Past Workshops

Growing and Pruning Fruit Trees, Grapes, and Berries

Thinking of adding a fruit tree to your yard or garden? Or do you have fruit trees that need some extra attention or tender loving care? Or have grapes or berries that are overgrown and need a little TLC? If so, this workshop class is a great place to start. Come learn how to start you trees, grapes, and berries right, how to prune, water, and fertilize them, and how to ensure the best fruit possible from your investment.

Choosing Flowers, Shrubs, and Trees to Plant

Ready to plant new flowers, shrubs, or trees in your yard but don't know how to choose the right size, variety, or color? This can be an overwheming process. This session will help identify some techniques to use when choosing your greenery. Come learn how to choose the right varieties, sizes, and other attributes to make your yard beautiful and easy to maintain for years to come.

Growing Tomatoes, Onions, and Peppers (a salsa garden)

When growing garden produce, there are so many delicious things to try. Some of the most common are tomatoes, onions, and peppers. They are tasty alone, but can also be transformed into a fantastic homemade salsa. Come learn how to grow the best tomatoes, onions, and peppers in this local area, how to choose the right varieties for your tastes, and how to harvest earlier and enjoy a longer production season. And as an added bonus, a few fantastic salsa recipes will be shared.

Conserving Water in our Yards and Gardens

What a fantastic winter we have had with all the great snow in our mountains! But even with all that new water, we are still in an extreme drought. With all of us working hard, we can find ways to conserve water and stretch our natural water resources. Come learn about our water system, easy ways to conserve water in our homes and yards, and some tips to make it fun, easy, and money saving!

Controlling Weeds

We all love to grow amazing gardens, lawns, and shrubbery! Unfortunately, we all usually have more weeds that we want and they can be difficult to remove. And they can be invasive and destructive. Come learn where to start, how to understand the science behind weed control, tips and tricks on how to control weeds both with herbicides and with organic options, and discover some "recipes" to help eliminate even the tough weeds. We all like to grow plants, now come learn how to kill some weeds!

Vertical and Small Space Gardening Techniques

Do you have a smaller yard with limited space for gardening, but would still like to have a garden? There are several ways that small spaces, containers and using the vertical space in our yards can be utilized to grow an amazing amount of plants and wonderful fruits and vegetables. Come learn how to use these additional available areas in your yards to have the results, the produce and the fun that can come from these unique amazing gardening techniques.

Growing Garlic and Other Wintering Crops

As the growing season comes to a close, many folks clean their gardening tools and wait for spring to arrive. Others find unique ways to easily continue gardening through the winter with very little effort. Garlic is one of several crops that can be planted in the fall and harvested the next spring or summer. Come learn how to choose the right varieties, planting tips and tricks, and how and when to harvest. Garlic is a fun and unique crop to grow. And it will keep all the vampires away for the season. :-)

Seeds: Selection and Starting Techniques

Starting your own seeds is a great way to expand the vegetables and flowers that you can plant in your gardens. If you are thinking of starting your own seeds or ordering your seeds from catalogs, this class is for you! Come learn how to select the right seeds for our area and different techniques to help you be successful in starting your own seeds.

Planting Guide

Pruning Fruit Trees, Shrubs and Roses

Thinking of adding a fruit tree to your yard or garden? Or do you have shrubs that seem to be getting too large? Or are you wanting to learn how to prune roses for the best blooming results? If so, this workshop class is a great place to start. Come learn how to prune your fruit trees, shrubs and roses for the best production, space needs, and beauty.

**NOTE: there will be a hands-on in-person training available to all attendees of this session

Glorious Grapes and Beautiful Berries

Grapes and berries can provide wonderful fruit to enjoy all summer long. Our climate is great for these types of fruits. Come learn how to choose the right varieties, planting and nurturing steps, how to prune and maintain for high production and healthy plants, and how to protect from climate and animal challenges.

Preparing Your Gardening Beds For Veggies, Flowers and Shrubs

Getting things started in the spring is a key to having a great gardening season. From flowerbeds to vegetable gardens, knowing what to do and when helps take the hard work out of gardening and yard work . Come learn about key steps to take and when (gardening calendar) and how to make this work easy and enjoyable.

Lawns, Beautiful Lawns

If you have struggled with knowing how to keep your lawn lush, green, and healthy, this is the class for you. We will be covering how to overcome many tough lawn issues including bad soil, burn spots, bugs and diseases, fertilization, and how to just have the best darn lawn on the block!

Drip Irrigation Techniques

Do you want to reduce the water used in your gardens? Or do you want to know how to reduce weeds in your flowerbeds and vegetable spaces? Drip irrigation is a great way to start, and it is WAY easier than you might think. Come learn where to start, how to plan out your system, and how to start putting it all together. You will love having drip systems in your garden spaces!

Harvesting and Storing Your Bounty

So you have had a great growing season and now you are wondering what to do with all your bounty. Come learn the multiple ways of harvesting and storing your garden produce. From drying to pickling, from canning to freezing, we will be covering it all. You will be amazed at how many ways you can use and store your harvest!

Putting Yards and Gardens to Bed for The Winter

We love to garden, but by the end of the season, we all really enjoy putting everything away and enjoying a break. In this class, you will learn how to put your gardens and yards to bed in the fall in ways that will minimize he work needed in the spring. Come learn how you can end the season easily and make for a great start to the next season.

Fruit Tree Pruning

Thinking of adding a fruit tree to your yard or garden? Or do you have fruit trees that need some extra attention or tender loving care? If so, this workshop class is a great place to start. Come learn how to start you trees right, how to prune, water, and fertilize them, and how to ensure the best fruit possible from your investment.

**NOTE: there will be a hands-on in-person training available to all attendees of this session

Glorious Grapes and Beautiful Berries

Grapes and berries can provide wonderful fruit to enjoy all summer long. Our climate is great for these types of fruits. Come learn how to choose the right varieties, planting and nurturing steps, how to prune and maintain for high production and healthy plants, and how to protect from climate and animal challenges.

Preparing for the Gardening Season

Getting things started in the spring is a key to having a great gardening season. From lawns to flowerbeds, from trees to vegetable gardens, knowing what to do and when helps take the hard work out of gardening and yard work . Come learn about key steps to take and when (gardening calendar) and how to make this work easy and enjoyable.

Small Space, Containers, and Vertical Gardening Techniques

Do you have a smaller yard with limited space for gardening, but would still like to have a garden? There are several ways that small spaces, containers and using the vertical space in our yards can be utilized to grow an amazing amount of plants and wonderful fruits and vegetables. Come learn how to use these additional available areas in your yards to have the results, the produce and the fun that can come from these unique amazing gardening techniques.

Lawns, Beautiful Lawns

If you have struggled with knowing how to keep your lawn lush, green, and healthy, this is the class for you. We will be covering how to overcome many tough lawn issues including bad soil, burn spots, bugs and diseases, fertilization, and how to just have the best darn lawn on the block!

Harvesting and Storing Your Bounty

So you have had a great growing season and now you are wondering what to do with all your bounty. Come learn the multiple ways of harvesting and storing your garden produce. From drying to pickling, from canning to freezing, we will be covering it all. You will be amazed at how many ways you can use and store your harvest!

Putting Yards and Gardens to Bed for The Winter

We love to garden, but by the end of the season, we all really enjoy putting everything away and enjoying a break. In this class, you will learn how to put your gardens and yards to bed in the fall in ways that will minimize he work needed in the spring. Come learn how you can end the season easily and make for a great start to the next season.