P1010212David King, of The Learning Garden and founder of the Seed Library of Los Angeles  and I teach Greener Gardens, Sustainable Garden Practice, which has gotten rave reviews from Extension students. We explore landscape-level and garden sustainability including watershed, foodshed and local-focused native plantings.

This class will be online with zoom discussions weekly along with self-guided field trips and assignments that get you outdoors.

“From home and school gardens to commercial sites, our gardens present the perfect place to become more sustainable. Designed for horticulture students, gardening and sustainability professionals, educators, and home gardeners, this course focuses on both gardens and landscape level sustainability.

We prioritize growing and eating food from local gardens and foodsheds and promote pollinator and habitat gardening, featuring native and dryland plant palettes. We touch on permaculture and other sustainable design theories; managing our soils as living systems, and moving away from a consumptive, non-sustainable lifestyle when choosing materials, plants and tools. Students are introduced to the latest water management practices such as swales, earthworks, rain gardens and hugelkultur.

Self-guided trips include choices of the Los Angeles River, the Learning Garden and demonstration gardens that feature California native plants and water-conserving planting design, as well as the Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies, which advances the principles of environmentally sustainable living.”

Thursdays 6:30 to 9:30 starting Monday, September 20, 2021. Biology X498.10, Enrollment #383104
Enrollment Page Here

“learn to create habitat for pollinators, grow sustainable food, and harvest rainwater”