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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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Railroad Gardening 101
Friday, July 30
10:00 am ñ 12:00 noon
Bob Kaplan, Tom Reyes, and associates with the San Diego Garden Railroad Society will give a presentation on how to get started with your own garden railroad. Held in Seeds of Wonder Childrenís Garden by the train.
Cost: Members $10, non-members $12.
Pre-registration required by July 28.
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Music with Martin Espino
Saturday, July 31
1:00 ñ 4:00 pm
Make your own bamboo flute under the guidance of Martin Espino, scholar, performer, and educator. This easy to play ìend blown fluteî is like a recorder. It is tuned to the pentatonic scale (5 notes or black notes) and produces a sound that is very pleasing to the ear. It is a scale common to Indigenous North, Central, and South America. In this class you will learn how to properly and safely sand, clean, and decorate your flute with native American designs; and how to play and create your own music. Martin will discuss the culture, geography and benefits of bamboo to our environment.
Fee includes all materials.
Cost: Members $55, non-members $65.
Pre-registration required by July 28.
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Introduction to Knotting
Saturday, August 7
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
This versatile art form will be taught by fiber artist Carol E Lang who will be providing all the necessary materials. The age-old technique of knotting can produce 2 dimensional tapestries as well as 3 dimensional baskets and coiled sculptural pieces. The class will explore the sculptural form using simple knots. The only tools involved are your hands, and a pair of scissors. This class is for all levels of experience. Bring a sack lunch if you wish. To learn more about the class, call Carol at 760/ 431-1645 or email her at caldesigns@roadrunner.com. Fee includes materials.
Cost: Members $50, non-members $55.
Pre-registration required by August 4.
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Cooking Class with the Opera Singing Chef
A Taste of Greece
Saturday, August 7
1:30 ñ 4:00 pm
Chef Elizabeth will teach a refreshing appetizer of eggplant capanata. She will also fire up the grill and share her grilling tips for the best, most flavorful, lamb chops with curried mango chutney; and for dessert, a refreshing a pineapple-grapefruit granita. Recipes and tastings will be offered for each dish.
Cost: Members $25, non-members $30.
Pre-registration required.
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Painting with Plants
Saturday, August 14
9:00 ñ 11:00 am
In this class taught by Denise McMurtrie, you will combine natural materials picked fresh from the garden to create your painting. You will use the plant pigment to create the form and colors of the painting. The Garden, with its bounty of ever changing colors, will be your palette and the flora will be your inspiration. No special artistic ability is needed to create and enjoy this unique process. Additional art materials such as colored pencils may be added to enhance the artwork. All supplies are provided, just add your creative touch and have fun.
Fee includes materials.
Cost per class: Members $40, non-members $50.
Pre-registration required by August 11.
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Free Composting Workshop
Saturday, August 28
10:00 am ñ 12:00 noon
Learn how to compost your food scraps and yard trimmings. Workshop also covers vermicomposting (worms). Compost bins and worm bins for sale afterward. Taught by Solana Center Master Composters. Meet at the Compost Demonstration Site by the Seeds of Wonder Childrenís Garden.
To register contact the Solana Center at 760/ 436ñ7986 or www.solanacenter.org. |
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Make Your Own Succulent Container Garden
Saturday, August 28
10:00 am ñ 1:00 pm
Containers add color and interest to our gardens, decks, balconies, pool areas, and patios. Unfortunately, most plants in containers need frequent watering. A popular alternative is to use succulents. Besides needing very little water, succulents can add color, texture, and architectural interest to a great variety of containers. Design your own unique succulent garden with docent Bette Childs. Bette will demonstrate how to use succulents in containers and help students design and plant an arrangement. Succulent propagator John Becker will discuss varieties of succulents available to students. Fee includes all materials.
Cost: Members $55, non-members $65.
Pre-registration required by August 25.
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Botanical Watercolor Monotype Pastel Combo
with Helen Shafer Garcia
Sunday, August 29
9:30 am ñ 4:00 pm
Discover innovative techniques to build micro view botanical compositions uniting watercolor monotype and pastel. Monotype is an expressive printing method which creates intriguing textured color shapes. Spend the day printing and painting in watercolor exploring wet into wet approaches. We will add pastel layers to exaggerate color intensity and build luminous layers to create a unified and harmonious affect. This workshop is for all skill levels.
Cost: Members $65, non-members $75.
Pre-registration required by August 25.
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Organic Cool Season Vegetables
Saturday, September 4
11:00 am
Learn some valuable tips and tricks to growing organic cool season vegetables from Pat Welsh, author of the newly released Pat Welshís Southern California Organic Gardening:Month-by-Month, which has become a best-seller.
Cost: Members $10, non-members $12.
Pre-registration required by September 1.
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Cooking Class with the Opera Singing Chef
Under Pressure – Back to School Dinners
Saturday, September 4
1:30 – 4:00 pm
Cooking under pressure reduces cooking times which saves energy as well as offers you a chance to prepare full flavored meals with less nutritional loss. Learn the ins and outs of pressure cooking from Chef Elizabeth. Recipes taught: Southwest Style Beef Brisket, Smokey Red Beans and Rice, and Applesauce with Cranberries and Cointreau. Recipes and tastings will be offered for each dish.
Cost: Members $25, non-members $30.
Pre-registration required.
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Succulent Wreath Class
Tuesday, September 14
9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Take home a beautiful succulent wreath that you make yourself in this class taught by the SDBG wreath team. (Same class, offered twice.) Bring clippers, water, and a snack, and dress in layers since the class is held outside. Fee includes instructions, materials, and wreath form. This class fills up fast so sign up early.
To register call 760/ 436 –3036 x206.
Cost: Members $55, non-members $65.
Pre-registration required by September 10. |
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Ecovation: Plants for Southern California
Saturday, September 18
10:00 am – 12:00 noon
Learn about Ecovation, a new line of plants that combines the notions of environmental ethics with water wise gardening. These “plants that drink responsibly” were developed by EuroAmerican Propagators, a leader in the industry and creator of the Proven Winners line. Rich Ouellet, director of sales and marketing, will show you some examples in the Ecovation line, which continues to expand with plants from regions around the world that have similar climates to San Diego. An avid gardener and horticulturist, Rich tests the plants in his own garden several years before adding them to the line. Plants will be available for purchase after the presentation.
Cost: Members $10, non-members $12.
Pre-registration required by September 15.
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Face Lift for your Succulent Container
Saturday, September 18
2:00 ñ 4:00 pm
Is your succulent container looking tired? Overplanted? In need of a makeover? Laura and Don Starr of The Grateful Shed will talk about ways to bring your succulent container back to life and how to keep it looking good going forward. Enjoy just the talk OR bring your planted container (no larger than 15 inches please) that needs refurbishing. They will show you how to make your succulent container look fresh and healthy again, how to make your own tools; discuss winter and summer growers, propagation, and so much more. You will be able to purchase plants they will bring.
Cost: Members $10, non-members $12.
Pre-registration required by September 15.
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Waterwise Gardening From the Ground Up
Saturday, September 25
1:00 ñ 4:00 pm
Learn to create a waterwise garden from the ground up using an integrated approach: soil organics, appropriate plants and efficient irrigation. Begin by learning how to manage soils and soil organics as a powerful tool for water efficiency. Compost works with microbes in our soils to capture, store, and transport limited water resources to satisfy your plantsí needs. Next, we discuss the enormous palette of waterwise plants suited to our region. With so many beautiful plants to choose from, learn how to combine plants to achieve year-round color and interest. Finally, we cover the most up-to-date irrigation technologies and methods including how to retrofit existing irrigation, how to install a new irrigation system, and how to manage the water support your new, waterwise garden.
Soils: Sharon May believes that gardening begins from the ground up, starting with sustainable soils that support optimum plant growth and water efficiency. As Director of Marketing and Sales at Agri Service Inc., she has the opportunity to do just that with products from El Corazon Compost facility.
Prior to joining the composting and soil side of the industry, Sharon opened the landscape design department at Walter Andersen Nursery. Sharon has taught landscape classes, appeared on radio programs, and designed the landscape for SDHS Showcase House 2003. Her work has been published in Sunset Magazine, Better Homes and Gardens, Garden Shed and San Diego Home/Garden Lifestyles magazine.
Plants: Nan Sterman is a well-known horticulturist, gardening expert, designer, and garden coach who is devoted to low water landscapes appropriate for Californiaís dry, Mediterranean climate. Nan is author of California Gardenerís Guide V II and Waterwise Plants for the Southwest. She writes for the LA Times, Sunset, the Union Tribune, Organic Gardening and many other publications. She is also the gardening expert for These Days, the morning talk show on KPBS radio in San Diego. Nan hosts A Growing Passion, a TV show about gardens and gardening. She teaches classes and lectures about gardening throughout the west.
Irrigation: Kathleen Eagle has been involved in the landscape industry for 25 years, designing, installing, and maintaining gardens in Southern California. Kathleen teaches irrigation and other classes in the horticulture department of Cuyamaca Community College and at The Water Conservation Garden. Kathleen is a licensed C-27 contractor who owned her own landscape business, spent 10 years has the Director of Horticulture for Barona Casino and currently works with Benchmark Landscape Company.
Cost: Members $70, non-members $90.
Pre-registration required by September 22.
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Succulent Wreath Class
Tuesday, October 26
9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Take home a beautiful succulent wreath that you make yourself in this class taught by the SDBG wreath team. (Same class, offered twice.) Bring clippers, water, and a snack, and dress in layers since the class is held outside. Fee includes instructions, materials, and wreath form. This class fills up fast so sign up early.
To register call 760/ 436 –3036 x206.
Cost: Members $55, non-members $65.
Pre-registration required by October 22. |
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What’s Wrong with My Plant?
Saturday, January 29, 2011
10:00 am – 12:00 noon
Learn to be a plant doctor. No PhD required. Dealing with a sick plant is one of the most frustrating situations a gardener or houseplant owner can face. Fortunately, help is at hand. This class enables you to recognize what’s plaguing your plant and then implement an appropriate cure—without resorting to toxic chemicals. Based on the book of the same name, students use a unique, illustrated diagnostic system to discover the cause of any plant problem. You will learn solutions and non-toxic remedies that will fix the problem and you don’t even need to know the plant’s name. This popular class is extremely useful for anyone who diagnoses plant problems, including Master Gardeners and Garden personnel. Taught by David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth.
Cost: Members $10, non-members $12.
Pre-registration required by January 26, 2011.
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