Lectures, Courses and Workshops

Welcome to Continuing Education activities at Longwood Gardens.

In 2010, you will see an interesting addition to our classes. Some classes will be available through LongwoodLIVE, our Learning & Instructional Virtual Environment. LongwoodLIVE, offers you online access to the global classroom, is an integral part of our mission to share the art and science of horticulture with the world.

If you’ve never taken a class online, participation takes place at your convenience but is shared with all who are involved and makes use of an Internet portal provided by Longwood (no download or change to your computer is necessary).  Just a few classes are currently available online, but as online components are developed you will have more and more access to ‘virtual learning’ at Longwood. Enrolled students will be provided user IDs and passwords to access courses and communities that are hosted via LongwoodLIVE. (Not all courses will have an online component.)

Register to begin your journey in lifelong learning at Longwood Gardens. Registration is now open for all classes listed in this catalog. Please remember that many courses, whether in spring or fall, are extremely popular, and will sell out quickly. In order to ensure your enrollment, our best advice is for you to sign up now for any offering you want.

In 2010 Longwood Gardens will showcase Making Scents: The Art and Passion of Fragrance.

You will see programming throughout the gardens that will enhance visitors’ awareness and appreciation for the fragrance of plants. Continuing Education will also be offering classes that are tied to the fragrance theme.

Display of Student Work

A goal of the Education Department is to showcase student work in as many venues as possible. You can currently see an ever-changing exhibit of student work in the Studio section of the Terrace Restaurant. There is also an online gallery featuring art, floral designs and photography at http://longwoodlearning.smugmug.com/

Longwood Gardens is committed to the principle of equal educational opportunities without discrimination by race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, presence of legally protected disability, or any other legally protected status.