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2011-2012 Horticulture Programs
Arboretum at the Barnes Foundation
Mon, Sep 12, 2011 - Mon May 7, 2012
Tickets: 1,500; members, $1,350
First-Year Horticulture Courses
Mondays, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Fall & Spring semesters
The curriculum includes Principles of Plant Systematics; History of Gardens and Landscape Architecture; Introduction to Design for Horticulturalists; Introduction to Landscape Design; Plant Structure and Function; and Survey of the Plant Kingdom. For more information about individual courses within First-Year Horticulture, please click here.|
First semester: September 12-December 19, 2011 (no class October 10, 2011)
Second semester: January 23-May 7, 2012 (no class February 20, 2012 or April 2, 2012)
Members receive a 10% discount on all classes. To join the Barnes Foundation, call 215-640-0171, ext. 16.
For registration please call Nancy Rosner at (610) 667-0290, Ext. 3825 or register online.
The Arboretum School of the Barnes Foundation
Founded in 1940 by Laura Leggett Barnes, The Arboretum School of the Barnes Foundation offers a comprehensive course of study in the botanical sciences, horticulture practices, garden aesthetics, and design. Students learn and practice in different Arboreta and gardens, state-of-the-art greenhouse in Merion, and upon satisfactory completion of the three-year program receive a certificate of achievement.
Location:
Barnes Foundation, Arboretum House, 57 Lapsley Lane, Merion, PA 19066
For more information
Visit
http://www.barnesfoundation.org/horticulture_courses_2011-2012.html
Contact:
Nancy Rosner 610-667-0290 ext 3825 nrosner@barnesfoundation.org