Mesa Arts Center WATER=LIFE Artmaking Workshop and Demonstration
Ceramic artists Danielle Wood & Rich Littlefield will lead participants in adding their own designs to pottery pieces to contribute to the Water=Life installation.
Free
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Mesa Arts Center’s WATER=LIFE Spoken Word Workshop
Liz Warren, Director of the South Mountain Community College Storytelling Institute, will lead participants in a storytelling workshop around the role of water in our lives.
Peoria’s free landscape workshop: Pruning trees and shrubs
Learn the basics of proper pruning, including how to prune young trees for good structure, three types of pruning cuts and some common pruning mistakes. Class includes a pruning demonstration. Registration opens August 1st!
Free
Peoria’s free landscape workshop: Container gardening – desert succulents
Whether you have limited space, poor soil, or problems with pests, container gardening may be an alternative solution to planting directly in the ground. Explore different types of planting containers, what types of agave, and caring for container succulents. Registration begins August 1st!
Free
Glendale’s free landscape workshop: Stuck on stylish succulents
Agave and Cacti are becoming increasingly popular in Arizona yards since these water-thrifty plants are well-suited to our arid climate and add interest to the landscape. In this “spine-tacular” class, you will learn about a diversity of agaves, cacti, and other succulents and how to properly care for them. REGISTER FOR FREE AT: 623-930-3760 or greenliving@glendaleaz.com
Mesa Arts Center’s Spoken Word Workshop
Liz Warren, Director of the South Mountain Community College Storytelling Institute, will lead participants in a storytelling workshop around the role of water in our lives.
Free
Scottsdale’s free landscape workshop: Learn how much and how often to water!
Take control of your landscape watering with step-by-step instructions. You’ll get hands-on practice setting the timer on an irrigation controller.
Free
Scottsdale’s Green Building Lecture Series: Electric Vehicles & Renewable Energy Future
The road ahead is electric. Put your gas budget to better use, skip the morning traffic and help drive Arizona toward a more sustainable future by choosing an electric vehicle (EV). Save money. Save time. Less maintenance. Instant torque. Like a breath of fresh air.
Free
Mesa Library’s Great Outdoors: The Art of Attracting Monarchs and Other Butterflies to Your Garden
Laura Miller, a Southwest Monarch Study citizen scientist and board member, will discuss how to attract Monarchs and other butterfly species to your garden. The numbers of Monarch butterflies are declining due to destruction of their natural habitat and difficulties during migration. You can help by adding native plants to your landscape or by creating Monarch way stations. Donna DiFrancesco, City of Mesa Conservation …
Free
Mesa Arts Center’s Artmaking Workshop
Multidisciplinary visual and performance artist Katharine Simpson will lead participants in creating small pieces out of different textiles to contribute to the Water=Life installation. Participants are invited to drop-in and come and go during the session.
Free
Peoria’s free landscape workshop: History of the Sonoran Desert
The Sonoran Desert holds many wonders of an extreme environment and the life that lives in it. This program will introduce the flora and fauna of the Sonoran Desert. This program will explores the special adaptations of desert animals and plants. Registration begins August 1st!
Free
Scottsdale’s free landscape workshop: Select the right plant for the right place!
Choosing plants that are just right for your yard is the key to successful landscaping in the desert. Discover how from expert Kirti Mathura!
Free