Plant Selection
Choosing plants that are just right for your yard is the key to landscaping in the desert. Master Gardener Cathy Rymer will teach you basic design concepts and plant choices.
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Landscape Watering Workshop – Yucca Library
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.
Scottsdale Xeriscape Garden Tour
Take a walking tour (approximately two miles) through the Scottsdale Xeriscape Garden at Chaparral Park with Bill Casenhiser, garden’s caretaker. This demonstration garden is home to over 7,000 plants from 200 species. See water-thrifty plants in action and have your desert plant questions answered by an expert. Scottsdale Xeriscape Garden at Chaparral Park (SE Corner of Hayden/McDonald) Please meet in …
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Hydrate Your Food Workshop
Hydrate: Your Food Use rain tanks to support your vegetable garden Rain tanks are like rain barrels, only upgraded: bigger, better, and your harvested rainwater lasts longer. While most rain barrels hold about 50 gallons of water, rain tanks can hold 1,000 gallons or more, capturing water from several storms and storing it for use over the course of many …
Glendale Xeriscape Garden Walk & Talk
Question: Where can you find a collection of over 400 species of desert-adapted plants in the West Valley? Answer: At the Glendale Xeriscape Demonstration Garden. We’ll start off the tour with a slideshow on how the Glendale Xeriscape Garden has evolved over the past 25 years. Stay for a guided tour of the garden led by the Glendale Conservation and …
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Green Planet Festival
The Green Planet Festival is a full day of sustainability-themed exhibitions, workshops, live music, food and drinks and plenty more. On Saturday, November 7th, the event is coming to Phoenix for the first time ever, and Water – Use It Wisely will be there! Experience a variety of products from food, fashion and health, to energy, construction and design. Enjoy …
Hydrate Your Soils Workshop
Turn waste into resources and build heathy soils Urban yards have the potential to produce well beyond their natural productivity without needing costly store products by integrating the use of typical waste streams such as greywater, stormwater, plant trimmings, and more. You’ll learn how to assess your yard’s soil type and simple ways to effectively use typical household wastes to …
Rain Gardens Workshop – Saguaro Library
Join us for a series of free landscape workshops presented by the City of Phoenix Water Services Department. Learn from a Certified Water Harvesting Practitioner how to design an earth-friendly yard using simple earthworks and planting to passively cool your home. All attendees will receive helpful materials and books. Attendees will also be entered into a drawing to receive tickets …
Hydrate: With Greywater – Harvest greywater to complete your backyard oasis
Did you know that an average household’s laundry water produces enough greywater to support a backyard fruit tree? We’ll show you 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. This session will cover best practices for greywater use and will guide you to creating …
Glendale Water Services 30th Birthday Party
The Glendale Water Services Department’s Water Conservation program is celebrating 30 years of working with the community to save water – a precious resource! Established in 1985, the city of Glendale Water Conservation program is celebrating 30 years of community engagement and environmental stewardship. This comprehensive program achieves water savings by raising awareness, providing incentives, and fostering community support. Far …
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Annual Grease Collection and Recycling Event
Please join the Pima County Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department and our community partners: EDGE Group, Grecycle, Pima Association of Governments, and the Town of Sahuarita for the 11th Annual Grease Collection and Recycling Event on Saturday, January 9, 2016, from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at any of the collection locations listed below. This will give you an opportunity to …
Landscape Design: Create an Arizona-Friendly Yard
Learn the steps to design a beautiful, Arizona-friendly yard from a Valley landscape expert. Come join us for the fantastic line-up of classes we have set-up this Spring. All classes are free and open to the public, but registration is requested. Topics this season are: Landscape Design, Container Gardening, Habitat and Native Landscaping, Desert Tree Care and Demonstration, and Irrigation Basics …