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Classes
For further information, call 760/ 436-3036 x206
If purchasing a class as a gift, please email DGoforth@SDBGarden.org
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Introduction to Permaculture
Thursday, February 11, 18, and 25
Saturday, February 20
Permaculture is a sustainable design system based on ecological principles and promotes mutually beneficial relationships. In this four-day course, you will learn about home-scale permaculture gardening, attracting beneficial insects, water catchment systems, polycultures, planting guilds, food forests, and more. Julia Dashe is the Farm Manager and Educator at San Diego City College’s Seeds at City Urban Farm. She has a certificate in Ecological Horticulture from the Center of Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems at UC Santa Cruz and a certificate in permaculture design from Occidental Arts and Ecology Center.
Cost: Members $80, non-members $100
Pre-registration required.
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Build a Sustainable Kitchen Garden Using Hydroponic Wick Method
Saturday, February 13
Learn the principles of applying hydroponics as a sustainable agriculture and landscape method, then set up your own kitchen garden with spring veggies and herbs. Produced by Ag PALS.
Cost: Members $70, non-members $90
(includes materials). Pre-registration required.
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Garden-Worthy Natives
Thursdays, March 4, 11, and 18
Saturday, March 13
Having native plants in your landscape is a smart way to garden. With the scarcity of water increasing every year we need to find a way to create beautiful gardens that are sustainable. In this 4-session course Nathan Smith, landscape designer, horticulturist, and former curator of the California native plant area at the UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley, will teach you which natives do well in a garden setting and how to best care for them. He will also show you native plants in their natural habitat so you can better understand their requirements.
Cost: Members $80, non-members $100
Pre-registration required.
Photo: Nathan Smith
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Bye Bye Grass
Part I: Monday, March 8
Tired of being a slave to your water-thirsty lawn? Join gardening expert Nan Sterman to learn how to eliminate your lawn for good. Nan will discuss elimination options, including the pros and cons of chemical and non-chemical methods, and ways to physically remove grass. Nan is the author of California Gardener’s Guide Volume II and host of television’s A Growing Passion.
Part II: Saturday, March 13
Your lawn is gone. What do you do next? Nan will talk about California’s special gardening climate, present examples of beautiful grassless gardens, and discuss the how-to behind these kinds of gardens including soil preparation, updating irrigation systems, and long term garden care. She will also offer creative ideas for beautiful, low-water plantings. Using San Diego Botanic Garden as an outdoor classroom, Nan will guide you through living examples of waterwise landscapes, show you interesting drought-tolerant ground covers, and introduce you to a variety of hardscape options. Nan is a garden coach and garden designer.
Photo: Nan Sterman
Cost per session: Members $45, non-members $50
Pre-registration required.
Call Water Conservation Garden at 619/ 660–0614 x10.
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California Friendly Gardening Workshop
Saturday, March 13
In a cooperative effort with the Santa Fe Irrigation District and the San Dieguito Water District, the Olivenhain Municipal Water District will hold an informative workshop to assist customers in their landscape irrigation management. The workshop will be taught by an experienced instructor with a degree in horticulture and a background in water conservation. Topics include landscape design, WaterSmart plants, watering, irrigation systems.
Cost: FREE
To register call 760/ 632–4236.
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Cooking Classes with the Opera Singing Chef
Slow Foods: For Every Meal There Is a Season
Saturday, March 13
Eating local fruits and vegetables in season gives you the optimum phytochemical or phytonutrient that fruit or vegetable can give. Why? Because it did not get picked before it was ripe and sit in a crate for several days. The fresher the produce, the more nutrition, health, and flavor. Chef Elizabeth will share her knowledge of seasonal produce and offer three delicious recipes for you to prepare during the colder months: Colcannon (winter vegetable casserole), Potato Soup with Sausage and Kale, and Easy Apple Tarts using apples from a Julian orchard.
Recipes and tastings will be offered for each dish.
Cost per class: Members $25, non-members $30
Pre-registration required.
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Contemporary Floral Design
Sunday, March 14
Celebrate Spring by creating your own contemporary floral design at this hands-on workshop taught by floral designer extraordinaire David Root. Bring floral knife, clippers, wire cutters, and scissors.
Cost: Members $25, non-members $30 (plus $30 materials fee)
Pre-registration required by March 10.
Bring floral knife, clippers, wire cutters, and scissors.
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