Landscape Classes

Landscape Education Classes are offered in the Spring and Fall of each year.

Learn how to garden beautifully while reducing your water use. BAWSCA’s Landscape Education Classes are designed to introduce homeowners, commercial property managers, landscape service providers, and others to the concepts of water-efficient and sustainable landscaping.

FREE Classroom Lectures and Hands-On Workshops focus on:

Sustainable Landscaping
- Understanding Water-Use Efficiency in the Landscape
- Use of California Native and Drought Tolerant Plants
- Creating Healthy Soil
Alternatives to Lawn
Habitat Gardening
Edible Landscaping
Water Efficient Irrigation Practices
Parent/Child Gardening Workshop

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All Classes and Events


Using Compost in Your Garden Can Save Water Wed Sep 25, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Open to the Public Milpitas Senior Center: 40 N. Milpitas Blvd. Milpitas, CA 95035 (Room 140)
Irrigation Leak Detection & Equipment Upgrades Thu Sep 26, 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm - Open to the Public Mountain View Community Center, 201 S. Rengstorff Ave., Mountain View 94040
Design a California Friendly Theme Garden Wed Oct 2, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Open to the Public 1400 Broadway, Redwood City
Water Efficient Organic Edible Garden Thu Oct 3, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Open to the Public San Mateo Library - Oak Room, 55 W. 3rd Ave., San Mateo, CA 94402
Rainwater Harvesting Sat Oct 5, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Open to the Public Sunnyvale Senior Center: 550 E. Remington Dr, Sunnyvale CA 94088 (Laurel Room)
Design it Yourself Native Plant Landscape Sat Oct 5, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Open to the Public Hayward City Hall 777 B Street Room 2A
Rainwater harvesting: Rain Gardens, Rain Barrels, and Cisterns Wed Oct 9, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Open to the Public Milpitas Senior Center: 40 N. Milpitas Blvd. Milpitas, CA 95035 (Room 140)
California Natives Sat Oct 19, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Open to the Public Sunnyvale Senior Center: 550 E. Remington Dr, Sunnyvale CA 94088 (Laurel Room)
New Earlier Start Time: Rainwater Harvesting Sat Oct 19, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm - Open to the Public ACWD Headquarters, 43885 S. Grimmer Blvd. Fremont, CA 94538
Step by Step Composting Sat Oct 19, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm - Open to the Public Burlingame Main Library, 480 Primrose Rd., Burlingame
Harvesting Rainwater and Building a Raingarden Wed Oct 23, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Open to the Public 50 Park Place, Brisbane, CA
Native Plants and Pollinator Gardens Wed Oct 23, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Open to the Public Millbrae Library, 1 Library Avenue, Millbrae
The Perks of California Native Wildflowers Thu Oct 24, 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm - Open to the Public Mountain View Community Center, 201 S. Rengstorff Ave., Mountain View 94040
Edible Gardening Sat Oct 26, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Open to the Public Hayward City Hall 777 B Street Room 2A
NEW DATE: Build a Raingarden Sat Oct 26, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Open to the Public 1400 Broadway, Redwood City
Intro to Plant Selection Tue Oct 29, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Open to the Public MPWD District Office 3 Dairy Lane, Belmont, CA 94002
Soil, Compost, and Mulch, Oh My! Sat Nov 2, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Open to the Public Hayward City Hall 777 B Street Room 2A
DIY Native and Drought Tolerant Landscape Design Sat Nov 2, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm - Open to the Public NCCWD, 2400 Francisco Blvd, Pacifica 94044
Maintaining Healthy Landscapes Thu Nov 7, 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm - Open to the Public Mountain View Community Center, 201 S. Rengstorff Ave., Mountain View 94040
Design it Yourself Native Plant Landscape Sat Nov 9, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Open to the Public Milpitas Senior Center: 40 N. Milpitas Blvd. Milpitas, CA 95035 (Room 140)
Gardening with Succulents Sat Nov 16, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Open to the Public Sunnyvale Senior Center: 550 E. Remington Dr, Sunnyvale CA 94088 (Laurel Room)
Pruning and Making New Plants from Old Sat Nov 23, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Open to the Public Mitchell Park Library, El Palo Alto Room 3700 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94303
Rainwater harvesting: Rain Gardens, Rain Barrels, and Cisterns Sat Dec 7, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Open to the Public Mitchell Park Library, El Palo Alto Room 3700 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94303
NEW DATE: Water Efficient Organic Edible Garden Sat Dec 14, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm - Open to the Public NCCWD, 2400 Francisco Blvd, Pacifica 94044

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