Landscaping & Design
Classes & Workshops

Establishing and Maintaining Prairie Communities

• Discover the benefits of prairie communities, from soil-building to attracting beneficial insects
• Learn how to model native prairie plant communities on a scale that works for your property
• Interact with other prairie gardeners through fun, interactive learning using internet real-time activities during class
• Leave with a site-planning handout and list of resources, plus an understanding of how to establish your own prairie community in the spring.

	$47 member/$62 non-member
	includes Arboretum admission

Creating Habitat for Birds and Butterflies in your Yard & Garden

• Food, water and shelter
• Which plants will best fit your location to provide food or shelter
• Which species are attracted to different plants
• Simple non-plant additions are helpful to meet the needs of birds and butterflies

Saturday, February 15, 10:30 a.m.-noon $25 member/$40 non-member, includes Arboretum admission

Saturday, March 14, 1-2:30 p.m. $25 member/$40 non-member, includes Arboretum admission

New Perennials & Exciting Combinations for MN Gardens

• Selection process including flower shape, plant form, foliage color and texture
• Exciting examples that illustrate these principles
• Other unique possible combinations for your garden(s)
• New and recent perennial introductions that have proven to be good performers in the North

	$41 member/$56 non-member
	includes Arboretum admission

Get Growing: A Day of Garden Workshops

Saturday, April 4, 2020
9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Level Beginner to intermediate

Cabin fever has hit and you are dreaming of your best yard yet for 2020, but who has time to learn everything? This day-long buffet of classes is the answer. In just one Saturday, you will get "Cliffs Notes" to get you started on the right foot with useful tips, tricks, and inspiration in a wide range of gardening topics. Customize your own schedule by choosing any 5 sessions!

• Sustainable Turf
• Backyard Composting
• Plant Shopping: Select the Right Plants
• "Bee" Pollinator Friendly: Growing Healthy Landscapes for Bees, Butterflies & other Pollinators
• Growing Food 101
• Container Gardening 101
• Bulbs & Tubers: Color & Variety for your Containers
• How to Deal with Pests
• Water Wisely- Healthy Plants, Healthy People, Healthy Planet
• Special Access with the Director: Arboretum Inspiration & Resources For Your Garden
• Math: It Does a Garden Good
• Resource Revelations: Using the Arboretum's Horticulture Library

You'll leave with a binder of handouts and bag full of plants, seeds, and other garden goodies- motivated and educated for the best garden season yet!

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	REGISTRATION COMING SOON! $95 member/$110 non-member, includes Arboretum admission, coffee and breakfast treats, lunch buffet, a binder of handouts and bag full of plants, seeds, and other garden goodies!

Kitchen Gardening: A Bountiful Edible Landscape

• Learn about the history of "Potager-style" kitchen gardens from French Medieval times, and their resurgence into modern garden trends
• Hear about the basic design of a potager, including symmetrical geometrical beds with the vegetables planted in patterns or groups rather than in rows, often with flowers, fruit and herbs intermingled
• See how you can incorporate some or all of these ideas into your landscape that are useful for you
• Learn Rhonda's tips for growing successful and bountiful kitchen gardens

	$41 member/$56 non-member
	includes Arboretum admission