Recreate the stunning tulips painted by Dutch artist Jacob Merrell 1614-1681. Working with colored pencils, you will be guided by botanical artist Carol Ann Morley, step-by-step from sketch to finished tulips. Once registered, attendees will be provided with a photograph of the Dutch tulips along with a materials list. (4 Classes)

Each landscape invites its own unique collection of plants and animals. In this three-part online class with Zach Adams, learn about three native New England landscapes and the birds that call them home: woodlands, wetlands and grasslands. Bird identification, habitat and conservation will be addressed. (3 Classes)

Explore some of the traditional garden styles of China and Japan in this two-part class with garden historian Marta McDowell. Study the stylistic elements and horticultural practices of the traditional Chinese scholar garden and the Japanese meditation garden, stroll garden and tea garden. Interactive online sessions will include lectures, video clips, class discussion and small group activities via “breakout groups.” (2 Classes)

In this hands-on, three-part class, held both online and at Berkshire Botanical Garden, learn how to compose better landscape and garden photos with professional photographer Thad Kubis. Each two-hour session will focus on specific, essential photography skills, discovering the various options that smartphones, DSLRs and film-based cameras offer and how they can be used to create beautiful and unique garden-based photographs.(3 Classes

In this hands-on, three-part class, held both online and at Berkshire Botanical Garden, learn how to compose better landscape and garden photos with professional photographer Thad Kubis. Each two-hour session will focus on specific, essential photography skills, discovering the various options that smartphones, DSLRs and film-based cameras offer and how they can be used to create beautiful and unique garden-based photographs.(3 Classes

In her lecture, Wambui Ippolito tells the story of European, African and new immigrants and their relationship with American plants and soil, with the aim to birth a new perceptivity and embrace of nature stewardship. This program is presented in partnership with VIM, Volunteers in Medicine, and all proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to VIM to support their mission of providing health care services in the Berkshire region.

In this hands-on, three-part class, held both online and at Berkshire Botanical Garden, learn how to compose better landscape and garden photos with professional photographer Thad Kubis. Each two-hour session will focus on specific, essential photography skills, discovering the various options that smartphones, DSLRs and film-based cameras offer and how they can be used to create beautiful and unique garden-based photographs.(3 Classes

Recreate the stunning tulips painted by Dutch artist Jacob Merrell 1614-1681. Working with colored pencils, you will be guided by botanical artist Carol Ann Morley, step-by-step from sketch to finished tulips. Once registered, attendees will be provided with a photograph of the Dutch tulips along with a materials list. (4 Classes)

Each landscape invites its own unique collection of plants and animals. In this three-part online class with Zach Adams, learn about three native New England landscapes and the birds that call them home: woodlands, wetlands and grasslands. Bird identification, habitat and conservation will be addressed. (3 Classes)

Recreate the stunning tulips painted by Dutch artist Jacob Merrell 1614-1681. Working with colored pencils, you will be guided by botanical artist Carol Ann Morley, step-by-step from sketch to finished tulips. Once registered, attendees will be provided with a photograph of the Dutch tulips along with a materials list. (4 Classes)

This two-part design class led by Bridghe McCracken, founder of Helia Land Design, will introduce students to native plants and their effective use in the residential garden. In Class I, learn about the rich and varied native perennial plant palette as well as which plants attract pollinators, provide butterfly habitat and enhance visual interest throughout the season. Class II will focus on designing with woody plants and ferns. Learn what shrubs to use for screening, habitat creation and four-season interest.…

Each landscape invites its own unique collection of plants and animals. In this three-part online class with Zach Adams, learn about three native New England landscapes and the birds that call them home: woodlands, wetlands and grasslands. Bird identification, habitat and conservation will be addressed. (3 Classes)

Recreate the stunning tulips painted by Dutch artist Jacob Merrell 1614-1681. Working with colored pencils, you will be guided by botanical artist Carol Ann Morley, step-by-step from sketch to finished tulips. Once registered, attendees will be provided with a photograph of the Dutch tulips along with a materials list. (4 Classes)

Discover the many plants that lend bark, buds, fruit and structural interest to the garden in fall and winter. Under the expert guidance of certified arborists Melissa LeVangie and Tom Ingersoll, students will develop the ability to identify winter trees by twig and bud anatomy, bark features and plant architecture while practicing their skills with winter tree dichotomous keys.