Glendale's Composting
2020-10-07 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Phoenix) | AZ
Discover how to turn your kitchen scraps and yard waste into compost – a rich soil amendment. Help Mother Nature with her original recycle system. Learn about the tasks that go into producing and incorporating compost into your garden.
Venue:
Zoom webinar
Organizer:
City of Glendale
623.930.3760
greenliving@glendaleaz.com
https://www.glendaleaz.com/Live/City_Services/Water_Services/water_conservation_and_sustainable_living

Immunity Boosting Foods
2020-10-07 18:00 - 19:00
Classes will be released on the date and time listed and can be accessed at
www.youtube.com/digitalpeoria.
Many whole foods that are found locally can pack an
immune-boosting punch! Food and nutrition expert Melanie
Albert of Experience Nutrition, will talk about fruits, veggies,
and other foods that can naturally give your system a boost.
She’ll also prepare a delicious plant-based farm-to-table recipe
to get you started.

Chandler's Basic Yard Makeover
2020-10-10 09:00 - 10:30
Tired of maintaining a grass lawn? Learn how to transform ta grass yard into outdoor living spaces that are colorful, fragrant, interesting, cool and leisurely, child/pet-friendly, and sustainable. Learn easy step-by-step methods. You could even qualify for a rebate of up to $3,000.

Goodyear's Plants that Attract Hummingbirds and Butterflies
2020-10-13 17:30 - 19:30
Goodyear’s Water Conservation Fall Class Series
What could be more enchanting than colorful pollinators fluttering through your garden? Discover habitat needs and best plants to incorporate into your garden for attracting pollinators, as well as plants that allow them to complete their life cycle. Taught by Jonathan Manning, certified arborist.

Chandler's Seasonal Vegetable Gardening: Part 1
2020-10-13 18:00 - 19:30
Get your garden growing in our unique desert environment. Discover the importance of soil preparation and how to overcome the challenges of our environment. Learn proper planting seasons and strategies, and resources for a bountiful harvest.

Chandler's Seasonal Vegetable Gardening: Part 2
2020-10-14 18:00 - 19:30

Veggie Gardening
2020-10-15 11:00 - 12:15
The mild weather of fall and winter is prime time for growing great veggies in the desert. Learn the best practices for producing your own bounty of delicious and nutritious food, right in your own backyard. (URL provided after registration)

Goodyear's Pruning for Beauty and Health
2020-10-20 17:30 - 19:30
Goodyear’s Water Conservation Fall Class Series
When does pruning promote health, beauty and safety? When is pruning unnecessary or even harmful? Observe pruning of real plants so you know how when it is time. Come learn more from Jonathon Manning, Certified Arborist.

Chandler's Butterfly Gardening
2020-10-20 18:00 - 19:30
What could be more enchanting than colorful butterflies fluttering through your garden? Discover habitat needs and the best plants to incorporate into your landscape for attracting adult butterflies, as well as plants that allow them to complete their life cycle.

Glendale's Desert Tree Care
2020-10-21 17:30 - 19:00
Trees provide us with so many benefits, from cleaning our air to keeping us cool. Protect
our leafy friends by learning about proper tree selection, planting, watering, and pruning.
Venue:
Zoom webinar
Organizer:
City of Glendale
623.930.3760
greenliving@glendaleaz.com
https://www.glendaleaz.com/Live/City_Services/Water_Services/water_conservation_and_sustainable_living

Top Desert Plants for Fall
2020-10-21 18:00 - 19:00
Classes will be released on the date and time listed and can be accessed at
www.youtube.com/digitalpeoria.
Fall is a great time for desert plants and many provide a wave
of beautiful color and texture as the summer heat fades away
to milder days. A desert plant expert will talk about several
desert plants that really shine and add landscape pizazz in the
fall season.

Hydrate Surprise - Hydrate Your Yard
2020-10-22 17:30
Watershed Management Group wants to hydrate your neighborhood with our virtual landscape learning series!
“Hydrate” is WMG’s free, 5-part, water harvesting project series offered throughout the Valley. Join us for Hydrate Surprise: Hydrate Your Yard! Learn how to harvest the rain with only a shovel. Attend the full series to build a comprehensive site plan for your landscape.
Workshops are free and will be held virtually. You will be sent a Zoom conferencing link with your registration confirmation email. For more information about the Hydrate Surprise series and to register for the classes, follow this link.

Goodyear's Irrigation System Maintenance and Repair
2020-10-27 17:30 - 19:30
Goodyear Fall Water Conservation Classes
Saving water in your landscape doesn’t have to mean watering your plants less. Oftentimes, there can get great water savings by proper maintenance of your irrigation system. Learn how to maintain your irrigation system and fix problems in this class taught by Jonathan Manning, irrigation expert.

Hydrate Surprise - Hydrate Your Plants
2020-10-29 17:30
Watershed Management Group wants to hydrate your neighborhood with our virtual landscape learning series!
“Hydrate” is WMG’s free, 5-part, water harvesting project series offered throughout the Valley. Join us for Hydrate Surprise: Hydrate Your Plants! Learn how to create a beautiful landscape with native plants and trees. Attend the full series to build a comprehensive site plan for your landscape.
Workshops are free and will be held virtually. You will be sent a Zoom conferencing link with your registration confirmation email. For more information about the Hydrate Surprise series and to register for the classes, follow this link.

Glendale's Plant a Pollinator-Friendly Yard
2020-11-04 17:30 - 19:00
Creating pollinator-friendly spaces is becoming increasingly popular as their habitat
becomes threatened. Invite pollinators and other beneficial wildlife to your garden by
creating a welcoming habitat, which includes food, shelter, water, and nesting
opportunities.
Venue:
Zoom webinar
Organizer:
City of Glendale
623.930.3760
greenliving@glendaleaz.com
https://www.glendaleaz.com/Live/City_Services/Water_Services/water_conservation_and_sustainable_living

Hydrate Surprise - Hydrate Your Food
2020-11-05 17:30
Watershed Management Group wants to hydrate your neighborhood with our virtual landscape learning series!
“Hydrate” is WMG’s free, 5-part, water harvesting project series offered throughout the Valley. Join us for Hydrate Surprise: Hydrate Your Food! Learn how to use rain tanks to support your vegetable garden. Attend the full series to build a comprehensive site plan for your landscape.
Workshops are free and will be held virtually. You will be sent a Zoom conferencing link with your registration confirmation email. For more information about the Hydrate Surprise series and to register for the classes, follow this link.

Peoria - Backyard Composting and Worms
2020-11-07 09:00 - 10:00
Classes will be released on the date and time listed and can be accessed at
www.youtube.com/digitalpeoria.
Tired of sending food and green waste to the landfill? In this
class a composting and waste expert will walk you through the
benefits of composting and what items you can collect to make
your own soil amendment. Worms are nature’s composters
and our teacher will talk about how you can use these beneficial
critters to help your compost reach the next level.

Goodyear's Trees for Arid Yards
2020-11-10 17:30 - 19:30
Goodyear Fall Water Conservation Classes
How big is the cute baby tree in your yard going to get? A tree that will get too big for its location can lead to many problems. Different tree species will be discussed thoroughly including photos, pros/cons, and tips on special care. Taught by Jonathan Manning, certified Arborist.

Hydrate Surprise - Hydrate Your Soils
2020-11-12 17:30
Watershed Management Group wants to hydrate your neighborhood with our virtual landscape learning series!
“Hydrate” is WMG’s free, 5-part, water harvesting project series offered throughout the Valley. Join us for Hydrate Surprise: Hydrate Your Soils! Learn how to turn waste into resources and build healthy soils. Attend the full series to build a comprehensive site plan for your landscape.
Workshops are free and will be held virtually. You will be sent a Zoom conferencing link with your registration confirmation email. For more information about the Hydrate Surprise series and to register for the classes, follow this link.

Goodyear's Cactus for Everyone
2020-11-17 17:30 - 19:30
Goodyear Fall Water Conservation Classes
Cactus are unique and interesting gifts of the desert southwest. They deserve a place in everyone’s landscape. This class will provide instruction on variety selection, planting/potting, water, pruning, fertilizer, and even propagation. Presented by Jonathan Manning, Certified Arborist.

CAP University Virtual Learning - Introduction to CAP
2020-11-18 08:00 - 11:00
How much do you know about the large canal that brings water across the state to more than 80 percent of Arizonans? Do you know how it works? Where the water comes from? The history of how it was built and what the future plans are? If you’d like to learn more, here is your chance!
We’re launching CAP University, a program for members of the public, to increase awareness and knowledge about CAP. Sign up today for our first course – Introduction to CAP.

Glendale's Sustainable Landscape Design
2020-11-18 17:30 - 19:00
Learn the basic principles of how to create an attractive and Arizona-friendly landscape.
Get hands-on experience creating a landscape design that is tailored to your yard by
incorporating sun, shade, wind, and water elements. You’ll need paper and a pen/pencil to
sketch out your yard.
Venue:
Zoom webinar
Organizer:
City of Glendale
623.930.3760
greenliving@glendaleaz.com
https://www.glendaleaz.com/Live/City_Services/Water_Services/water_conservation_and_sustainable_living

Tempe's Desert Tree Selection and Care
2020-11-19 11:00 - 12:15
Learn how to choose the right plant for the right place. Explore best practices in maintenance and watering to ensure successful and healthy trees. (URL provided after registration).

Hydrate Surprise - Hydrate With Greywater
2020-11-19 17:30
Watershed Management Group wants to hydrate your neighborhood with our virtual landscape learning series!
“Hydrate” is WMG’s free, 5-part, water harvesting project series offered throughout the Valley. Join us for Hydrate Surprise: Hydrate With Greywater! Learn how to harvest greywater to complete your backyard oasis. Attend the full series to build a comprehensive site plan for your landscape.
Workshops are free and will be held virtually. You will be sent a Zoom conferencing link with your registration confirmation email. For more information about the Hydrate Surprise series and to register for the classes, follow this link.

Tempe's Pruning & Maintaining Shrubs
2020-12-17 11:00 - 12:15
Learn how to properly prune and maintain shrubs. (URL provided after registration).

Peoria - Spine-tacular Cactus
2021-01-16 09:00
Cactus are uniquely suited to our desert climate and they are coveted by collectors all over the globe for their distinct and unique character. There are a few varieties that give you the most bang for your buck including beautiful flowers, amazing form, and easy to care for. Join us and find out more about these superstars, including selection, care, and even propagation.

Peoria - Recycling Right in Peoria
2021-02-03 18:00 - 19:00
Do you ever look at the trash item in your hand and ask, can I recycle this? Recycling staff will walk you through what items are recycled in Peoria and what items have to stay in the trash. The more we can recycle right in peoria the more waste we can divert from our landfills!

Chandler - Smart Irrigation Controllers
2021-02-06 09:00 - 10:30
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 Spring Vegetable Gardening in the Low-Desert
2021-02-10 17:30 - 19:00
There’s nothing tastier than fresh vegetables grown from your own garden. Learn how to extend your
cool season crops and get a jump start on establishing your warm season crops before the summer
arrives. This class will cover site selection, soil preparation, plant selection, and maintenance. Now
you can grow your veggies and eat them, too!
Venue:
Zoom webinar
Organizer:
City of Glendale
623.930.3760
greenliving@glendaleaz.com
https://www.glendaleaz.com/Live/City_Services/Water_Services/water_conservation_and_sustainable_living

Chandler - DIY Drip System Troubleshooting
2021-02-18 18:00 - 19:30
Spring is a great time to tune up your drip irrigation system. If your system is giving you trouble and you don’t know why, this class will teach you how to troubleshoot and repair like a pro.
