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Native woodland wildflowers such as Bloodroot, Jeffersonia and Hepatica are the stars of the early spring garden. Learn about their habitats, ideal growing conditions and unique adaptations! Instructed by Joan Butler  Joan Butler has been an enthusiastic gardener and plant collector for over 35 years, and believes gardens should invite you to linger in the world outside […]

This lecture explores using native plants in an ornamental way to create dynamic, stunning meadow gardens. Layout tech-niques echoing the way plants communities intermingle will make your flowering planned meadow garden looks cohesive and natural. Choice plants will be highlighted. Maria von Brincken, principle of Maria von Brincken Landscape Garden Design, is an award-winning certified designer […]

This class will cover how to establish and maintain a backyard vineyard. Topics covered include: identifying suitable fruit growing land or modifying your current backyard to grow grapes; how to layout and plant a home vineyard; selecting suitable grape varieties, including heritage grape varieties; trellising and training options; how to prune vines; and how to […]

Spring is an ideal time to be transplanting woody plants, and this lecture will introduce you to new and old favorites that make the most of small spaces.  In the excitement to create a beautiful outdoor living space, many gardeners overplant (in number or size). Learn about the long-term consequences of overplanting, and how to […]

Growing plants from seed can be both fun and challenging. In this lecture Gretel Anspach will review the timeline for starting vegetable and ornamental plants, as well as review the the materials and supplies you will need to grow from seed.  This class is part of our spring Introduction to Gardening series, register for all six […]

Welcome to our spring Introduction to Gardening series! This series consists of 6 individual lectures over the course of 6 weeks. Lectures take place on Tuesday evenings at 7pm. You are able to purchase each lecture individually, save by purchasing the whole series. This series will cover the below topics Mar 23, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern […]

This class is for those who want to grow small fruits in their backyard or on small commercial fruit farms. Growing blueberries, brambles, strawberries, or currants in your backyard can be rewarding and fun. This class will provide an overview on how to successfully grow these attractive fruits in your home landscape, be it a […]

Whether you garden in sun or shade, there are many lovely spring perenni-als that will add colorful flowers and interesting foliage to the early season garden. Learn about our favorites and how to combine them for best effect in the garden! Instructed by Joan Butler  Joan Butler has been an enthusiastic gardener and plant collector for over 35 years, and believes gardens […]

The quality and make-up of your soil has a huge influence on how well your plants will do. Unlike sunlight, air and water (the other 3 requirements), you can’t tell whether your soils are right for your plants by looking at them, or sometimes even at your plants. Learn about soil structure, compaction, fertility and pH, […]