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Residential Short Courses

 Residential Short Courses

In her lifelong pursuit of learning, Bunny Mellon found herself digging through garden beds and books alike. We admire her sense of curiosity and offer a series of multi-day short courses on a variety of subjects related to plants, gardens, and the natural world. Explore below to see which courses we currently have available. These programs are application-based and competitive, so please pay attention to the application deadlines listed for each course if you want to be considered for the program.

Upcoming Short Courses

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Reading the Landscape
May 6
Reading the Landscape

Applications for this short course close at midnight on January 26, 2024. The program runs May 6-10, 2024.

Literary Ecologies: Reading to Reinhabit the World
May 20
Literary Ecologies: Reading to Reinhabit the World

Applications for this short course close at midnight on February 16, 2024. The program runs May 20-24, 2024.

Great English Estates and Landscapes, 1066 to the Present Short Course
Jun 24
Great English Estates and Landscapes, 1066 to the Present Short Course

Applications for this short course close at midnight on February 19, 2024. The program runs June 24-28, 2024.

Six Hundred Years of Botanical Illustration
Jul 15
Six Hundred Years of Botanical Illustration

This short course is run by the Rare Book School and hosted at Oak Spring from July 15-19, 2024.

Summertime Perennials and Annuals of Little Oak Spring
Aug 7
Summertime Perennials and Annuals of Little Oak Spring

Applications for this short course close at midnight on Friday, May 10th, 2024. The residential portion of this program runs Wednesday, August 7 - Friday, August 9, 2024.

Paper Making Short Course
Aug 19
Paper Making Short Course

Applications for this short course close at midnight on April 26, 2024. The program runs August 19-23, 2024.

Plant-Based Storytelling: Botanical Approaches to Creative Documentary and Spiritual Ecology
Sep 7
Plant-Based Storytelling: Botanical Approaches to Creative Documentary and Spiritual Ecology

Applications for this program close at midnight on June 7, 2024. The course will occur over ten two-hour virtual convenings from: September 7, 2024 - November 9, 2024.  Online sessions will be held Saturdays at 10:00 AM PST / 1:00 PM EST, starting on September 7, 2024.

Cultural and Natural Ecologies: American Studies from the Oak Spring Garden Library
Sep 16
Cultural and Natural Ecologies: American Studies from the Oak Spring Garden Library

Applications for this Short Course close at midnight on May 3rd, 2024. The program runs September 16th-20th, 2024.

Writing the Landscape
Oct 7
Writing the Landscape

Applications for this short course close at midnight on June 3, 2024. The program runs October 7-11, 2024.

Ancient, Venerable, and Large Old Trees: Ecology and Conservation
Oct 21
Ancient, Venerable, and Large Old Trees: Ecology and Conservation

Applications for this program close on July 3, 2024. The program runs October 21-25, 2024.

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