Brooklyn Backyard Gardening

City gardening comes with real constraints: limited sunlight, compact spaces, poor soil, pests, and nearby buildings that change everything. This small-group, in-person class led by a professional garden designer shows you how to design and manage a successful garden within those realities.

Held in a Brooklyn backyard garden, this course covers container and in-ground strategies, plant selection for tough urban conditions, W**d identification, and soil fundamentals. The emphasis is on practical decision-making and long-term success—not idealized garden scenarios.

What you’ll learn

• How to work with limited or shifting sun exposure
• Container vs. in-ground strategies for small spaces
• Plant selection for urban stressors
• Common city weeds and what they tell you about your soil
• Basics of soil structure for containers and garden beds

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