Horticulture Classes - ONLINE
11am-1pm, Saturdays
General Public - $25 per class or $125 per series
Members - $22.50 per class or $112.50 per series
Join us on Zoom for an entertaining garden education with David Clark, Horticulturist & CNLP. David is fast becoming one of the country’s noted garden speakers! These classes are great for beginners or gardeners and landscapers wishing to brush up on their skills. An optional supply list will be posted online for those who wish to supplement their instruction with hands-on materials. In order to maintain the safest environment possible, classes will be offered via Zoom Meeting, a free online audio-visual platform. Please review the supply list to purchase before the start of class.
All adult classes and workshops are recorded and are available for one week after the class. Therefore, if you miss a class, you will have one week to catch up on the class at your convenience. Review our class information and procedures for more information.
Horticulture V
February 20-March 27
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Houseplant Care and Cultivation |
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Rain Gardens |
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All About Roses March 6 |
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Hostas and Hydrangeas March 13 |
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Vegetables and Organic Gardening March 27 |
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Horticulture VI
April 10-May 29
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Great Grasses and Lawn Care |
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Color Theory and Texture in Gardens |
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Edible Plants and Composting May 15 |
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Tough Plant for Tough Sites May 22 |
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World Tour of Garden Design May 29 |
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Class Information and Procedures
Meet your instructor, David Clark!
David Clark has created and taught the wildly popular 7-level Horticulture Classes at The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens for 10 years. He is a Certified Nursery and Landscape Professional (CNLP), through the New York State Landscaping Association, and PLANT Western New York. An avid gardener, David has a degree in Floriculture from S.U.N.Y Cobleskill with over 30 years’ experience in the professional ornamental horticulture industry.
A nationally recognized garden speaker, David has given presentations locally for Lockwood's Greenhouses in Hamburg, NY; Urban Roots Community Garden Center, Grass Roots Gardens and Massachusetts Avenue Project in Buffalo, NY; Cornell Cooperative Master Gardeners of Erie, Allegany & Cattaraugus Counties; The New York State Federated 8th District Garden Clubs; and the Erie County Pennsylvania Western Division Garden Clubs Judges Council. Along with being a visiting horticulture instructor at Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh, PA, he has spoken at events across the United States and Canada including Bradford Pennsylvania’s ‘Betty Jane Monjar Landscape and Garden Symposium, the West Coast’s largest Spring Garden Show in Costa Mesa, California, and the Northeast Floral Expo in Groton, Connecticut. David Clark is featured in Television segments, YouTube videos, the National Garden Festival and Buffalo Garden Walk websites, the Buffalo News, The Upstate Gardeners Journal, and the Buffalo, NY “Spree Magazine”. He is a regular contributor to the Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com online magazine and the #GardenChatter online gardening site. David has been interviewed for gardening podcasts originating in Toronto, Canada, Portland, Oregon, and New York City.
David specializes in orchids and carnivorous plants. He is always learning new techniques; and loves to teach people things he is really good at!
