Event Calendar › Adult Education

When planning or planting a garden the first thing to consider are the large-scale plants such as trees and palms.  In this lecture, we will look at how to select a tree/palm for both aesthetics and conditions.

Join us for a lecture on the sustainable choices you can make when selecting and using recycled materials in your garden. Learn about the lifecycle of a product or material, its environmental relationships, and durability and taking into consideration the ways a recycled material may or may not provide the aesthetic desired.

Join Troy McGregor, owner of Gondwana Flora  and Waltzing Matilija,  for two lectures (overview & care/maintenance) about plants in the Proteaceae family (such as Protea, Leucadendron, Leucospermum and Grevillea).

With bold, eye-catching features, agaves can be a wonderful addition in dry garden designs, whether as an accent or companion plant. Learn how you can incorporate these statement plants into a successful garden design.

Have a small front, side or back garden and don’t know what to do? Learn how to create that perfect ‘jewel box’ and how to create big impact in small spaces.

Learn about exceptional plants that can withstand the challenging elements of sun and shade in a dry garden setting.