Mesa Arts Center's SRPMIC Community Garden event
2019-10-12 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Phoenix) | Arizona
Learn about traditional and contemporary agriculture and gardening techniques and their impact on water use, experience and create ceramic art and a shell pendant, enjoy hoop dancing and Native American flute playing, and explore the importance of water within the SRPMIC history and community.

Scottsdale's free landscape workshop: Plant something and attract birds (and people)!
2019-10-16 17:30 - 19:30 | Arizona
No one likes going hungry—especially not the birds visiting your yard! Learn how and why native plants are critical to wildlife… and how to select the right plant for the right place. Discover Audubon’s new search-able database of nearly 3,000 native plants and trees and unlock the potential of your yard to be beautiful, low maintenance and bird friendly!

Glendale's free landscape workshop: Attract native wildlife to your garden
2019-10-16 18:00 - 19:30 | Arizona
Everyone needs a home, including beneficial wildlife. If you build it (habitat), they (wildlife) will come! Give native wildlife a new lease on life and in your garden by creating a welcoming habitat.
REGISTER FOR FREE AT: 623-930-3760 or greenliving@glendaleaz.com

Scottsdale's free landscape workshop: Plant something and have color year-round
2019-10-17 17:30 - 19:30 | Arizona
Why not be surrounded by color year-round? Landscape plants provide color through different seasons. Learn how to complement their function in your garden, and fill periodic color gaps, in fun and bright ways to keep your landscape vibrant throughout the year with Kirti Mathura.

Surprise's free landscape workshop: Hummingbirds & butterflies
2019-10-19 09:00 - 11:00 | Arizona
Orange bells, Ruellia, Eremophila, oh my! Plant expert Jim Oravetz will have you flitting and fluttering over a variety of plant options to attract winged critters to your yard.

Peoria's free landscape workshop: DIY desert adapted landscape for homeowners
2019-10-23 18:00 - 20:00 | Arizona
Learn how our native plants can create a beautiful, low-maintenance, and low-water use landscape. Registration opens August 1st!

Scottsdale's free landscape workshop: Plant something and nourish it with rainwater harvesting
2019-10-24 17:30 - 19:30 | Arizona
An expert from Watershed Management Group will teach you how to use passive rainwater harvesting to create a series of berms, basins, and swales that will direct rainwater to beneficial use for plants while reducing flooding and erosion in your yard. Learn how these practices will slow the flow of the water, spread it across the areas where it’s needed, and sink it into the ground.

Peoria's free landscape workshop: Container gardening in the desert southwest
2019-10-26 09:30 - 11:30 | Arizona
If you have limited space, poor soil, or problems with pests, container gardening may be an alternative to planting directly in the ground. Explore different types of planting containers, what types of plants to grow, and caring for container plants. Registration opens August 1st!

Scottsdale's free landscape workshop: Xeriscape garden tour
2019-10-26 10:00 - 12:00, 2019-11-01 10:00 - 12:00 | olla_container
Take a walking tour (2 miles) through the Scottsdale Xeriscape Garden at Chaparral Park. See water-thrifty plants in action and have your desert plant questions answered by an expert.

Peoria's free landscape workshop: Tree planting & care for homeowners
2019-11-02 09:30 - 11:30 | Arizona
How big is the cute baby tree in your yard going to get? A tree that will get too big for its location will lead to damage of surrounding foundations and sidewalks, neighbor disputes, and eventually the huge cost of removal. Different species will be discussed thoroughly including photos, pros, cons, tips on special care. Registration opens August 1st!

Scottsdale's free landscape workshop: Design and install drip irrigation
2019-11-02 10:30 - 13:30 | Arizona
Simple things you need to know to make your drip irrigation system efficient and easy to maintain. Irrigation Specialist Jeff Lee will show you how to design and install a drip irrigation system.

Peoria's free landscape workshop: Green thumb - plant survival
2019-11-06 18:00 - 19:30 | Arizona
Learn how to choose, plant, and maintain healthy plants in our desert environment. We will cover pruning basics, tips and discuss a pruning schedule specific to desert plants. Registration Opens August 1st!

Peoria's free landscape workshop: Rainwater harvesting
2019-11-09 09:30 - 11:30 | Arizona
Considering rainwater harvesting and grey-water use for your home? Is there enough rain to support landscape plants? Learn how to harvest rain for your garden; how to calculate needs for an average home in Phoenix, and discuss techniques that work in our desert climate. Registration opens August 1st!

Water=Life Event
2019-11-16 08:00 - 2019-11-24 17:00 | Arizona
Water=Life is a comprehensive project consisting of a series of free community workshops leading up to a 9-day installation of collaborative art in Riverview Park. The culminating event is intended to look at the history and future of water in the Valley, and more specifically, to consider the numerous canals that nourished the Ancient Sonoran People who built them.
Adjacent to the Salt River and a Mesa wastewater reclamation plant, Riverview Park was once the site of 10+ canals. Through Water=Life, a team of artists will collaborate with local communities through art-making/creative practice to make palpable the legacy of canals that ran there, creating an immersive pathway/multidisciplinary experience evoking the power of water in our lives, past, present, and future.
The project is presented by the City of Mesa and several of its departments, including the Department of Arts and Culture (Mesa Arts Center, i.d.e.a. Museum and Arizona Museum of Natural History), Department of Environmental Management & Sustainability, Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities, and the Department of Water Resources.

Surprise's free landscape workshop: Irrigation efficiency
2019-11-16 09:00 - 11:00 | Arizona
How do I know if I’m getting the most out of my irrigation system? Irrigation expert, Dave Pratt, will give you tips and tricks for maximizing efficiency of your irrigation equipment, controller, and layout.

Peoria's free sustainability workshop: Make your holiday bright and recycle right!
2019-11-20 18:00 - 20:00 | 73
Come join in the conversation and be inspired to recycle and share the benefits and how-to’s of living a sustainable lifestyle in our desert environment. Registration opens August 1st!

Peoria's free landscape workshop: Clean cooking with garden greens
2019-11-23 10:30 - 12:30 | Arizona
Learn how to prepare simple, healthy dishes with local in-season Arizona produce from your own garden, a community garden, or local farmers market! We will prepare a few simple veggie dishes with in season produce and learn more about the health benefits of ‘clean’ eating! Instructor is an integrative nutritionist, educator, published author, and professionally certified in plant-based cooking. Registration opens August 1st!

Peoria's free landscape workshop: Natural pest control - nature's ninjas
2019-12-04 18:00 - 20:00 | 73
Learn how to create a balanced ecosystem in your own back yard, providing a haven for beneficial insects and pollinators that will keep your garden (and your family) naturally safe from commercial pesticides. Instructed by Jonathan Manning, co-owner of Holiday Farms, a local farm producing edible fruits without the use of pesticides. Registration opens August 1st!

Scottsdale's Green Building Lecture Series: Dirty Electricity & Electromagnetic Fields
2019-12-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Arizona
Dirty electricity is a term coined by the electrical utility industry to describe electromagnetic interference (EMI) caused by plugging incompatible electronics into the electric grid, or outlets in your home or at work. Some levels of dirty electricity are found in almost every building. Wherever electronics like computers, battery chargers, WiFi, TVs, game consoles, compact fluorescent lighting or solar panels operate the electrical circuits are likely radiating some dirty electricity. Research and case studies have shown that consumers should learn about electrical pollution, how it is controlled, measured and mitigated.

Peoria's free landscape workshop: Culinary herb gardening
2019-12-07 09:30 - 11:30 | 73
Did you know a diverse array of herbs grow well in our desert climate? Learn how to start and cultivate your own herb plants in a garden, container, or landscape area. You’ll be harvesting fresh herbs for cooking in no time! Registration opens August 1st!

Peoria's free landscape workshop: Fruit trees in the desert
2019-12-21 09:30 - 11:30 | Arizona
Come join in the conversation and be inspired to grow as urban gardeners share the benefits and how-tos of growing your own fruit trees in our desert environment. Registration opens August 1st!

Glendale's Vegetable Gardening in the Low Desert
2020-02-01 10:00 - 12:00 | Arizona
The low desert is great for water-wise vegetable gardening year-round since there are two fruitful growing seasons. This class will cover soil preparation, plant selection, and plant care.

Pre-Opening Of The Butterfly Garden: Help Our Garden Grow
2020-02-01 13:00 - 15:00 | 18
Stop by to get a sneak peek at our exciting and new Monarch Haven and Reading Sanctuary garden and learn about ways you can help get it ready for its grand opening on March 28. Monarch Butterfly experts, gardeners and others will be onsite and staff will be on hand to answer questions about the project vision and volunteer opportunities available in the coming weeks. Weather permitting, this event will be held outdoors in the Monarch Haven and Reading Sanctuary, located off the northeast corner of the library parking lot. In case of rain, the event will take place inside the library.
Volunteer days will have activities for adults and youth. If your class, scout troop, or group is interested in being involved, we’d love to hear from you!
Can’t make it to the preview? Sign up to be notified about volunteer opportunities at www.signupgenius.com

Scottsdale's Green Building Lecture Series: Living an Edible Landscape Life
2020-02-06 19:00 - 20:30 | Arizona
Come join in the conversation and be inspired to grow as urban gardeners share the benefits and how-to’s of growing your own healthy food, herbs, edible flowers and fruit trees in our desert environment. Learn about our planting and harvesting seasons. Find out about the wide range of community gardens available for you to participate

Chandler's Free Water-Wise Workshop: Smart Irrigation Controllers
2020-02-08 09:00 - 12:00 | Arizona
A new generation of controller is available that automatically adjusts your irrigation schedule based on actual site and weather conditions. Learn how these controllers can prevent irrigation when it rains, apply more water to your landscape during unexpected hot and dry spells, and automatically adjust watering to reduce runoff from slopes.

Glendale's Warring with Weeds
2020-02-12 18:00 - 19:30 | Arizona
The dreaded invasion of weeds into your landscape begins after the winter rains. Learn from a garden expert on how to sustainably control the weedy enemy before your entire landscape becomes a battlefield.

Surprise's Free Water-Wise Workshop: Rainwater Harvesting
2020-03-07 09:00 - 11:00 | Arizona
Explore the benefits and requirements of active versus passive rainwater harvesting, and get a special preview of the City’s upcoming rainwater harvesting project.

Glendale's Irrigation Controller Programming
2020-03-07 10:00 - 12:00 | Arizona
Irrigation controllers, when used correctly, can be a beneficial tool in your landscape. Learn the basics on how to program your controller to match the watering needs of your plants.

Surprise's Free Water-Wise Workshop: Fix-a-Leak Tutorial
2020-03-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Arizona
In preparation for EPA’s annual Fix-a-Leak week on March 16-22, your Surprise water conservation team will teach you how to use your water meter to locate and fix leaks inside and outside of the home.
