Workshop Series

2009

August 8, 1:30 – 4 p.m., Main Library
Earth Friendly Gardens and Landscapes for Arizona, Mary Irish, Horticulturist, Author
Course description and informational flyer here!

September 12, 1:30 – 3 p.m., Red Mountain Branch
How to Go Solar: Renewable Energy for Your Home, Rhonda Lester, Solar Consultant

October 10, 1:30 – 4 p.m., Main Library
Sustainable Desert Vegetable Gardening for Food & Fun, Ron Dinchak, Environmental Biologist, Landscape
Designer

November 14, 1:30 – 3 p.m., Red Mountain Branch
Healthy Home, Healthy You: Do Natural Products Really Make a Difference? Stacy Wilde, LEED AP, Sustainability Consultant

December 12, 1:30 – 4 p.m., Main Library
Home Energy Efficiency: Getting the Most Impact for the Money, Luis Henrique Martinez, Ph.D., LEED AP

2010

January 9, 1:30 – 3 p.m., Red Mountain Branch
Harvesting Rainwater for Your Landscape, Greg Morris, Master Gardener, Landscape Designer

February 13, 1:30 – 4 p.m., Main Library
Landscape Plants for Shade, Color & Wildlife, Greg Morris, Master Gardener, Landscape Designer

March 13, 1:30 – 3 p.m., Dobson Branch
Composting as Easy as One-Two, Pam Perry, Master Gardener

April 10, 1:30 – 4 p.m., Main Library
Landscape Watering by the Numbers: Water Scheduling and Controller Programming, Donna
DiFrancesco, Horticulturist, Conservation Specialist

May 8, 1:30 – 3 p.m., Red Mountain Branch
Water-Wise Landscaping for the Arizona Desert, Greg Morris, Master Gardener, Landscape Designer

June 12, 1:30 – 4 p.m., Main Library
Green Building and Renovating Principles for Your Home, Donna DiFrancesco & Steve Priebe,

July 10, 1:30 – 3 p.m., Dobson Branch
Converting from Grass to Xeriscape to Save Water, Time & Money, Nick Bourque, Landscape Designer