High Elevation Gardening Web Log "Blog"

Home Garden Design
Saturday, May 5 - 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Find out how to plan your space in advance for better use of plants and materials to suit the topography of your site with Gardens Manager Nathan McLeod. Participants will leave class with drawings that they can implement at home.
$25 fee for members, $30 fee for non-members.

Introduction to Hardscaping
Saturday, May 5 - 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Gardens Director Brian Keeley and Gardens Manager Nathan McLeod will share their expertise in such hardscaping projects as creating pathways, walls, and raised beds. The class will include a hands-on project to give participants experience before they try projects at home.
$25 fee for members, $30 fee for non-members.

Propagating Plants at Home
Saturday, May 19 - 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Horticulturist Hanna Raiter will share her extensive knowledge of plant propagation. Learn how to successfully start plants from seed indoors to have ready for transplanting outdoors in late spring. Find out which plants can be easily propagated from cuttings. Learn about products and techniques to ensure success with cuttings. Also, practice good transplanting techniques to ensure that your seedlings make it to maturity. All materials will be provided, and students will leave with a starter kit.
$30 fee for members, $35 for non-members.

Container Gardening
Saturday, May 19 - 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
As part of the Container Gardening class, participants will learn from Gardens Director Brian Keeley about the materials necessary for preparing displays that can tolerate our environment and ensure that plants retain moisture. Class members will prepare their own container to take home. Also, the class will include basic bonsai information such as plant collection, container selection and bonsai techniques.
$30 fee for members, $35 for non-members.