Japanese Maple Garden (flickr)

Home Landscape Design

Whether you are renovating an existing yard or starting from scratch, a home landscape will best meet your family’s needs if properly planned. Develop an overall design for your landscape that can be implemented in stages or all at once. Learn about basic landscape design principles through discussion and photographs, and learn methods for working through constraints, needs, and wants. Master Gardeners will be on hand to discuss problems and make suggestions while you work on drawing your landscape plan. To get a quick start, come to the first class with measurements of your lot, including locations/sizes of key structures such as house, garage, deck/patio/pool, driveway, and trees. This will require getting outside and taking measurements. Photographs can help record specific problem areas or areas of focus. Developing a good working plan will help you on your way to having the home landscape you always dreamed of.

Instructors: KRISTIN TOOZE, DOREEN GOW, LYNN VERNON and a team of University of Minnesota Extension MASTER GARDENERS from Washington County will be teaching this class.

Fee is $35/person or $55/couple if working together on the same plan. (Note additional name when registering.)

Master Gardeners

Instructor

MASTER GARDENERS from Washington County will be teaching this class. Master Gardeners receive 52 hours of classroom experience taught by professors in specific areas of horticulture through the University of Minnesota Extension Service.

University of Minnesota Extension Master Gardeners teach research-based environmentally sound landscaping techniques such as proper use of fertilizers and pesticides, appropriate plant choices for our climate, correct planting techniques, good maintenance practices, methods for removal of invasive plants such as buckthorn, and water quality improvement. Master Gardeners have taken a 48 hour core course, annual continuing education, and many have advanced training in Tree Care, Shoreline Restoration, Landscape Design, etc. One of the most important characteristics of a successful Master Gardener is dedication to helping and educating people in their communities.