New Certificate Student Registration
By completing this registration, you are confirming your enrollment in Mt. Cuba center’s Ecological Gardening Certificate program. To earn the certificate, students must earn passing scores on all required exams and projects. Mt. Cuba Center’s Education Team will track your achievements and provide regular communication about your progress through the program. Priority registration is ONLY for certificate classes.
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Instructors: Mt. Cuba StaffOur highly popular Native Plants Series is available in a new course format. View the prerecorded lectures at your own pace prior to joining Mt. Cuba staff for scheduled onsite 2-hour garden tours. Tours include walking over rolling terrain and mulched paths. Dress for the weather. Classes are rain or shine.
Six prerecorded online lectures available Monday 5/26.
View the prerecorded lectures at your own pace prior to joining Mt. Cuba staff for scheduled onsite 2-hour garden tours. Tours include walking over rolling terrain and mulched paths. Dress for the weather. Classes are rain or shine.
Registration for this class closes at noon on 06/04/25 to allow students time to familiarize themselves with the certificate class online learning portal. To register after that date, please call 302.239.4244
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This program has no availability
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Instructors: Timothy Waller, PhD, Jill Pollok, Jake ParaskiewiczGardening ecologically requires knowledge of the various pathogenic fungi, bacteria, and viruses that affect native plants and the environmental conditions that lead to infection. Study strategies for prevention and control to implement in your garden. Focus on integrated pest management techniques as well as identifying harmful and beneficial organisms. Go home knowing how to control pests in your garden using safe, wildlife-friendly practices.
Prior to onsite class date, 4 hours of online content will be available for students to review. Because this program takes place on-site while the garden is open to the public, general admission to the gardens is included in the price. This program is sold out. If you would like to be added to the wait list for this program, please go to:
https://bit.ly/MCCwaitlist or call 302.239.4244.
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This program has no availability
This program has no availability
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Instructors: Mt. Cuba StaffNative plants of the Eastern Temperate Forest are beautiful, inspiring, and critically important for healthy landscapes. From the subdued colors and fragrances of spring wildflowers to the exuberance of summer perennials and the captivating hues of fall foliage, discover a wealth of plants to satisfy your gardening needs throughout the seasons. Using Mt. Cuba’s stunning gardens, learn to identify 60 trees, shrubs, and herbaceous perennials in each Native Plants course. Examine their key identifying characteristics, preferred growing conditions, overall size, and ecological significance. Students seeking the certificate must pass the onsite exam.
One hour garden tours follow weekly lectures. Tours include walking over rolling terrain and mulched paths. Dress for the weather. Classes are rain or shine. Registration for this class closes at noon on 08/31/25 to allow students time to familiarize themselves with the certificate class online learning portal. To register after that date, please call 302.239.4244
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9/3/2025 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
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Instructors: Mt. Cuba StaffOur highly popular Native Plants Series is available in a new course format. View the prerecorded lectures at your own pace prior to joining Mt. Cuba staff for scheduled onsite 2-hour garden tours. Tours include walking over rolling terrain and mulched paths. Dress for the weather. Classes are rain or shine.
Our highly popular Native Plants Series is available in a new course format. View the prerecorded lectures at your own pace prior to joining Mt. Cuba staff for scheduled onsite 2-hour garden tours. Tours include walking over rolling terrain and mulched paths. Dress for the weather. Classes are rain or shine.
Six prerecorded online lectures available Monday 9/1. Registration for this class closes at noon on 09/10/25 to allow students time to familiarize themselves with the certificate class online learning portal. To register after that date, please call 302.239.4244
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9/13/2025 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
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