PHXWaterSmart’s free landscape workshop: Rain Gardens

City of Phoenix Water Customers: Learn how to design an earth-friendly yard using simple earthworks and low-water-use plants To register for this free workshop, please visit phoenix.gov/wrc. Walk-ins are accepted as long as space permits.

Free

Mesa’s Xeriscape: Landscaping with Style in the Arizona Desert

Treeland Treeland Nursery, Mesa, United States

What is xeriscape and how do you pronounce it? In this presentation, you’ll learn how to use seven common-sense design principles to help you create or maintain a beautiful desert landscape. Discover how to create a sense of place while attracting birds and butterflies all while saving water, too. Horticulturist and Conservation Coordinator, Donna DiFrancesco, from the City of Mesa …

Free

Mesa’s Plants to Provide Shade, Color, and Wildlife

Treeland Treeland Nursery, Mesa, United States

Would you like to attract birds or butterflies to your yard or perhaps you are looking for year-round color, or a cool, shady retreat? By selecting plants that are well-adapted to our desert climate you’ll have less maintenance and more time and money to enjoy your beautiful landscape. Horticulturist and Conservation Coordinator, Donna DiFrancesco, from the City of Mesa Environmental …

Free

Surprise – HOA Landscape Management (Virtual Class)

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

Understand how to work with contractors to manage your irrigation system and how to hold them accountable for water usage.

FREE

Peoria – Proper Plant Selection and Placement

Peoria Rio Vista Recreation Center 8866 W Thunderbird Rd., Peoria, AZ, United States

The key to a healthy, long-lasting plant can boil down to one phrase, “The right plant for the right place.” In this class we will talk about how to properly select a plant and planting location, so your landscape can thrive while you save on water and maintenance. To register click here and look under "Green Living" or call 623.773.7137

Queen Creek – Backyard Makeover

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

Want to transform your backyard into an oasis or make it more child or pet-friendly? This class, taught by a local landscaping expert, will teach you easy, step-by-step methods to revamp your grass yard into a colorful, fragrant, interesting, eco-compatible and useful outdoor living space. If you are landscaping your backyard for the first time, you can glean some great …

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