Vegetable Gardening - March 3rd, 10th and 17th, 2012, 10am-noon - 18 & up
Growing vegetables is as easy as falling off a log! Do not be intimidated, get going. Learn all you need to know to grow beautiful and healthy vegetables that can be harvested for three seasons. Learn about seed starting, rotation and succession planting, raised beds and much more. Whether you just grow tomatoes and parsley or you have a vegetable plot big enough for your whole block, you will learn from this practical workshop and get all you questions answered. Instructor: Don Nekrosius, Master Gardener
Register online at www.oakparkparks.com or at the Conservatory Oak Park Conservatory, 615 Garfield St., Oak Park, IL 708-386-4700
Start Your Own Seeds Saturday, March 24th - 10am-noon - 13 & up
Bring your child (offspring or inner-child) and let's start some seeds. Experience the satisfaction of growing vegetables and flowers that you have started from seed. Experience the miracle of growing a plant from a small seed and watch it develop into life-sustaining food. Learn the basics of seed selection, light, and moisture requirements, growing medium and transplanting. Take home a flat of seeds, which you have sown. Instructor: Don Nekrosius, Master Gardener
Register online at www.oakparkparks.com or at the Conservatory Oak Park Conservatory, 615 Garfield St., Oak Park, IL 708-386-4700
Landscape for Nature - March 31, 2012, 10am-noon - ages 18 and up
Join John Rafetto, formerly at Garfield Park Conservatory, in this special design course. Learn to attract wildlife with plants selected for use as food, shelter, and water for birds, butterflies, and small mammals. Specific plants will be discussed that you can add to your current landscape to attract and support wildlife in your garden. Bring pictures or a plan of your current garden to get targeted suggestions. Location: Oak Park Conservatory
Register online at www.oakparkparks.com or at the Conservatory Oak Park Conservatory, 615 Garfield St., Oak Park, IL 708-386-4700
For information on more upcoming classes go to Oak Park Conservatory
