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March 2021
Dry Garden Design Certificate – Full Program Registration
Earn your Dry Garden Design Certificate from the Ruth Bancroft Garden. The certificate program was developed to help homeowners and landscape professionals explore subjects in the context of dry gardening.
Learn More / Get Tickets »(Webinar) Dry Garden Botany 101
With a focus on dry garden plants, this class will give you the basics for understanding how plants are scientifically classified into different families and an overview of the plant parts.
Learn More / Get Tickets »(Webinar) Basic Garden Designs- how to select the visual theme
Learn how to select the visual theme of your garden with Cricket Riley, in-house Landscape Designer.
Learn More / Get Tickets »(Webinar) Essential Succulents in Dry Gardens
Learn about a variety of established succulents in the Ruth Bancroft Garden and how you can incorporate it into a dry garden design landscape.
Learn More / Get Tickets »April 2021
(Webinar) Striking Succulent Gardens
Dive into the bountiful world of succulent plants with landscaper Gabriel Frank as your guide. Gabriel will elaborate on design principles, materials, and techniques to help gardeners with plots of any size to succeed in working with these water-wise allies.
Learn More / Get Tickets »(Webinar) Proteaceae & Pals
Join Troy McGregor, owner of Gondwana Flora and Waltzing Matilija for a webinar about plants in the Proteaceae family.
Learn More / Get Tickets »(Webinar) Mid-size Shrubs in Dry Gardens
Learn how to incorporate mid-size shrubs (herbaceous and woody plants) into a dry garden landscape with Cricket Riley, in-house Landscape Designer.
Learn More / Get Tickets »May 2021
(Webinar) Site Analysis & Design Development – Overview (part 1/3)
When starting a new landscape design there are many things to consider. What is the exposure of the site, how big is it, and how do you want to utilize the garden space? We will look at the how to evaluate and record the conditions of the site and the desires of the clients.
Learn More / Get Tickets »(Webinar) Site Analysis & Design Development – Layout (part 2/3)
What shape should your garden take? Learn about different garden layouts, flow and access as well as other factors to consider when creating or redesigning the overall structure of your new garden.
Learn More / Get Tickets »(Webinar) Site Analysis & Design Development – Choosing a Plant Palette (part 3/3)
There are many factors to consider when selecting your plant palette. We will look at color theory, texture and how specific plants can clearly communicate specific garden styles.
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