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Topics > Garden
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Design Your Own Garden
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$39.00 (2 sections available)
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Is your yard a mixed up combination of plants? Learn how to create a unified landscape that is satisfying to you and others. With the use of line, form, texture and color, you can transform your yard into a vision of beauty. Bring photographs of your existing landscape to class.
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Gardening-Back to Basics
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$39.00 (1 section available)
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Gardening should be fun and rewarding not a chore. Refresh your knowledge of basic horticulture principles then watch your garden flourish. Soil analysis, soil amendments, fertilizers, selecting proper plant materials, planting practices, pruning and maintenance are covered. Students participate in hands-on activities.
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Growning Plants for Fun and Profit
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$139.00 (6 sections available)
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Turn your love of plants into an enjoyable and profitable home business. Learn how to grow and market plants on a small scale without major capital investment. In an area as small as 1000 sq. ft., you can generate thousands of dollars' worth of plant material in a single growing season. This course is your practical guide to licensing, site preparation, equipment, how and where to find supplies, how to select and produce plants appropriate to your climate zone, how to produce quality material and, most importantly, how to market your product.
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Hillside Gardening
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$39.00 (2 sections available)
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Does your landscape include a hill? Learn how to turn this into a true landscape asset. Students will explore how to analyze their hill and select the best solution to their problem. Bring a photograph to class.
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Pest and Disease Control Your Garden
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$39.00 (1 section available)
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Learn how to control insects and diseases in your vegetable, and flower beds with less chemicals. We'll discuss the use of synthetic, and organic chemicals, and fertilizers and learn which is best in which scenario.
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Pruning
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$19.00 (1 section available)
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This class provides information on why, when, and how to prune. Can proper pruning decrease the need for pesticides? Come prepared to practice proper pruning techniques. Bring a pair of pruning shears with you to class.
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