Rocky Mountain Gardening Elective
This is a course for the beginner or for newcomers to the Front Range Gardening Community. We will hit all the basics of what you really need to know to adjust your gardening skills to our climate or to begin your gardening success here on the Colorado Front Range.
If you have never gardened here before or are looking for more success, this is the class for you!
Learn the basics of gardening in our finicky climate and the skills necessary to become an enthusiastic gardener. Annuals, perennials and vegetables will be discussed, along with trees and shrubs for our climate, elevation and varying soils.
We will discuss plant selection, planting and troubleshooting. Leave with the knowledge and resources you need to plant the garden you have always wanted.
Subsequent weeks will focus on the elements, water needs, fertilizers and organic gardening.
Please bring a glass jar of soil to class. (Must be see through glass jar to study layers of your own backyard native soil)
$80 member, $90 non-member.
Instructor: Patti O'Neal
Rocky Mountain Gardening Elective
Berries are easy fruits to grow and make luscious-eating whether fresh, frozen or preserved. New developments are increasing the types we can grow here. Come find out the types of berries that do well in our climate and soil, what varieties are recommended, where to purchase and how to manage and prune for best results. Grapes for our area are also discussed.
$28 member, $33 non-member
Instructor: Carl Wilson
Rocky Mountain Gardening Required Course Group I
This class provides an overview of basic plant biology, including structure, development, transpiration, photosynthesis and plant chemistry.
Students will gain essential knowledge for acquiring high-level pruning skills, for designing gardens based on specific plant requirements of the Rocky Mountain region, and for understanding interactions between plants and their microenvironments.
Required Text- Botany for Gardeners by Brian Capon, found online or in most book stores.
$213 member, $255 non-member.
Instructor: Sheridan Samano
Rocky Mountain Gardening Elective
In this intensive workshop, take your kitchen garden to the next level and maximize your space for optimum production. Learn how to feed a family of four from a 4x6 raised bed. Discuss succession planting, harvesting, extending the season (both early and late), tools and materials, vertical space gardening using trellises and other structures, soil prep, french kitchen garden design, and more. Develop your own customized design based on your garden situation and your family's needs. Patti emphasis will be on small gardens and containers, but this workshop will provide you with invaluable ideas and resources for improving your year-round production in a garden of any size.
This is a 10 hour course for the first time vegetable gardener who needs the ABCs from start to finish. We will cover the building of raised beds, first time soil fill and what to do in subsequent years to keep your soil alive and thriving, how to know what to plant when, starting from seed or direct sow, garden maintenance, extending the seasons and harvesting. You will have the opportunity to draw and plan your beds with an intensive planting plan and start some seeds for your own garden with your instructor. You will go home with tons of information and great handouts to refer to.
As this class is 6 hour course please bring a sack lunch and snacks, we also have a cafe availalbe to purchase food.
$145 member, $157 non-member.
Instructor: Patti O'Neal