Classes & Workshops

Create an arrangement that uses both late spring blooms and bright summer flowers.

Elective Class for Floral Design Certificate

Join professional photographer Drew Tolbert for a crash course in getting the most out of your phone’s camera.

Go on a journey through the fascinating history of the popular spirit gin and why this highly aromatic and flavorful spirit is so popular today.

Discover some woody plant favorites and little-used species with great potential … and much more.

Explore the magic of precious metal clay and create botanically inspired fine silver jewelry in this two-part course with artist Hattie Weselyk. Sold out. Join the waitlist.

During this hands-on workshop, discover the magic behind the indigo plant and its use as a natural fabric dye.

Take a journey through the story of acorns—from ancient times to future forests, oaks trees have evolved and shaped our world all from these mighty seeds.

Stroll through the Gardens, where you’ll learn all about evening container gardens—and then make your own.

Join us for a fun and festive floral design class where we’ll create stunning birthday-themed arrangements! Sold out. Join the waitlist.

Learn the care and culture of bonsai, including techniques for designing and maintaining these sculptured treasures. Sold out. Join the waitlist.

Dive into how gardening techniques can adapt to a changing climate.

Join 1906 chef Susanna Vaughan to learn about salting as a means of preserving your herbs. Sold out. Join the waitlist.

Taking cues from the colors and movement of water, as well as the architecture of the formal gardens, create a sensational design that emulates these features.

Elective Class for Floral Design Certificate

During this hands-on digital photography workshop, focus on Longwood’s abundant water features. Sold out. Join the waitlist.

Create stunning, garden-inspired pieces using colorful tiles, glass, and other materials. Sold out. Join the waitlist.

Gain the confidence you need to keep your garden thriving in this practical class on irrigation designed for home gardeners.

Using fresh, local, and seasonal flowers, create arrangements that boast vibrant summer colors and a whimsical garden feel, all while using creative, European techniques.

Elective Class for Floral Design Certificate

Learn how to use natural phenomena to engage your students inside and outside the classroom, all while earning Act 48 credits.

Dive into a new medium during this four-part oil painting workshop where you’ll capture our stunning Waterlily Court. Sold out. Join the waitlist.

Learn about common native plants, how to reduce environmental impact through proper fertilization, and discover winterizing techniques that benefit your garden.

Dive into the world of exotic and tropical plants and get inspired by their colorful foliage and fragrant flowers. 

Elective Class for Gardening Certificate

Join local beekeepers and go inside the hive, taking a close look at the fascinating world of bees. 

Fully online. Explore the art and science of integrating water into landscape and garden design during this comprehensive course led by acclaimed landscape architect and water designer James Garland.

Elective Class for Landscape Design Certificate

Fully online. Develop a foundation in field sketching techniques, including line, tone, and color.  Sold out. Join the waitlist.

Core Course for Landscape Design Certificate

Learn how to utilize reusable and biodegradable mechanics in your floral designs.

Elective Class for Floral Design Certificate

Join us for a special morning with acclaimed landscape architect and water designer James Garland as he shares from his expansive new book, Fountain Safari.

Enjoy the best of both worlds with this art- and horticulture-centric orchid class! 

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

En este taller práctico, con toda la instrucción en español, aprenderá a comprar, seleccionar y estilizar el diseño floral perfecto y llamativo.

Learn about what crops work well for a late season start and get some expert guidance on strategies to keep your garden productive for months to come. 

Choose from a delightful collection of colored papers to create your own everlasting waterlily, as you cut, stretch, and form petals to mimic real-life flowers. 

You’ll photograph the Main Fountain Garden as it glows with its nighttime lighting, as well as capture the infinite colors and fanfare of a private Illuminated Fountain Performance, set up just for you. Sold out. Join the waitlist.

Practice your floral design talents all while creating a one-of-a-kind, unforgettable gift.

Join Longwood Horticulturist Specialty Grower Tim Jennings, the point person for Longwood’s aquatic plants, to dive deeper into the topic of water-platters.

Take a closer look at meadow gardening, from common plant selections to the steps to successful establishment of a meadow garden.

Create an eye-catching, mini garden perfect for the “pollinator garden curious” that want to welcome pollinators to their backyard, patio, front steps, and more.

Learn how you can make your favorite florals last during this hands-on workshop exploring the art of preserved flowers.

During this special evening, enjoy exclusive evening access to the renewed Waterlily Court as well as a unique dining experience.

Explore how you can wow guests, family, and friends with striking tablescapes—designed by you!

Join The Garden Shop team and embrace the beauty of fall by crafting a stunning mini moss wall that captures the cozy, warm, earthy tones and textures of the season.

Dive into various pest and disease management strategies—from conventional treatments to organic and all-natural approaches.

Core Class for the Gardening Certificate

Learn to create impactful arrangements by showcasing strong linear components and striking negative space to add interest to the design.

Core Class for Floral Design Certificate

Learn how to thoughtfully forage from your garden and local surroundings to create elevated, wildflower-inspired arrangements that reflect the richness of the fall season.

Elective Class for Floral Design Certificate

Learn why saving seed is important for both the environment and for our communities, and how to set yourself up for seed-saving success.

Taste-and-learn with this interactive, delicious class on all things heirloom tomatoes—from their flavors, to history, to uses in recipes.

Learn how to select, plant, and maintain hedges that enhance your landscape year-round.

Fully online. Discover how to consider built spaces with a designer’s eye and tour local green spaces. 

Core Class for Landscape Design Certificate

Fully online. Learn about design processes, traditional landscape graphics, and sustainable landscapes. 

Core Course for Landscape Design Certificate

Explore the variety and beauty of Longwood’s aquatics, and discuss expert tips on integrating aquatics in your own landscape.

During this relaxing learning experience that combines lecture, discussion, and gentle outdoor activities, discover the connections between nature and well-being in modern society.

Join Vice President of Horticulture at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Andrew Bunting as he shares some of the many plants whose eye-catching flowers, attractive foliage, or interesting seed heads can extend your garden’s season.

New to Longwood is this relaxing meditation and yoga experience surrounded by the natural beauty of our Gardens.

Discover a variety of drought-tolerant plants that thrive in a dry environment and explore gardening practices that preserve moisture while maintaining a stylish design.

Create a floral arrangement that incorporates both late summer blooms and warm, earth-toned fall flowers and foliage.

Enjoy a three-hour sumi ink workshop and learn the basics of the traditional Japanese art of brush painting.

Enjoy this exclusive opportunity to capture the beauty of Longwood’s world-renowned waterlily collection in the newly-revitalized Waterlily Court.

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

Core Course for Landscape Design Certificate

Spend an exclusive morning in the Gardens capturing the striking architectural beauty found throughout.

Learn management techniques we use here in our Meadow Garden and how to apply them to your own landscape.

Join us for a special evening with Thomas L. Woltz, Senior Principal of Nelson Byrd Woltz, one of the most in-demand and respected firms working in landscape architecture today.

Delve into the fascinating history of cacao, learn about the cultivation and harvest process, and explore how the environment shapes the flavors of chocolate.

Learn to create a graceful and charming arrangement fit for high tea—or perfect for any special occasion.

Learn what floral elements are needed to create your bouquet, including focal blooms, secondary blooms, filler, and greenery.

Engage in watercolor techniques from intuitive mark making and blind drawings to movement-inspired activities and observational sketching.

Learn how to create your own cottage-style garden at home.

Taste-and-learn with this interactive, delicious class on all things heirloom tomatoes—from their flavors, to history, to uses in recipes.

Join P.S. du Pont Fellow and fountain choreographer Colvin Randall for an exploration of fountains and water gardening at Longwood: past, present, and future.

Create your very own, hand-crafted, hammered fine silver earrings in the classic shape of a gingko leaf.

Join this introductory wildlife photography workshop and improve your skills with photographing subjects like birds, mammals, insects, and more!

Explore the healing power of plants in this engaging, beginner-friendly, and hands-on herbal medicine experience.

Learn techniques such as bending, binding, folding, braiding, and weaving to take your designs to the next level. 

Elective Class for Floral Design Certificate

Learn how fallen leaves enrich soil, provide habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects, and help your garden thrive naturally.

Fully online. Create beautiful planting designs with balance, repetition, and cohesiveness. 

Core Course for Landscape Design Certificate

Join us for a peaceful fall migration bird walk through the Gardens, where we'll observe and identify a variety of birds making their seasonal journey south.

Begin your day in a unique and transformative way—with a deeply restorative sound bath experience inside a serene Longwood greenhouse.

Gather info on proper planting, placement, pruning, and care of landscape trees—as well as diseases, insects, and other challenges these trees may face.

Enjoy an interactive class on all things shrubs, an often underestimated but always important component of the overall landscape. 

Elective Class for the Gardening Certificate

Join The Garden Shop team and create a timeless, fall-inspired display inside a glass cloche—preserving the vibrant colors and textures of the cozy season for years to come.

Learn how to turn your printed photographs into beautiful, lasting works of art on wood.

Explore the vibrant world of French artist Henri Matisse through color, shape, and floral design in this dynamic workshop.

Learn how to define spaces that are truly supportive of people and plants through discussion, slides, and online group exercises. Sold out. Join the waitlist. 

First Required Core Course for Landscape Design Certificate

Get a fascinating look at the Chrysanthemum Festival at Longwood Gardens, right from Longwood’s Associate Director of Display Design Jim Sutton.

During this two-day symposium, explore the future of landscape preservation in the context of today’s unprecedented global change.

Fully online. Study the landscape to recognize potential problems and identify solutions that will reduce the environmental impact and encourage biodiversity. 

Core Course for Landscape Design Certificate

From corsages to boutonnieres to bouquets, learn the techniques to create beautiful accessories for every occasion.

Core Class for Floral Design Certificate

Capture the magic of morning light in an inspiring setting with this hands-on photography workshop.

Join recognized experts for a day long conference with an educational focus. 

Delve into the history of Art Nouveau design, its artists, and botanical influences as you incorporate asymmetry, movement, and sinuous lines into your own floral compositions.

Elective Class for Floral Design Certificate

Learn and practice time-tested techniques for pressing flowers and transform them into botanical keepsakes to bring home and cherish.

Learn expert techniques for how to best dry flowers … explore which blooms preserve best … and round out your learning by creating your own stunning dried flower arrangement.

Elective Class for Floral Design Certificate

Capture the striking contrasts, unique shapes, and crisp lines of the season by photographing a variety of fall foliage at Longwood. 

Join expert botanical artist Margaret Saylor for a fun(gi)-focused class on capturing and rendering the mighty mushroom. 

Dive into the fascinating world of plant-insect relationships in this engaging class centered around milkweed, monarch butterflies, and the vital connections between native plants and the creatures that depend on them.

Grow your knowledge on specific identification characteristics of conifer trees as we focus on plants arranged by family.

Elective Class for Gardening Certificate

Fully online. Longwood’s Associate Director of Floral Design Steven Cox discusses how to design a beautiful, fall-inspired floral centerpiece.

Immerse yourself in a vibrant explosion of color and creativity during this en plein air painting experience, where you’ll use our beloved Chrysanthemum Festival display in our historic conservatories as your muse and subject.

Step into the timeless world of film photography with this hands-on workshop set against the inspiring backdrop of our Gardens.

Create your own custom jewelry this holiday season—for yourself or to give as a heartfelt gift to a loved one—all inspired by the beauty A Longwood Christmas.

Practice the unique photojournalistic style of photography by documenting the perfect subject—the behind-the-scenes set up of our iconic A Longwood Christmas season.

Create your own stunning piece of living wall art using air plants and natural materials in this hands-on, creative workshop.

Get inspired by the intricate, dramatic still life art of Dutch artist Rachel Ruysch as you design lush floral arrangements that emulate her unique style.

Enjoy an after-hours photography session capturing the magic of A Longwood Christmas. Sold out. Join the waitlist.

Celebrate the beauty of autumn with a stunning Thanksgiving-inspired arrangement.

Elective Class for Floral Design Certificate

Tap into your creative side this season to create your own handmade holiday cards—with an elegant and festive botanical theme.

Revel in exclusive after-hours access to A Longwood Christmas in our Conservatory—and capture this festive indoor display at your leisure. 

Get into the seasonal spirit with this hands-on workshop where you'll craft a charming pinecone wreath using natural materials.

Elective Class for Floral Design Certificate

Longwood at the Creamery. During this fun and festive class, create your own botanical plaster cast ornaments—perfect for decorating your tree or gifting to loved ones.

Enjoy exclusive early-morning Gardens access during a four-hour, in-person painting experience inside the West, East, and Main Conservatories with your choice of medium.

Longwood at the Creamery. During this fun and festive class, create your own beautiful wreath to bring warmth to your home. 

Slow down and enjoy the art of making something by hand as you cut, shape, and assemble realistic poinsettia blooms using high-quality paper and floral materials.

Capture the magic of our conservatories during A Longwood Christmas, a season known for its dazzling display, thousands of lights, marvelous feats of horticulture, and more—using your smartphone.

Fabricate your own handmade metal orchid ornaments using copper and follow templates derived from specimens in Longwood’s collection to create a life-like finished piece.

Learn more about this iconic flower as you enjoy a brief history of poinsettias in horticulture, dive into Longwood’s use of the flower, and take in a fascinating overview of poinsettia ecology.

During this fun and festive class, create your own beautiful wreath to bring warmth to your home. 

Gain a new perspective of A Longwood Christmas by capturing its beauty through an entirely different lens: in black and white. 

Wow your family and friends this holiday season when you bring home this elegant creation perfect for any gathering or as an impressive host gift.

Elective Class for Floral Design Certificate

Take your Christmas cookie decorating to the next level this holiday—and have festive fun while you do so!