Garden Basics

Composting makes sustainable and beneficial use of food and yard waste, reduces chemical fertilizer and insecticide use, and keeps organic wastes out of landfills. This workshop will cover: soil and plant nutrient basics, the benefits of natural soil building by creating compost from organic matter, and composting techniques appropriate for home gardeners. We will also… Read More »Garden Basics: Backyard Composting for Healthy Soil and a Healthier Planet

Hypertufa containers last for years and are ideal for displaying flowers, bulbs, succulents, and other plants—indoors or out. You will learn: what hypertufa is, how to make a hypertufa container safely, and plants that do well in a hypertufa container. You will also make a container to take home, with instructions provided in advance. Garden… Read More »Garden Basics: Making Hypertufa Containers–CLASS IS FULL

Hypertufa containers last for years and are ideal for displaying flowers, bulbs, succulents, and other plants—indoors or out. You will learn: what hypertufa is, how to make a hypertufa container safely, and plants that do well in a hypertufa container. You will also make a container to take home, with instructions provided in advance. Garden… Read More »Garden Basics: Making Hypertufa Containers–CLASS IS FULL

Learn how to maximize your growing space in the vegetable garden by using the square-foot gardening method. Square-foot gardening makes it easy to organize your garden layout and stop guessing about spacing. You will also identify weeds more easily. You will take home a chart with suggested spacing for the most commonly grown vegetables, along… Read More »Garden Basics: Square-Foot Gardening

Learn how to maximize your growing space in the vegetable garden by using the square-foot gardening method. Square-foot gardening makes it easy to organize your garden layout and stop guessing about spacing. You will also identify weeds more easily. You will take home a chart with suggested spacing for the most commonly grown vegetables, along… Read More »Garden Basics: Square-Foot Gardening

Take a trip to the demonstration garden at Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital to learn how to prepare your garden for winter. We will cover: how and when to cut back plants, fall mulching and soil amendments, dividing and planting bulbs, and fall transplanting. You will go home with a flowering perennial to transplant into your… Read More »Garden Basics: Fall Tasks in the Perennial Garden

Take a trip to the demonstration garden at Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital to learn how to prepare your garden for winter. We will cover: how and when to cut back plants, fall mulching and soil amendments, dividing and planting bulbs, and fall transplanting. You will go home with a flowering perennial to transplant into your… Read More »Garden Basics: Fall Tasks in the Perennial Garden

Welcome the winter holiday season with this festive workshop. Learn how to select, showcase, and maintain plants such as amaryllis, paperwhites, and Christmas cactus. Discover possibilities for decorating with materials collected in the yard or on the trail. Get inspired with examples using a variety of fragrant greens, cones, berries, dried flowers, and seed pods.… Read More »Garden Basics: Nature’s Cornucopia of Holiday Plants and Decorations

Welcome the winter holiday season with this festive workshop. Learn how to select, showcase, and maintain plants such as amaryllis, paperwhites, and Christmas cactus. Discover possibilities for decorating with materials collected in the yard or on the trail. Get inspired with examples using a variety of fragrant greens, cones, berries, dried flowers, and seed pods.… Read More »Garden Basics: Nature’s Cornucopia of Holiday Plants and Decorations

Learn how to beautify your surroundings with indoor plants. Our class will focus on • plant selection, • repotting, • containers, • environmental factors, and • ways to maximize the use of greenery in your home. We will set you on the path to long-term success as an indoor gardener. PLEASE NOTE: This rescheduled session… Read More »RESCHEDULED AT NEW TIME AND PLACE Garden Basics: Indoor Gardening—You Don’t Need a Green Thumb!