Surprise – Supporting Healthy Landscapes

Surprise Water Education Center 16000 N. Civic Center Plaza (north side of the Surprise City Hall Campus), Suprise, United States

Learn the nuances of landscape maintenance that will help you ditch chemical fertilizers and high-water bills.

FREE

Surprise – Irrigating with Greywater

Surprise Water Education Center 16000 N. Civic Center Plaza (north side of the Surprise City Hall Campus), Suprise, United States

Discover how to use a laundry-to-landscape system to recycle this greywater for use in your yard to nourish plants and reduce your municipal water usage.

FREE

Chandler – Summer of Savings with SRP

City of Chandler Downtown Library 22 S Delaware St, Chandler, AZ, United States

Learn ways to reduce energy consumption and save water to spend less on monthly bills. Register here: chandleraz.gov/water

Avondale – Composting 101

Treeland Treeland Nursery, Mesa, United States

Learn how to get started setting up, maintaining, and the do's and don'ts of a simple backyard composting pile. For your convenience, this class is only offered on Zoom. The link will be provided to once registered. Register Here: https://www.avondaleaz.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/16228/356

Chandler – Backyard Composting & Vermiculture

City of Chandler Basha Library 5990 S Val Vista Dr, Chandler, Arizona

Learn how to use kitchen waste, yard scraps, and worms to transform your backyard into a healthy garden! Register here: chandleraz.gov/water

Queen Creek’s Veggie Gardening in the Desert

Town of Queen Creek Library 21802 S Ellsworth Rd, Queen Creek, AZ, United States

Join Master Gardener Cathy Rymer and discover the secrets to successfully plant, irrigate and grow vegetables in our desert environment! You will also learn to tell the good bugs from the bad and how to safely eliminate the ones we don't want in our gardens. This FREE Water-Smart Workshop will be held on Saturday, Sept. 9, from 9 to 11 a.m. in …

Free

Mesa’s Grass-to-Xeriscape: Saving More Than Water

Are people asking you “what’s up?” and you find yourself answering “my water bill”? Maybe it’s time to get rid of the grass or water-thirsty plants and replace them with a Xeriscape, which creates a beautiful, commonsense landscape that reduces water use, and provides cooling shade with a bonus of being much easier to maintain. Once the grass is removed …

Free

Avondale – Veggie Gardening 101

Sonoran Conference Room 11465 W. Civic Center Drive, Avondale, AZ, United States

The down-and-dirty basics of gardening so you can have a successful fall crop! This class is in person only and will be held in the Sonoran Conference Room at City Hall from 11 am-1 pm. Register Here

Chandler – Desert Edible Gardens

City of Chandler Sunset Library 4930 W Ray Rd, Chandler, AZ, United States

Discover varieties of native crops and learn how to grow these desert edibles in your garden. Register here: chandleraz.gov/water

Avondale – Irrigation 101

MOSC - Lantana Room 399 E Lower Buckeye Rd, Avondale, AK, United States

Irrigation troubles? This is the class for you! Learn all there is to know about checking and maintaining your irrigation system in this comprehensive class where you will be sure to get the most from your irrigation system. This class is in person only and being held at the Public Works main offices on Lower Buckeye and 4th street in …

Chandler – How Chandler’s Prepared for Drought

City of Chandler Hamilton Library 3700 S Arizona Ave, Chandler, United States

Learn about the latest drought conditions and how Chandler is prepared for a water shortage. Register Here: chandleraz.gov/water