Horticulture & Gardening

Add some natural, green beauty to your home—with your very own, handmade portrait garden, reminiscent of a miniature green wall with living plants that burst out of a frame.

Discover the joy of indoor gardening with this hands-on workshop all about microgreens!

Create your own mini “conservatory” to bring home, admire, and care for … and have fun doing so during this hands-on workshop! Sold out. Join the waitlist. 

Dive into the 25-year evolutionary process of famed plantsman and Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s VP of Horticulture Andrew Bunting’s private garden.

Join plant and interior stylist, author, and artist Hilton Carter for a fun look at interiorscaping—the art of creating beautiful indoor gardens to admire and take care of.

Join Longwood Senior Horticulturist Dean Dietrich for an introduction to Mediterranean plants for the homeowner.

Follow the project’s beginnings to its grand debut alongside partners and co-founders of multidisciplinary design practice WEISS/MANFREDI Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi; principals of award-winning landscape architecture practice Reed Hilderbrand Doug Reed and Kristin Frederickson; and Longwood President and Chief Executive Officer Paul B. Redman.

Join The Garden Shop team in creating two kokedama using a variety of plant choices in which the moss ball serves as the focal point, true to this century-old form of Japanese garden art. 

Fully online. Explore underutilized and heirloom varieties of vegetables and herbs that deserve a place in your garden … and your kitchen!

Fully online. Join this beginner-friendly webinar and learn about different types of orchids, their unique growing needs, and how they differ from other houseplants.

Explore all things palms … and even pot and take home one of your own.

Gather all you need to know about hardy bulbs with this comprehensive horticultural course, featuring four weekly lectures and two engaging plant walks.

Elective Course

With some know-how and little practice, you’ll be well on your way to successfully starting your own plants at home.

Gain an understanding of how seeds are formed and dispersed, why they look the way they do, and how they fit into the environment.

Our Garden Shop Planted by Longwood experts will guide you through the art of terrarium building, focusing on the exquisite beauty of orchids.

Get ready for a hands-on experience, where you’ll first observe how to perform important pruning techniques, then try them out yourself!

Join us for a crash course in common houseplant ailments including pests, diseases, watering and light issues, and more.

Gain a solid understanding of native plants, trees, shrubs, and perennials to then apply to landscape design.

Core Class

Dig deep into vegetable cultivation with this introductory level class for beginner vegetable gardeners.

Discuss and explore deer-repelling best practices that can be implemented to protect your plants, shrubs, and trees. 

Learn to identify small flowering trees and explore their ecological significance. 

Fulfills the Horticulture and Gardening requirement for Landscape Design.

Learn basic mixing, molding, and finishing techniques to make a lightweight, porous, weatherproof container from hypertufa.

Fully online. Join this beginner-friendly webinar and immerse yourself in the fascinating world of bonsai.

Discover the best timing and benefits of growing from seed, while mastering techniques to overcome common challenges.

Learn about the different kinds of soils and how their characteristics translate to advantages and disadvantages for your garden. 

Take the mystery out of flower gardening as expert gardener and author of The Ultimate Flower Gardener’s Guide Jenny Rose Carey sheds light on how to create your own flower garden.