All General Public Courses
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
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
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
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Beginner
Containers and Planters in the Garden
For those who have small spaces or want to add …
$10.00
Containers and Planters in the Garden
What you'll learn
• Determine when and why to use planters in the landscape
• Identify soil options for planters and containers
• Manage irrigation and drainage issues
• Discover unique and fun ways to use containers
• Learn about the ‘thrillers, fillers and spillers’ you can plant in your containers
Free
Intermediate
Take Back the Turf – 100 Acre Challenge
“Take back the Turf” is a landscape transformation strategy aimed …
Free
Take Back the Turf – 100 Acre Challenge
What you'll learn
Details of the "Take Back" the Turf 100 Acre Challenge
Objectives of the pilot
Potential site characteristics necessary for consideration in the pilot
Data and testing being collected as part of the study
Intermediate
Resilient Alternatives to Non-Functional Commercial Turf
As water conservation becomes a greater issue across the country, …
$10.00
Resilient Alternatives to Non-Functional Commercial Turf
What you'll learn
• Importance of polycultures and diversity
• Selecting plants for greater resiliency and soil health
• Step-by-step process to accomplishing the transition
• Opportunities for rainwater capture
• Managing with limited irrigation
Free
Beginner
Compost: Building the Soil Sponge
To gardeners everywhere, compost is known as black gold, essential …
Free
Compost: Building the Soil Sponge
What you'll learn
1. The ‘soil party’ and the relationship between plants and soil
2. Different types of compost and how to make it
3. Sheet composting after turf removal
4. Alternative soil amendments
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
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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.
