Sustainable Horticulture
The Sustainable Horticulture Certificate program consists of a series of core courses that includes Basic and Advanced Horticulture, Soils, Diagnosing Plant Problems and Botany for Gardeners. These classes teach best management practices necessary for gardening with minimal ecological impact. Electives further enhance students’ understanding of sustainable practices that help protect soil health, water resources, air quality and land usage, and result in the creation of aesthetically pleasing gardens.
For more details about our programs, or to receive personalized class recommendations from our helpful staff, please feel free to contact us at edu@phipps.conservatory.org.
Saturday Plant Identification Walks: Plants for Focal Points | Joshua Beblo
Saturday, July 27 | 10 a.m. – noon
Individual walk: $20 members | $25 nonmembers
July 27: Plants for Focal Points | Highland Park Entrance Gates
Objective: To be familiar with a variety of landscape plants and their uses in Pittsburgh landscapes
Level: Beginner to intermediate
Prerequisite: None
The best way to learn about new plants is to see them firsthand in the landscape. On each Saturday walk, landscape architecture instructor and eminent plantsman Joshua Beblo will introduce you to dozens of plants in the landscape. Walks will focus on different themes, and any plants you pass are fair game for identification and discussion. Tune in to the wonderful world of plants all around you. Additional walk details will be sent out to registered students. Sustainable Horticulture and Landscape and Garden Design elective
Saturday Plant Identification Walks: Grasses and Perennials for Visual Texture | Joshua Beblo
Saturday, Aug. 10 | 10 a.m. – noon
Individual walk: $20 members | $25 nonmembers
Aug. 10: Grasses and Perennials for Visual Texture | Mellon Park Entrance on Beechwood Ave.
Objective: To be familiar with a variety of landscape plants and their uses in Pittsburgh landscapes
Level: Beginner to intermediate
Prerequisite: None
The best way to learn about new plants is to see them firsthand in the landscape. On each Saturday walk, landscape architecture instructor and eminent plantsman Joshua Beblo will introduce you to dozens of plants in the landscape. Walks will focus on different themes, and any plants you pass are fair game for identification and discussion. Tune in to the wonderful world of plants all around you. Additional walk details will be sent out to registered students. Sustainable Horticulture and Landscape and Garden Design elective
