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Programming Your Irrigation Timer
Learn the basics of working with irrigation timers, both manual …
$10.00$15.00
Programming Your Irrigation Timer
What you'll learn
Understand irrigation’s role in maintaining a soil moisture balance
Outline the purpose and potential of a weather-based "smart" controller
Reviewing basic terminology and programming principles
Identify special functions, e.g., cycle & soak and seasonal percentage changes
Troubleshoot typical issues
Free
Beginner
Watershed Wise Landscaping
Watershed Wise Landscaping: This FREE webinar is the first in …
Free
Watershed Wise Landscaping
What you'll learn
Build healthy living soil that acts like a sponge
Contour your landscape to capture as much rainwater as possible in the soil
Select local climate-appropriate / native plants
Use highly efficient irrigation to provide supplemental water when needed
Beginner
Roses and Daffodils – Reviving a Traditional Landscape
Learn how to care for established traditional gardens, protect mature …
$10.00
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Intermediate
Create Abundant Gardens With Graywater
Graywater is “lightly used” domestic wastewater generated in households or …
$10.00$30.00
Create Abundant Gardens With Graywater
What you'll learn
Introduction to the various elements of simple graywater systems
Considerations in deciding whether graywater is an appropriate water source in your landscape
Siting and sizing mulch basins
Design and implement a laundry-to-landscape system
Special considerations for plants irrigated with graywater
Maintenance and troubleshooting
Beginner
Landscape Myth Busters
With so much information available, it can sometimes be difficult …
$10.00
Landscape Myth Busters
What you'll learn
What plants really need to thrive
How to save money and time working with natural systems
Sometimes, it’s not as simple as “the experts” say it is
Not all irrigation is created equal
Beginner
Wild Harvest: Foraging Edible Foods Around You
Learn about the benefits of foraging, plant identification, and best …
$10.00
Wild Harvest: Foraging Edible Foods Around You
What you'll learn
The benefits of foraging
The do’s and don’ts of plant picking in the wild
How to identify some common plants to forage
How to find wild edible plants in your own back yard
Herbs: Beyond Basil
What you'll learn
How to design with herbs in the landscape
Key principles for creating a thriving herb garden
How to grow and propagate your own herbs
How to use and prepare herbs beyond cooking with them
Free
Intermediate
The New Commercial Landscape
Sponsored by Valley Water, “The New Commercial Landscape” is a …
Free
The New Commercial Landscape
What you'll learn
Challenges associated with irrigating and managing typical non-functional turf areas in CII landscapes
Importance of polycultures and plant family diversity to overall community health
Selecting plants for greater resiliency and soil health
Step-by-step process to accomplishing a naturalistic planting design
Maximizing rainwater capture
Strategically investing in turf replacement projects
We imagine resilient cities that are water and soil secure, with Watershed Wise landscapes, designed, built and managed by confident property owners and certified professionals who understand the connection each yard has to healing the global environment.
