Water Use It Wisely

Maximize Landscape Watering Efficiency
2015-10-24 10:30 - 13:30 (America/Phoenix) | telephone-586266_1920
Irrigation Specialist Jeff Lee will shed light on common irrigation questions and more. Learn how to maximize your irrigation performance and increase your watering efficiency by knowing how much to water and when.

Tree and Shrub Class
2015-10-24 08:00 - 10:00
Trees and shrubs are the most important living elements of your landscape. Learn the what, why and how of pruning your plants to maintain their health and growth.
Speaker: Jonathan Manning, Certified Arborist , Tree farmer at Elgin Tree Farm

Register at eavila@avondale.org or by calling Esmie Avila at 623.333.4422.

DIY Design & Install Your Home Drip Irrigation System
2015-10-21 18:00 - 20:00 | 73
Learn how to design and install an efficient home irrigation system for your lawn and landscape from an Irrigation Specialist with over 17 years experience. Includes tips from a pro, in making your system efficient and easy to maintain.

Vegetable Gardening In Tune with the Desert
2015-10-21 18:00 - 19:30 | Drab to Fab Before
Do you want to grow your own vegetables? Here in the low desert we are lucky in that we have two growing seasons, – fall
and spring. Gardening expert, Carol Stuttard, will help you start or master vegetable gardening this fall. Learn about plant
selection, soil preparation, and seasonal tips to give your garden the kick-start it needs for producing organic homegrown
vegetables year round.

Register at: 623.930.3760 or wsimonson@glendaleaz.com

Landscape Makeover & Rainwater Harvesting
2015-10-20 18:00 - 20:30 | Snipping-the-tip-of-an-Agave-to-protect-pets.-1024×878
Learn design basics including rainwater harvesting to jump-start your landscape makeover. Landscape design professional Jo Miller will share tips and techniques on space planning and improved plant health.

Hydrate Your Plants Workshop
2015-10-20 06:00 - 19:30
Learn how to create a sustainable backyard oasis at WMG’s six-part Hydrate Phoenix project series at SunUp Brewing Co in Central Phoenix. Each presentation includes a mini-project to create an action plan for your home.
Hydrate with happy-hour priced local craft brews, and soak in knowledge about greywater, composting, and building a rain garden. Join us for your favorite topic, or attend the full series to build a comprehensive site plan.
The series will run every Tuesday night from 6:00-7:30pm – come early to order snacks and drinks and settle in.

October 20 | Hydrate Your Plants – Create a beautiful landscape with native plants and trees
October 27 | Hydrate Your Yard – Harvest the rain with only a shovel
November 3 | Hydrate Your Food – Use rain tanks to support your vegetable garden
November 10 | Hydrate Your Soils – Turn waste into resources and build healthy soils
November 17 | Hydrate With Greywater – Harvest greywater to complete your backyard oasis

How can you create a beautiful, lush landscape while conserving water? WMG’s guest speaker from the Desert Botanical Garden will show you how to select native plants to build wildlife habitat, shade your home, and create an appealing landscape for your yard. Hydrate project: Plant plan for your home – a list of the types, locations, and functions of native plants you will use

Irrigation Maintenance, Troubleshooting & Repair
2015-10-17 10:30 - 13:30 | telephone-586266_1920
Get the basics on good maintenance practices, troubleshooting and techniques to keep your landscape irrigation system running smoothly from Irrigation Specialist Jeff Lee.

Desert Plant Care
2015-10-14 18:00 - 20:30
Are you frustrated with your landscape? You’re not alone. Many of us are unsure how to grow plants in the low desert’s alkaline soil and challenging climate. Come learn what plants need to flourish here and how to keep them happy and healthy including, fertilizing and controlling weeds, pests and diseases. Speaker: Cathy Rymer, Master Gardener, Horticulturist, Certified Irrigation Auditor

Register at eavila@avondale.org or by calling Esmie Avila at 623.333.4422

Free Landscaping Workshop - Pruning & Maintaining Your Landscape
2015-10-13 18:30 - 20:45
Trees and shrubs are the most important living elements of your landscape. Join an ISA certified arborist for this introductory presentation to learn the basics of pruning to keep your investments healthy, functional and looking great. You will learn the art and science of good pruning, including how to prune young trees for good structure, the five types of pruning and when to use them, as well as how to avoid the two worst pruning mistakes. You will leave this program ready to prune your own trees and shrubs with confidence and effectiveness.
Classes are free but advanced registration is required as space is limited. Class details and online registration is available on the Chandler Water Conservation web site www.chandleraz.gov/water
Location:
Chandler Main Library
22 S. Delaware St.

Hydrate Your Home & Community Workshop
2015-10-13 18:00 - 19:30
Create a water budget for your home and give water back to your community
Phoenix gets about 8 inches of rainfall per year – but do you know how many potential gallons of harvested rainwater that translates to? We’ll show how you can harvest thousands of gallons of water each year at your own home to use less water from the city and save on your water bill. Then, we’ll use your new water budget to match up your harvested water to native plants, desert trees, and even citrus trees you can grow in your yard.

Register here.

Celebrate Columbus Day at the Peoria Main Library Water Games
2015-10-10 12:00 - 14:00
A Family Event (Children under the age of 7 must be accompanied by an adult.)
Learn about our water system, both natural and constructed, in an afternoon of games, activities and FUN competition.
· Explore a model watershed and see what happens when it rains!
· Operate a model water treatment system! Participate in a taste test of water!
· Take an Incredible Journey & make a bracelet to record your travels though the water cycle! at 12:30 and 1:00
· Water coloring station open from noon to 2:00 p.m.!
· Enter the mini Meter Mania Competition! Learn how to disassemble and reassemble a Neptune T-10 water meter. Your best time will go on the score board with a final competition at 1:30. Prizes for the winners!
· Take a photo with Misty, Peoria’s Water Conservation Mascot, at the WUIW Water Tower!
· Each Activity Station has a free gift for participants—collect all 6!
For more information visit library.peoriaaz.gov and conserve.peoriaaz.gov
or call Jody Latimer at 623.773.7993

Water Games
2015-10-10 12:00 - 14:00
Learn about our water system with games, activities and FUN competition. Come participate in a water taste test, try operating a model water treatment system, make a bracelet, try water coloring, learn what a Neptune T-10 is and meet Misty, Peoria’s Water Conservation Mascot.
Fun for the whole family!

Drip Irrigation Design & Installation
2015-10-10 10:30 - 13:30 | telephone-586266_1920
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 system.

Fruit Trees in the Desert
2015-10-07 18:00 - 20:30
From exotic to native fruits this class describes over 20 different types of fruit in detail. Discussion will cover water, fertilizer, pollination, fruit thinning and planting tips.
Speaker: Jonathan Manning, Certified Arborist , Tree farmer at Elgin Tree Farm

Free Landscaping Workshop - Simple Cents Home Efficiency
2015-10-06 18:30 - 20:45
Are you interested in learning some simple tips on ways to improve your home’s energy and water efficiency? If so, this class is for you. Simple Cents Home Efficiency will offer you simple ways to save energy, water, and money in your home! Chandler residents that attend the class will receive $75 in energy- and water- efficiency devices!
Classes are free but advanced registration is required as space is limited. Class details and online registration is available on the Chandler Water Conservation web site www.chandleraz.gov/water
Location:
Chandler Main Library
22 S. Delaware St.

Plant Care in the Desert
2015-10-06 18:00 - 20:30 | Snipping-the-tip-of-an-Agave-to-protect-pets.-1024×878
Horticulturist and Master Gardener Kirti Mathura will cover proper techniques for watering, fertilizing, pruning and other maintenance tips for your desert garden.

Hydrate Your Yard Workshop
2015-10-05 18:00 - 19:30
Learn how to create a sustainable backyard oasis with rainwater harvesting
Learn how to create a sustainable backyard oasis at WMG’s six-part Hydrate Phoenix project series at SunUp Brewing Co in Central Phoenix. Each presentation includes a mini-project to create an action plan for your home.
Hydrate with happy-hour priced local craft brews, and soak in knowledge about greywater, composting, and building a rain garden. Join us for your favorite topic, or attend the full series to build a comprehensive site plan.
Series Schedule – click on a link to register for an individual session or register for several at once

October 13 | Hydrate Your Home & Community – Create a water budget for your home and give water back to your community
October 20 | Hydrate Your Plants – Create a beautiful landscape with native plants and trees
October 27 | Hydrate Your Yard – Harvest the rain with only a shovel
November 3 | Hydrate Your Food – Use rain tanks to support your vegetable garden
November 10 | Hydrate Your Soils – Turn waste into resources and build healthy soils
November 17 | Hydrate With Greywater – Harvest greywater to complete your backyard oasis

Harvest the rain with only a shovel
This session is all about WMG’s 3 “S”s: slow, spread, and sink. Learn 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. These practices will slow the flow of the water, spread it across the areas where it’s needed, and sink it into the ground.

Program Your Irrigation Controller
2015-10-03 10:30 - 13:30 | telephone-586266_1920
Irrigation Specialist Bill Casenhiser will help you take control of your landscape watering with step-by-step instructions. You’ll get hands-on practice setting and adjusting the timer on an irrigation controller.

Glendale Water: Celebrating a Century of Service
2015-10-03 09:00 - 12:00 | Drab to Fab Before
In 2015, the city of Glendale Water Services Department will celebrate its centennial, marking 100 years of providing safe, reliable, high quality water and wastewater services to the community. Although Glendale has changed significantly over the last century, one thing remains constant—the city’s commitment to providing exceptional water and wastewater services. Join Glendale Water Services in celebrating its centennial by taking a tour at Sahuaro Ranch Park (9-9:45 a.m.) followed by presentations at the Glendale Main Library (10 a.m. – Noon). Attendees will receive free energy- and water-saving devices and a free low-water-use plant.
Register at: 623-930-3760 or wsimonson@glendaleaz.com

Irrigation Basics
2015-10-01 18:00 - 20:30
If you are thinking about putting in a new drip irrigation system in your yard, this class can help you learn what to look for and the questions to ask before you make the investment.Speaker: Jonathan Manning, Certified Arborist , Tree farmer at Elgin Tree Farm

Register at eavila@avondale.org or by calling Esmie Avila at 623.333.4422.

Where’s the Water?
2015-09-30 18:00 - 20:00 | 73
Did you know that drought is a natural part of the water cycle? What actually begins as a weather phenomenon ultimately impacts our water resources. Learn more about drought, its effect on nature and our community, water supply, and what the City of Peoria is doing to ensure the availability of water for our future.

Free Landscaping Workshop - Water Wise Edible Gardening
2015-09-29 18:30 - 20:45
Take advantage of this timely workshop to get your garden growing in our unique desert environment. You’ll discover the importance and details of soil preparation and how to overcome the challenges of our environment. Taught by a Master Gardener, you’ll learn how to select, plant and care for vegetables / herbs / fruits and citrus for a bountiful harvest.
Classes are free but advanced registration is required as space is limited. Class details and online registration is available on the Chandler Water Conservation web site www.chandleraz.gov/water
Location:
Chandler Main Library
22 S. Delaware St.

Wildflower Planting
2015-09-28 10:00 - 12:30
Fall is the perfect time to plant annual wildflower seed for a spectacular spring bloom in your landscape. Learn which annuals do best in our area, and how to combine them with perennial plants for the most impact. Get your ideas flowing and prepare for the fall planting season!
Speaker: Kirti Mathura, Horticulturist, Garden Author and Master Gardener

Rainwater Harvesting - NEW!
2015-09-26 07:00 - 12:00
Ever wondered how to capture shower water or rainwater runoff to use for landscape watering? This workshop includes in-class learning and outdoor hands-on activities. Participants will dig, shape, plant, and mulch, to create functional rainwater catchments for flowering plants in Peoria’s community Desert Fusion Garden. Tools, water and snacks will be provided for registered students.

Free Landscaping Workshop - "Smart" Irrigation Controllers
2015-09-24 18:00 - 20:45
How smart is your irrigation controller? Chances are the answer is not too smart. A new generation of products are available that will automatically adjust your irrigation schedule based on actual site and weather conditions. 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. Learn how this new technology can help save up to 30% on your landscape watering. Get ready to ask questions and collect your rebate – up to $250 is available!
Classes are free but advanced registration is required as space is limited. Class details and online registration is available on the Chandler Water Conservation web site www.chandleraz.gov/water
Location:
Chandler Senior Center
202 E. Boston St.

Pruning Trees and Shrubs
2015-09-24 18:00 - 20:30
This introductory class covers the basics of pruning to keep your green investments healthy, functional and looking great. Learn the art and science of good pruning, including how to prune young trees for good structure. After this class, you will be ready to prune your trees and shrubs with confidence. Speaker: Cathy Rymer, Master Gardener, Horticulturist, Certified Irrigation Auditor

Register at eavila@avondale.org or by calling Esmie Avila at 623.333.4422.

Sustainable Landscape Maintenance - NEW!
2015-09-23 19:00 - 20:00 | 73
Learn how to save water, reduce waste generation, promote natural systems rejuvenation and have healthier, longer living mature plants. Presented by the Arizona Landscape Contractors Association.

Landscaping for Small Spaces
2015-09-21 10:00 - 12:30
Are you working with a limited space that you just don’t know how to handle? Learn how to create an exciting landscape with interesting, yet appropriate, plants for those small spaces. Speaker: Kirti Mathura, Horticulturist, Garden Author and Master Gardener

Register at eavila@avondale.org or by calling Esmie Avila at 623.333.4422.

Landscape Watering Workshop - Ironwood Library
2015-09-19 15:00 - 16:00
Learn how to properly water your landscape to save time and increase the health and beauty of your plants. Participants will receive a rain gauge and three publications, including Landscape Watering by the Numbers.
To RSVP for class(es), e-mail tina.sleeper@phoenix.gov or call 602-534-3950. Walk-ins will be permitted to attend, but space is limited.

Backyard Composting
2015-09-19 10:00 - 12:00 | Drab to Fab Before
Are you interested in turning your kitchen scraps and yard waste into a rich soil amendment? We gardeners know there is never enough compost! Help Mother Nature with her original re-use/recycle system! Learn tips, tasks, and benefits of home composting from a local gardening expert. Big yard, not so big… there is a composting system for almost every gardener. Compost makes for a happy garden which makes for a happy gardener! A free composter, courtesy of the Glendale Recycling Division, will be raffled for one lucky gardener after the class.
Register at: 623.930.3760 or wsimonson@glendaleaz.com
