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

 

New! View videos of past landscape classes here. 

 

 

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All Classes and Events



Rain Barrels
Tue Sep 10, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Open to the Public
Zoom Webinar
Fall Planting for a Surprising Spring & Summer
Wed Sep 11, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm - Open to the Public
Zoom Webinar
Native Plants
Thu Sep 26, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm - Open to the Public
Zoom Webinar
Hands-On Workshop for Sustainable Landscaping
Tue Oct 1, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Open to the Public
MPWD, 3 Dairy Lane, Belmont, CA 94002
The Power of Native Gardens
Wed Oct 2, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Open to the Public
Mountain View Public Library, 555 Franklin Street, Mountain View, CA 94041
Rain Gardens Made Easy
Wed Oct 2, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm - Open to the Public
Zoom Webinar
Drip Irrigation
Tue Oct 8, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Open to the Public
Zoom Webinar
Designing Rainwater Catchment Systems in the Landscape
Wed Oct 9, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm - Open to the Public
Zoom Webinar
Healthy Soils
Thu Oct 10, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Open to the Public
Zoom Webinar
Drip Irrigation Basics
Tue Oct 15, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm - Open to the Public
Zoom Webinar
Tree Maintenance 101
Wed Oct 16, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm - Open to the Public
Zoom Webinar
Pollinator Plants Walk & Talk
Sat Oct 19, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm - Open to the Public
Rinconada Library Embarcadero Room 1213 Newell Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Re-Think Your Lawn: Creating Water-Efficient & Climate Resilient Landscapes
Sat Oct 26, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm - Open to the Public
Alameda County Water District headquarters at 43885 S Grimmer Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538
Water Wise Edible Gardening
Tue Oct 29, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm - Open to the Public
Zoom Webinar
Help Your Garden Hibernate for Winter
Wed Nov 6, 6:30 am - 8:00 pm - Open to the Public
Zoom Webinar
Creating Effective Rain Gardens
Wed Nov 6, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm - Open to the Public
Mountain View Public Library, 555 Franklin Street, Mountain View, CA 9404
Graywater Laundry to Landscape
Sat Nov 9, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm - Open to the Public
Millbrae Recreation Center, 477 Lincoln Circle, Millbrae
Rain Garden Workshop
Sat Nov 9, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - Open to the Public
Rinconada Library Embarcadero Room 1213 Newell Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Lawn to Garden Transformation
Sat Nov 9, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm - Open to the Public
Belle Haven Community Center, 100 Terminal Ave, Menlo Park, CA 94025
Native Plants
Tue Nov 12, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Open to the Public
Zoom Webinar
Edible Water-Wise Gardening
Wed Nov 13, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm - Open to the Public
Zoom Webinar
Natural Pest Management in Your Garden
Thu Nov 14, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm - Open to the Public
Zoom Webinar
Garden Talk: Efficient Irrigation Practices
Wed Dec 4, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm - Open to the Public
Zoom Webinar