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Veg
Out: Vegetable Gardening
Successful vegetable gardening requires knowing what and when to plant.
Join Cathi Gartin, owner of
The
Cultivated Gardener, as she shares tips
on getting started in this fun, rewarding and delectable hobby. Learn
which vegetables grow best each season, when and how to fertilize, when
and how much to water and more. New techniques and ideas have created a
bounty of possibilities in gardening. Come feast on the information
presented in this class.
9/26 from 9am – 11am, $22 or $20 for Members.
Designing a Garden Join landscape
architect and author of
Perennial Gardening in Texas,
Alan Franz, as he shows you how to turn your garden
into a treasured space.
The first part of the class will look at garden design history – both
formal and informal – and be followed by the basic principles used when
designing your own garden. The second part will give you hands-on
practice, where you will have the opportunity to design your own
gardens. Bring photos, property surveys, site plans, house plans, and
measurements of your yard to help jump start the design process. Bring
your lunch or pick something up at the dining terrace.
9/26 from 9am
– 2pm; $80 or $72 for Members
Secrets of a Waterwise Gardener
If you want to cut back on your water bill without turning your yard
into a desert, this class is for you! Join Dennis Luczycki, owner of
Texas
Xeriscapes & Texas Certified Landscape
Professional,
as he shares with you how to bring water conscious
gardening techniques to your landscape. In addition to learning the
seven basic principles of Waterwise Gardening, you will learn which
plants to select and how to add color to your landscape with natives and
still be water conscious.
Come find out how simple changes can make
your landscape more beautiful using fewer resources and less money!
10/3
from 9am – 11am; $22 or $20 for Memebers
What to plant in the Fall & Winter Garden
Fall is a time of transition in the landscape and it is a great time to
get outside and enjoy the beauty of the garden. Join Bram Franklin,
design and build expert from
Bonick
Landscaping, as he shows you how to
bring bold color and texture to your fall and winter landscape. Find out
which plants are great choices for these seasons and where they will
work best in your landscape. You will be introduced to a variety of
plant material that will give your garden the seasonal color that it has
been missing.
10/3 from 9am - 11am; $22 or $20 for Members
Camellias, Queen of Winter Flowers
Camellias are a gem in the winter garden offering bright green foliage
and delicate blooms while most everything else sleeps.
Bob Wilson, Manager of
Nicholson
Hardie, will give you insight into this
hardy garden shrub including the best varieties for North Texas and how
to identify them, basic growing knowledge, bloom boosting tips and much
more. Only a few steadfast rules apply to give you a bounty of blossoms.
Now is a perfect time for planting, so come find out how to add the
Queen
of the Winter Flowers to your garden.
9/26 from 12pm – 2pm; $22 or $20 for Members
Undercover: Great
Plants for Shady Gardens
Do you have shady areas of your garden that you just don’t know how to
address? Let Diana Harris, owner of
Lifestyle
Gardens
and Texas Certified Landscape Professional, show you how to incorporate
texture, contrast and color into your shade garden. Diana will discuss
plant selection and combinations, design suggestions,
as
well as maintenance tips for your shade garden. Participants will
receive detailed information on the most successful shade plants for
North Texas.
Perennials, annuals, trees and shrubs all play roles in creating a shady
retreat in your garden; come find out what they can do for yours!
10/17 from
9am – 11am,
$22 or $20 for Members
Sex in the Garden: The Secret Life of Gardens
There is an intimate relationship between plants and the insects and
birds that pollinate them. Learn to uncover the bacchanal that is taking
place in your garden (even at the family-friendly Arboretum). Take a
fresh look at the birds and the bees and their role in the reproduction
of plants. See how beautiful, innocent-looking flowers use their assets
to lure insects and birds. Discover what bees know about our beloved
bluebonnets but most people don’t. In other words, learn to look at
plants more closely and appreciate the synergistic relationship between
plants and their pollinators.
10/24 from 9am – 11am; $22 or $20 for Members
Curb Appeal Have you ever looked
at the houses on your street and noticed that some houses just have
something special? What is it and how can you do the same to your home?
Join Brad Sandy, Dallas County Master Gardener, as he shares tips that
every homeowner should know to make their home the star of their street.
Learn simple design tips and find out how to make your yard carefree.
Finally, you will take time to see what your yard will look like each
season of the year as well as in five or ten years. Come find out how to
create joy for yourself and all who view your yard by designing it for
maximum curb appeal!
10/24 from 9am – 11am; $22 or $20 for Members
Maintenance Magic: Keeping your Landscape
Under Control
Installing your landscape is the hardest part of any landscaping job,
but what do you do once everything is in the ground? Join Diana Harris,
Dallas County Master Gardener, as she shows you how to get your garden
off to a great start and keep it beautiful once it’s established. Diana
will show what you need to do in your garden each month to keep it
beautiful as well as how to prepare it for each season of the year. Come
find out how to keep your garden gorgeous and thriving from year to
year. 11/7 at 12:30 – 3pm; $22 or $20 for Members
Tried & True: Trial
Gardens
at the Arboretum We are lucky
to have two beautiful trial gardens at the Arboretum that you can use to
find the best plants for your garden. Join Jenny Wegley, Greenhouse and
Trial Garden Manager at the Arboretum, as she gives you a behind the
scenes look at what goes into our trial program. Jenny will share some
of the winners in our trial program and then take you on a walking tour
of the gardens in all of their fall glory.
Next, she will take you on a behind the
scenes tour of our greenhouses so that you can see where many of the
plants are grown out before they go in the trial beds. Come find out
what our trial programs are all about and how you can start applying our
research into your garden!
11/14 from 9am – 11am; $22 or $20 for Members
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