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Register for: Introduction to Botanical Illustration June 16 to Aug. 8, 2008 Registration details |
If you would like to know when future courses are scheduled, email Marguerite Wells (mw38@cornell.edu) or for Botanical Illustration, Marcia Eames-Sheavly (me14@cornell.edu)
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Introduction to Botanical Illustration
Now open for registration. Course starts June 16, 2008
Cost: $500
June 16 to Aug. 8, 2008
More information and syllabus
Questions or to be notified of next course,email me14@cornell.edu - Plant Propagation
Cost: $350
If you want to be notified when the next class is scheduled, email mw38@cornell.edu -
Organic Gardening
Cost: $300
Questions or to be notified of next course, email mw38@cornell.edu
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The best of hands-on & online learning
Web-based instruction is a great way to learn about horticulture but it is no substitute for acquiring gardening skills by doing. Online learning works best when it is combined with practical, hands-on experience.
Those ideas guided Dr. Ken Mudge when he began developing online courses more than six years ago for the Department of Horticulture at Cornell University.
Each of the three courses we now offer encourages active learning through hands-on lab activities and online interaction among students and instructors. You won’t just read about grafting, cutting and related propagation strategies, or organic gardening, you’ll develop skills by doing them. On-line lectures, virtual field trips, discussion, and quizzes will engage you in the history, botanical principles, and horticultural applications.
Courses last 8 to 10 weeks and include students from across the country. (Class size is limited, so we encourage early registration.) To facilitate online discussion, we focus on different topics each week. But you can log in at your convenience at anytime during the week.
While experienced gardeners and horticulturists will get the most from these courses, the only prerequisites are a computer with Internet connection and a willingness to learn. Many of our students have never taken an online course before. We provide a tutorial to familiarize you with the instructional web site, and are happy to help you through any technology problems you may encounter.
These courses do not carry academic credit. But upon completion, students receive a Certificate of Completion and qualify for Continuing Education Credit.
For the Organic Gardening and Plant Propagation courses, we offer a Master Gardener discount. If three or more Master Gardeners from one county register together (even if you want to take different courses), we will reduce your course fees by 20 percent. (Note: This discount does not apply to Botanical Illustration course.) For more information about this discount, email Marguerite Wells (mw38@cornell.edu)
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Plant Propagation
Cost: $350
If you want to be notified when the next class is scheduled, email mw38@cornell.edu
This course will increase your enjoyment and success making new plants by seed, cutting, layering, division, grafting, and micropropagation.
Plant Propagation goes well beyond the basics to deliver both the art and science of plant propagation. Participants will examine in-depth the biology, anatomy, history, and use of these propagation techniques.
We send students a complete kit for home propagation, including propagating flats, seed, and live cuttings.
Cost: $350
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Organic Gardening
Cost: $300
Questions or to be notified of next course, mw38@cornell.edu
In response to strong interest from gardeners across the country, we developed the Organic Gardening course to help experienced gardeners broaden their understanding of organic techniques for all kinds of gardens. The course covers one topic during each of the 8 weeks, including vegetables, fruits, flowers and ornamentals, and lawns.
With a strong foundation in soil health and its impact on plant health, we then explore tried-and-true and cutting-edge techniques for all different kinds of garden plants – annuals and perennials, food plants and ornamentals. Students will come away with a greater understanding of systems thinking as it applies to organically managed land.
This course is aimed at those with some basic gardening experience. It includes a number of hands-on activities as well as a group discussion board, quizzes, and readings. Through online discussion students share their experiences and contribute to everyone’s learning experience.
Visit the Organic Gardening course website.
Cost: $300
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Registration details
You can register for these courses online and pay by credit card. Click on the registration button for the course you want to register for. You will be taken to the VeriSign site where you'll supply your credit card information.
You will receive confirmation of your purchase from VeriSign, and your information will be forwarded to us. We will send you additional information a few weeks before the course beings.
If you have questions, email Marguerite Wells (mw38@cornell.edu)
If you prefer not to register online, send a check payable to "Cornell University" (and let us know your email address and which course you are registering for) to:
Marguerite Wells
Department of Horticulture
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
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