Organic Garden Design
- When
- Sat Sep 8, 2012
- Where
- Garden for the Environment
- Time
- 1-3pm
- Tags
- Home & Garden, Parks & Open Spaces
Description
Date: Saturday, September 8th, 2012Time: 1pm - 3pm
Location: Garden for the Environment, 7th Ave at Lawton Street, San Francisco
Cost: FREE! Sponsored by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Learn how to grow a healthy and beautiful garden that minimizes the impacts on the environment. From building a healthy soil with compost to selecting beautiful plantings appropriate for the Bay Area’s climate, this workshop will give you the basics to implement sustainable gardening practices.
Topics covered include:
Importance of healthy soil
Organic matter
Composting
Selecting colorful plants for the Bay Area climate
Climate appropriate plants
California natives
How to water without waste
Preventing nutrient run-off
Irrigation basics and watering schedules
Natural pest and weed management
Pesticide alternatives
Non-toxic weed control
More Info
- Link
- http://www.gardenforthenenvironment.org
- Call
- 415-731-5627
- Contact Form (account required)
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