With the current explosion of interest in low maintenance landscapes, those who combine creative design, technical competence, and an intelligent marketing approach will have an outstanding opportunity to make a positive ecological contribution while expanding their client base. Learn the terminology and practice the skills demonstrated to identify woody shrubs, vines, and trees. The class will be divided between classroom and outdoor exploration of trails and plants. Sunday afternoon walks along the Botany Trail that focus on the changes the woods, wetlands, and fields undergo as our native plants bloom. Walks are led by members of the Pompereny Valley Garden Club and the Flanders Nature Center staff.
Admission is free.
Participants will tour the native wildflower and butterfly gardens as well as a two acre meadow managed for a diversity of native grasses and wildflowers.