XPI 1021

Bulbs for Spring Bloom

Learn easier and more effective ways of adding spring-blooming blubs to your existing flower beds. Get answers to your questions on why your tulips don't always come back, which bulbs are resistant to deer, which bulbs do well in part-shade and more. This class comes with a handout and gorgeous slide program, and is for novice and seasoned gardeners alike.

$12.00

XPI 1023

Rain Gardens

Turn your problems into landscaping opportunities! This is the class for you if you have an area of your yard that gets swampy for a day or two after a heavy rain, if you are needing to solve a problem with rain-water runoff from your gutters or your neighbors, or are curious about this latest trend in horticulture. This class includes an extensive handout and slide program describing what problems raingardens can solve, how they are constructed, useful plants for sun or shade, and examples of local raingardens. We'll debunk mosquito myths and talk a bit about plant maintenance as well. For novice and seasoned gardeners alike.

$12.00

XPI 1035

Container Gardens

Learn how to make container growing more successful and accessible, including discussions of pot types, medium, color and texture considerations, fresh ideas for plant combinations, flowers for hot or shady conditions, and growing edibles. Session includes slide program and handout.

$12.00

XPI 1125

How to Grow Veggies, Herbs & Flowers from Seed

If you have been frustrated with previous window sill efforts, look no further for answers to how you can produce flats of seedlings, even without a greenhouse. We will also examine plants with special germination needs and interpreting catalogues.

$12.00

XPI 1126

Growing Great Vegetables

In the first session we will discuss dozens of ideas for making growing your own vegetables easier and more accessible, including how to get more production from less space. The second session focuses upon how to grow specific cool-season and warm-season crops. Both sessions include slide programs and handouts.

$17.00

XPI 1200

Herb Gardening for the Novice

This class is an exciting sensory experience with fresh herbs to smell and taste, as well as, a full slide program of different herbs and herb gardens. We will explore a variety of annual and perennial culinary herbs, and discuss how to dry herbs, prepare herbal vinegars and more. For novice and seasoned gardeners alike.

$12.00

XPI 1210

Made-in-the-Shade Gardening

Shade gardeners don't worry about sunburn, tomato wilt or wind-whipped plants. But what do you grow in the shade besides impatiens and hostas? What can you do about (eeuw) slugs and snails? Learn about flowering shade plants beyond impatiens and hostas. Class includes a slide program of three seasons of flowering plants and handout. For novice and seasoned gardeners alike.

$12.00

XPI 1225

The "Dirt" on Composting

Composting can be as easy or as enthusiastic as you want. We will discuss a heap of ways to add inches of nutritious, soil-loosening compost to your beds. Dig into the details of how to trouble-shoot your pile and what to do about all those leaves! Class includes a slide program and handout. For novice and seasoned gardeners alike.

$12.00

XPI 1240

Xeriscaping: Cottage Gardens on the Prairie

Xeriscaping doesn't mean "zero-landscaping", but rather landscaping that holds up better in years of drought. Learn how our native wildflowers and other tough, well-adapted flowers and ornamental grasses will allow you to create an old-fashioned style "cottage garden" for the sunny areas of your yard. Class includes a slide program and handout. For novice and seasoned gardeners alike.

$12.00

XPI 1265

Perfect Perennials and Awesome Annuals

Perennials are sometimes advertised as "just plant and that's all"; well, not quite. What we have here is a plan for pinching, pruning and dividing to keep your flowers blooming longer and plants tidier and healthier. Class includes a slide program illustrating different techniques, and a handout detailing how you can keep your garden "in the pink" with a minimum of fuss. For novice and seasoned gardeners alike.

$12.00

XPI 1280

Flower Bed Design

This visually oriented program on design concepts will use the first class to introduce you to the uses of color, visual texture, foliage effects, plus address the quantity of materials needed and using hardscape elements in your flower garden. The second session allows you to then put these concepts into practice in instructor-guided and small-group work. Classes include a slide program and handout. For novice and seasoned gardeners alike.

$17.00

XPI 5000

Growing Plants for Fun and Profit

Turn your love of plants into an enjoyable and profitable home business. Learn how to grow and market plants on a small scale without major capital investment, select and produce plants appropriate to your climate zone, and how to produce quality material.

$89.00