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Tuesday, Nov 26 to Tuesday, Dec 17
This four-session program, taught by Jen Werner, on Tuesdays, from Nov. 26 to Dec. 17, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., focuses on factors that affect plant health care, including insects, diseases, pathogens, and abiotic influences. Basic diagnostic techniques...
Saturday, Dec 14 to Saturday, Dec 21
Planting Design Studio
This course, offered Saturdays, Dec. 14 and 21, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., teaches students how to design a planting plan for private and public garden spaces. Explore the manipulation of space by using plant material through a...
Friday, Jan 3
The most stressful question for the garden designer/gardener is "how much should I charge?" Learn how to value your work, estimate supplies, and strategize the overall proposal to avoid under or overcharging clients in this one-day class on Jan. 3, from 9...
Saturday, Jan 4 to Sunday, Jan 5
Learn about the art and science of plant propagation with Broken Arrow Nurseries grafting guru, Adam Wheeler, on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 4 and 5, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Focus on the basic botany needed to understand and successfully propagate plants....
Saturday, Jan 11
Join Stockbridge Library and BBG on Saturday, Jan. 11, at 3 p.m. for a community read, featuring Jamaica Kincaid's novel "An Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored Children." The facilitated conversation is free, and registration is preferred.
Saturday, Jan 11
Learn to use a chainsaw safely! Taught by arborists Melissa LeVangie Ingersoll and Bear LeVangie held on Saturday, Jan. 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., this workshop is designed for the novice-to-beginner chainsaw operator who wishes to gain greater...
Saturday, Jan 11 to Saturday, Feb 1
Taught by Jen Werner of Springfield Technical Community College, this four-week course will be held on Saturdays, Jan. 11 through Feb. 1, from 9 a.m. to noon. Learn about how and why pests become invasive, the governmental agencies and working groups that...
Tuesday, Jan 14 to Tuesday, Feb 18
Learn about the maintenance considerations that should be integrated into the garden design process from Daryl Beyers on Tuesdays, Jan. 14 through Feb. 18, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Students' horticultural knowledge will expand to factor sustainable...
Wednesday, Jan 29 to Wednesday, Feb 19
Join veteran teacher, award-winning memoirist, and avid gardener Jennifer Browdy for a series of four wintertime workshops (Wednesdays, Jan. 29 to Feb. 19, from 10 a.m. to noon) using gardening as a theme for personal writing. You can write about your...
Saturday, Feb 1 to Saturday, Feb 22
This sequence of classes, taught by Duncan Himmelman on Zoom, is suited to gardeners of all levels, from novice to experienced. Sign up for individual classes or the whole series which run Saturdays, Feb. 1 to Feb. 22, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Series topics...
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