July 8, 2005
Arboretum Class: Planting Native Grasses & Wildflowers w/ the Summer Rains
On Saturday, July 16, The Arboretum at Flagstaff is offering the ideal high country gardening class for naturalists. Patrick Pynes and a staff member from Flagstaff Native Plant and Seed will co-teach this class. They will discuss how to choose the best native grasses and wildflowers for your site, how to prepare the soil, and how to plant with seeds or plugs during our brief but intense high altitude summer, working with the summer rains.
They’ll be planting native grasses (blue grama, etc.) and wildflowers (penstemons, lupines, buckwheats, asters, etc.) in a plot here at The Arboretum.
Class will run from 9 am to 1 pm on a Saturday, with a refreshment break. Participants are welcome to bring a picnic lunch to enjoy in the gardens after class.
Fees are $25 for members and $30 for non-members. Enrollment is limited to twelve participants.
Be sure to bring appropriate clothing, including a hat, as each class will spend time outdoors.
To register, please contact Rachel Edelstein at (928) 774-1442 x110.
Visit http://www.thearb.org , but there is no further information on their web site.