Register for all three, Cape Cod Horticulture 101: The Science of Gardening on Cape Cod sessions at a savings!

Each 4-part session will provide three weekly, 2-hour lectures, and a 2-hour field trip relating to the session’s topics.  Lectures will be held in person on Mondays, from 5-7pm, and field trips on Saturdays, from 9-11am.

Monthly topics include:
Session 1: 10/9, 10/16, 10/23 & 10/28
Week 1 & 2: Pruning hydrangeas, roses, and all other plants
Week 3: The difference in plants – how to tell them apart and Saturday field trip

Session 2: 10/30, 11/6, 11/13 & 11/18
Week 1 & 2: All that is alive above and below the surface and transplanting
Week 3: Do you know what is attacking the plant world and Saturday field trip

Session 3: 11/27, 12/4, 12/8 & 12/16
Week 1: What is the good the bad and the ugly in the plant world
Week 2 & 3: What are the different types of gardens and their purpose in designs and Saturday field trip

Register for the full series, or choose to enroll in one or more of the individual sessions. To register for individual sessions, please click here.

Do you have a green thumb or always wished you had one? Whether developing your own business, working in the industry or even in your own back yard, Horticulturist, Diane Guidebeck, will help move you from the practice of growing to the science of growing. Learn how to successfully raise, care for, and manage your plants in today’s ever-changing environment, including soil condition, varying water levels, temperature changes and seasonal issues within our region, and their effects they have on your trees, bushes, and gardens.

With 4Cs, Cape Cod Horticulture 101 Program, you will learn to understand things like soil composition, how to incorporate plants into our native habitat, types of planting, when to prune & transplant, insects & disease and more.

Each 4-part session will provide three weekly, 2-hour lectures, and a 2-hour field trip relating to the session’s topics.  Lectures will be held in person on Mondays, from 5-7pm, and field trips on Saturdays, from 9-11am.

Monthly topics include:

Session 1: 10/9, 10/16, 10/23 & 10/28
Week 1 & 2: Pruning hydrangeas, roses, and all other plants
Week 3: The difference in plants – how to tell them apart and Saturday field trip

Session 2: 10/30, 11/6, 11/13 & 11/18
Week 1 & 2: All that is alive above and below the surface and transplanting
Week 3: Do you know what is attacking the plant world and Saturday field trip

Session 3: 11/27, 12/4, 12/8 & 12/16
Week 1: What is the good the bad and the ugly in the plant world
Week 2 & 3: What are the different types of gardens and their purpose in designs and Saturday field trip

How to enroll:
Choose to enroll in one or more individual, 4-session program, or sign up for the series at a special package price! Special package pricing can be found here: Horticulture Series