Botanizing: The Best Hobby You've Never Heard of

Start Date

04/22/2026

End Date

04/22/2026

Description

Botanizing is basically bird watching but with plants: The practice of going out to see cool, beautiful, and exciting native plants in their wild habitats. Spending time botanizing in parks, natural areas, and even roadsides, is not just fun, it is a great way to appreciate and celebrate the beauty of the natural world and can even make you a better gardener. Gather tips on how to get started botanizing both at home and when traveling, and how you can take lessons from natural plant communities and bring them back to your home garden.

Distance Learning

Yes

Course Equivalency

Yes

Subjects

Horticulture / Plants

Health, Safety and Welfare

Yes

Hours

1.50

Learning Outcomes

Explore the process of observing exciting native plants in their natural habitats.
Discover tips to get started on botanizing at home or on trips.
Learn lessons from natural plant communities that you can apply to your home garden.

Instructors

Joseph Tychonievich

Course Codes

Provider

Mt. Cuba Center

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