Continuing Education

Discover the ecological relationships between common garden flowers and pollinators as well as general guidelines for creating wildlife-friendly habitats at home. Registration closed.

Fully online. Learn how to create a showstopping design for the harvest season—a bountiful cornucopia floral design.

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. Sold out. Join the waitlist. 

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.

Core Course

Join Longwood Display Designer Jim Sutton for an expert—and festive—look at how to choose and decorate your Christmas tree. Registration closed.

Join Bluestem Botanicals and Flavors by Bhumi in The Grove to create delicious seasonal drinks. 

Create charming little houses out of clay—that you can illuminate from the inside, then hang on a Christmas tree or place on a festive mantle. Sold out. Join the waitlist.

Create your own delicious preserves perfect to use throughout the holiday season.

Every gardener needs a quiet space to sit and enjoy the fruits of their labor.

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

Experience exclusive, before-hours access while capturing the magic of A Longwood Christmas as you’ve never been able to before. Sold out. Join the waitlist.

Learn how to select wines for a seasonal celebration or gathering—and practice identifying fall-themed notes in wine during this relaxing wine tasting experience.

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

Create a centerpiece perfect for Thanksgiving dinner, to casual Friendsgiving gatherings, to all the grateful tables of the season. Sold out. Join the waitlist.

Get a behind-the-scenes look at the magic of A Longwood Christmas outdoor display and explores the year-long process that goes into making this one-of-a-kind display possible.

Enter the world of needle felting crafts with this beginner-friendly workshop and create an adorable needle felt ornament.

Take your floral design skills to the next level—and create an arrangement that reflects the beauty of the fall season—with this floral design class intended for advanced floral design students.

Elective Course

Combine the beauty of fall foliage with flowers in rich autumn tones, berries, and mini pumpkins in a custom arrangement. Sold out. Join the waitlist.

Elective Course

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

Use an assortment of greens, berries, and branches to create a beautiful hardy arrangement. 

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

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

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. 

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

Longwood at the Creamery. Use the colors of the season—red, white, and more—and the charming holiday elements of pinecones and candy canes to bring a playful and whimsical touch to your floral design. Sold out. Join the waitlist.

Using the hues of the holidays—reds, greens, whites, and more—create your own festive floral design.

Elective Course

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

Mix it up with some festive fun while learning how to create your own delicious holiday-inspired cocktails and drinks.

Enjoy a morning of birding, and learn how to recognize regional winter resident bird species.

Longwood at the Creamery. Use an assortment of greens, berries, and branches to create a beautiful hardy arrangement. 

Longwood at the Creamery. Create a beautiful poinsettia arrangement perfect for your centerpiece, sideboard, or mantel. 

This holiday season, capture the magic of our Conservatories during A Longwood Christmas, with its dazzling display, thousands of lights, marvelous feats of horticulture, and more.

Add some natural, green beauty to your home—with your very own, handmade portrait garden, reminiscent of a miniature green wall with living plants that burst out of a frame.

Join us in this hands-on workshop to celebrate the season with joyful floral design.

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

Create a sophisticated holiday floral arrangement, complete with branches and greens, in a tall cylinder vase that will dazzle your family and friends during holiday gatherings.

Elective Course

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

Fully online. Learn how to design a successful kitchen garden, starting with an overview of your landscape, all the way to transferring the design from paper to soil.

Elective Course

Discover the joy of indoor gardening with this hands-on workshop all about microgreens!

Create your own mini “conservatory” to bring home, admire, and care for … and have fun doing so during this hands-on workshop! Sold out. Join the waitlist. 

Fully online. Learn the standard tools and practices used to represent the landscape in this informative online series. Sold out. Join the waitlist.

Core Course

Create a flourishing floral design in an urn vessel and bring home the beauty of the Mediterranean.

Elective Course

Create your own Mediterranean-inspired floral arrangement to bring home the beauty of the West Conservatory.

Elective Course

Dive into the 25-year evolutionary process of famed plantsman and Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s VP of Horticulture Andrew Bunting’s private garden.

Longwood at the Creamery. Learn the basics of indoor gardening and how to make your home a better environment for houseplants.

Spend a quiet morning capturing the striking architectural features of the new West Conservatory—from its asymmetrical peaks to its fountains, canals, and islands of Mediterranean-inspired gardens.

Join plant and interior stylist, author, and artist Hilton Carter for a fun look at interiorscaping—the art of creating beautiful indoor gardens to admire and take care of.

Learn how to apply dramatic lighting to an orchid from Longwood’s collection while shooting in a low-light environment.

Fully online. Learn about these marvels of the garden world from Longwood P.S. du Pont Colvin Randall, who has studied the Gardens’ history for 50 years.

Design an arrangement that brings to mind the glitz and glamour of a disco dance party, all in celebration of the year to come.

Join Longwood Senior Horticulturist Dean Dietrich for an introduction to Mediterranean plants for the homeowner.

Follow the project’s beginnings to its grand debut alongside partners and co-founders of multidisciplinary design practice WEISS/MANFREDI Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi; principals of award-winning landscape architecture practice Reed Hilderbrand Doug Reed and Kristin Frederickson; and Longwood President and Chief Executive Officer Paul B. Redman.

Whether you’re a beginner artist or looking to add to your portfolio, sharpen your observation skills during this insightful class.

Join The Garden Shop team in creating two kokedama using a variety of plant choices in which the moss ball serves as the focal point, true to this century-old form of Japanese garden art. 

Fully online. Define your landscape design business idea and develop a workable framework to reach towards success. 

Elective course.

Fully online. Learn about the classic Victorian art of pot-et-fleur—a creative floral design technique that combines living plants with cut flowers.

Grow your photography practice at Longwood with this course designed for beginner and intermediate photographers.

This daylong symposium is hosted by the Professional Gardener Alumni Association of Longwood Gardens. In-person symposium sold out. Join waitlist or register for online session.

Explore how to select and plant winter-friendly species of flora; design garden spaces that provide essential food and shelter for wildlife; and implement strategies to support them.

Transform these often-simple bouquets into stunning floral designs.

Bring your own, already-established botanical sketchbook and add to your art using new techniques, interesting drawing materials, and unique approaches—all while being led by a professional artist.

Fully online. Explore underutilized and heirloom varieties of vegetables and herbs that deserve a place in your garden … and your kitchen!

Create an arrangement inspired by the theme of the 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show—to be announced by PHS soon.

Fully online. Learn about design processes, traditional landscape graphics, and sustainable landscapes. Sold out. Join the waitlist.

Core Course.

Discover the fascinating history of these herbal allies and take a look at their uses in modern wellness practices.

Fully online. Join this beginner-friendly webinar and learn about different types of orchids, their unique growing needs, and how they differ from other houseplants.

Embark on a fun exploration of color theory in floral design inspired by the 2024 Pantone Color of the Year.

Elective Course

Explore all things palms … and even pot and take home one of your own.

Discuss the properties of color, the effect it can have on mood, and the color harmonies you can find while creating beautiful designs inspired by the 2025 Pantone Color of the Year.

Elective Course

Gather all you need to know about hardy bulbs with this comprehensive horticultural course, featuring four weekly lectures and two engaging plant walks.

Elective Course

With some know-how and little practice, you’ll be well on your way to successfully starting your own plants at home.

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

Have an exclusive Philadelphia Flower Show experience, where you can go behind-the-scenes, meet with organizers, and gain a new perspective on the Show’s many incredible floral displays.

Our Garden Shop Planted by Longwood experts will guide you through the art of terrarium building, focusing on the exquisite beauty of orchids.

Capture the contrasts, unique shapes, and crisp lines of the incredible flowers found throughout the Longwood Conservatory District.

Fully online. Develop a foundation in field sketching techniques, including line, tone, and color. 

Core Course

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

Core Course

Get ready for a hands-on experience, where you’ll first observe how to perform important pruning techniques, then try them out yourself!

Join us for a crash course in common houseplant ailments including pests, diseases, watering and light issues, and more.

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

Core Class

Dig deep into vegetable cultivation with this introductory level class for beginner vegetable gardeners.

Dive into the vibrant world of tropical flowers in this hands-on class designed for the advanced floral designer or hobbyist.

Are you considering beekeeping as a new hobby, but you’re not sure where to start?

Discuss and explore deer-repelling best practices that can be implemented to protect your plants, shrubs, and trees. 

Learn to identify small flowering trees and explore their ecological significance. 

Fulfills the Horticulture and Gardening requirement for Landscape Design.

Create a floral arrangement that incorporates both winter branches and spring ephemerals into the same design to evoke this moment in time.

Join us for a fascinating talk on foraging edible invasive plants.

Learn basic mixing, molding, and finishing techniques to make a lightweight, porous, weatherproof container from hypertufa.

Get ready for the spring wedding season by learning to create a stunning crown adorned with springtime florals.

As we celebrate the opening of the new West Conservatory, spend an afternoon engaging in urban sketching, or sketching life “on location” rather than from reference material.

Fully online. Join this beginner-friendly webinar and immerse yourself in the fascinating world of bonsai.

Discover the best timing and benefits of growing from seed, while mastering techniques to overcome common challenges.

Learn about the different kinds of soils and how their characteristics translate to advantages and disadvantages for your garden. 

Take the mystery out of flower gardening as expert gardener and author of The Ultimate Flower Gardener’s Guide Jenny Rose Carey sheds light on how to create your own flower garden.