Got gardening questions? Ask a Garden Guru.

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From May through October, garden experts will help you...

• Increase yields in vegetable and herb gardens

• Successfully grow fruit trees and berry bushes

• Mitigate the impact of climate change through gardening

• Grow habitat for pollinators and other wildlife

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2021 Theme: Urban Bushcrafting for Families

With the COVID-19 pandemic still upon us, gardening topics this year are designed to help families form lasting connections with nature by practicing wilderness skills right outside their backdoor.

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Bushcrafting is the practice of thriving in the wilderness using both modern and primitive skills. It simultaneously brings out a love of living and a love of nature through experiential activities that highlight gifts provided by the natural world.

 

Classes
Planning is still underway. Classes will be conducted online or in-person depending upon CDC recommendations.

 

Dates and registration details will be solidified in early March.

Spring

• Grow Easy Fruits

• Grow Easy Vegetables and Herbs

Summer

• Forage Wild Edibles

• Grow Herbal Tea

• Build a Toad House

• Tracking Backyard Critters

Fall

• Easy Outdoor Cooking

• Grow Herbs in Turfgrass

• Grow Easy Pollinator Habitat

 

Mother Nature will care for anyone who takes time to get to know her. These classes will help you...

• Increase self-reliance

• Prepare to help your community during emergencies

• Gain greater family and neighborhood cohesion

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Locations

Classes will be conducted at public gardens listed below. If you cannot attend a class, please visit the gardens afterward to see what was done, pick up publications, tend the garden and harvest food.

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We wish you an abundance of wellness.