Conservation and Stewardship

Learn how to make suitable homes for one of the most excellent pollinators in the ecosystem: the solitary bee. Registration closed.

Explore the interaction between landscapes and pollinators, and view your garden as a foodbank for insects.

Enjoy a tour of Longwood’s Abbondi property during the height of spring bird migration. Sold out. Join the waitlist.

Join beekeeper Dr. Katie Krebs and go inside the hive, taking a close look at the fascinating world of bees. 

Fully online. Learn to design and create a landscape well-suited to handle excess rain.

Stroll through Longwood and embark on a firsthand discovery of edible plants from jewelweed to milkweed and mayapple to black walnut.

Join us in forming a foundational understanding of ecology—from a general overview of systems to a deeper dive into water, soil, and wildlife in the garden ecosystem.

Elective course

Discuss the basic types of garden tools, as well as different tool materials and qualities that a home gardener might need.

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