101 | January 27, 2026 | Zoom | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany |
| Native Plants for Professionals | January 29, 2026 | Zoom | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| [Recording] Intro: Native Seed Sowing | January 29, 2026 | Zoom | |
| Winter Pruning | January 31, 2026 | Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| So You Want Less Lawn… | February 3, 2026 | Zoom | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| [Recording] Intro: Native Plant Garden Design | February 5, 2026 | Zoom | |
| Understanding and Managing Soils | February 11, 2026 | Zoom | Basic Certificate Core |
| New England's Oaks | February 14, 2026 | Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany |
| Ecological Gardening for Birds: Plant Choice | February 17, 2026 | Zoom | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| Flora in Flux | February 24, 2026 | Zoom | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany |
| Designing a Four-Season Garden | February 26, 2026 | Zoom | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| Winter Pruning | February 28, 2026 | Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| Orchids of New England | March 3, 2026 | Zoom | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany |
| Close to Home: Foundation Gardens For a Changing World | March 9, 2026 | Zoom | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| Getting Green Done | March 11, 2026 | Zoom | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| Intro: Ecological Garden Care | March 12, 2026 | Zoom | |
| Winter Pruning | March 14, 2026 | Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| Introduction to Buckthorns | March 14, 2026 | Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany |
| How to Keep a Wild Garden Tidy | March 17, 2026 | Zoom | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| Intro: Native Northeast Wildflowers | March 24, 2026 | Zoom | |
| Urban Gardening | March 26, 2026 | Zoom | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| Powerful Plants in the Garden | March 31, 2026 | Zoom | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| Healthy Seedlings | April 4, 2026 | Nasami Farm, Whately, MA | Advanced Horticulture Certificate Core |
| The Graminoids: An Introduction to Grasses, Sedges, and Rushes | April 4, 2026 | Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany |
| Spring Residential Landscape | April 11, 2026 | West Roxbury, MA | Landscape Study |
| Designing a Four-Season Garden | April 11, 2026 | Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| Plant Systematics | April 14, 2026 | Zoom | Advanced Botany and Conservation Certificate Core |
| Revitalizing the Home Landscape | April 15, 2026 | Zoom | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| Ecological Integrated Pest Management (IPM) | April 23, 2026 | Zoom | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| Plant Form and Function | April 24, 2026 | Online, Self-Paced | Basic Certificate Core |
| Plant Families | April 24, 2026 | Online, Self-Paced | Basic Certificate Core |
| Plants 101: Introduction to the Green World | April 24, 2026 | Online, Self-Paced | |
| Designing with Native Plants | April 24, 2026 | Online, Self-Paced | |
| Gardening for Pollinators | April 24, 2026 | Online, Self-Paced | |
| Plant Ecology | April 24, 2026 | Online, Self-Paced | Basic Certificate Core |
| Joralemon Park Field Study | April 25, 2026 | Joralemon Park, Coeymans, NY | Field Study |
| Matrix Planting | April 28, 2026 | Zoom | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| Framework Trees of New England (Online) | April 29, 2026 | Zoom | Basic Certificate Core |
| Native New England Shrubs (In-Person) | May 2, 2026 | Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA | Basic Certificate Core |
| Wildflowers of New England (Online) | May 5, 2026 | Zoom | Basic Certificate Core |
| Native New England Shrubs (Online) | May 6, 2026 | Zoom | Basic Certificate Core |
| Wildflowers of New England (In-Person) | May 14, 2026 | Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA | Basic Certificate Core |
| Framework Trees of New England (In-Person) | May 15, 2026 | Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA | Basic Certificate Core |
| Understanding and Managing Soils | May 30, 2026 | Nasami Farm, Whately, MA | Basic Certificate Core |
| How to Choose Competitive Native Ground Covers | June 6, 2026 | CRCCD de Koven House, Middletown CT | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| Early Season Grasses | June 6, 2026 | Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany |
| New England Plant Communities | June 9, 2026 | Zoom & Forty Caves, Berlin/Clinton, MA | Advanced Botany and Conservation Certificate Core |
| Native Seedling Care 1 | June 13, 2026 | Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA | |
| Native Seedling Care 2 | June 14, 2026 | Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA | |
| Mushrooms for Beginners | June 19, 2026 | Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany |
| Plants’ Scents and Sensibilities | June 23, 2026 | Zoom | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany |
| Balancing Native and Non-Native Plantings | June 24, 2026 | Zoom | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| Exploring Habitat Diversity: Four Plant Communities in Leverett, MA | June 27, 2026 | Leverett, MA | Field Study |
| Landscape Study: Balancing Native and Non-Native Plantings | June 27, 2026 | Sagamore, MA | Landscape Study |
| Getting to Know Pollinators | July 21, 2026 | Zoom | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| Wells Barren Preserve Field Study | August 1, 2026 | Wells Barrens Preserve, Wells ME | Field Study |
| Designing a School Pollinator Garden | August 4, 2026 | Zoom | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| Field Identification and Techniques | August 6, 2026 | Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA | Advanced Botany and Conservation Certificate Core |
| Basic Wetland Identification and Delineation | August 7, 2026 | Nasami Farm, Whately, MA | Advanced Botany & Conservation Certificate Core |
| Mushrooms for Beginners | August 14, 2026 | Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany |
| Designing in Three Dimensions | August 15, 2026 | Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| Native Fern Identification and Ecology | August 15, 2026 | Nasami Farm and Mt. Toby, Sunderland MA | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany |
| The Knotty Smartweeds | August 18, 2026 | Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA and Concord Meadows | |
| Keyes Sandplain Grassland Field Study | August 21, 2026 | Ebenezer Keyes Conservation Area, Gardner MA | Field Study |
| Lawn Replacement with Leisha Johnson | August 22, 2026 | Lincoln, MA | Landscape Study |
| Introduction to Ecological Horticulture | August 27, 2026 | Zoom & Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA | Advanced Horticulture Certificate Core |
| Residential Landscape Design | September 2, 2026 | Zoom | Advanced Horticulture & Design Certificate Core |
| Managing Invasives for Homeowners | September 8, 2026 | Zoom | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| Botanical Inventory Methods and Techniques | September 10, 2026 | Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA | Advanced Botany & Conservation Certificate Core |
| Invasive Plants: Identification, Documentation, and Control | September 12, 2026 | Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA and Barber Reservation | Advanced Botany & Conservation Certificate Core |
| An Introduction to the Liverworts of New England | September 15, 2026 | Zoom | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| Conservation Biology | September 15, 2026 | Zoom | Advanced Botany & Conservation Certificate Core |
| Botany of the Connecticut Coast | September 19, 2026 | Hammonasset Beach State Park, Madison CT | Field Study |
| The Ericaceae of New England: Diversity, Ecology, and Phylogeny | September 22, 2026 | Zoom | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| Asters and Goldenrods | September 26, 2026 | Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA and Barber Reservation | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| Orange Sallow Moth Survey | September 26, 2026 | Horn Pond Mountain, Woburn MA | Field Study |