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at Houston Arboretum & Nature Center - Memorial Park 4501 Woodway Dr, Houston, Texas 77024
What better way to celebrate our fall bounty than with pumpkins and wildflowers? Join us for this fun and creative family class to make a festive pumpkin planter. We’ll learn how to properly plan, plant, and care for three species of native plants in a cute artificial pumpkin container, and then we’ll decorate our mini-gardens with ribbons,...
What better way to celebrate our fall bounty than...
Read moreat Susanne M. Glasscock Continuing Studies - Rice / Museum District 6100 Main St, Houston, Texas 77005
Urban gardens have long played an important role in nourishing city dwellers and enhancing communities, from the victory gardens of World War II to the verdant plots springing up in yards, empty lots and on rooftops today. With the increasing popularity of fresh, local “farm to table” foods and a return to living in the core of many cities, there...
Urban gardens have long played an important role in...
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at Houston Museum of Natural Science - Medical Center 5555 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, Texas 77030
Learn what varieties to plant and when, soil prep, fertilization, seed planting, transplanting and trellising. This class will cover the types and varieties of vegetables that can be planted in late spring through summer.
Learn what varieties to plant and when, soil prep,...
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at Houston Arboretum & Nature Center - Memorial Park 4501 Woodway Dr, Houston, Texas 77024
Late spring at the Arboretum means one thing: blackberries! Our open woodlands are filled with thorny blackberry canes and dewberry vines, and the fruits are usually ripe by late May or early June. In this class, you’ll enjoy the rare opportunity to harvest berries and leaves from wild Arboretum plants and then practice making some blackberry recipes...
Late spring at the Arboretum means one thing: blackberries!...
Read moreat Houston Museum of Natural Science - Medical Center 5555 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, Texas 77030
This class will discuss the basics of good landscape design based on sound gardening principles and aesthetic beauty. Included will be instruction on how to design the basic components of the garden space and how to accomplish much of this through the use of food plants--from traditional vegetable crops to edible flowers, fruit trees and more.
This class will discuss the basics of good landscape...
Read moreat Urban Harvest - Medical Center 5555 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, Texas 77030
In making the most of our small spaces, it's a good idea to think about an edible landscape. This class will discuss the basics of good landscape design based on sound gardening principles and aesthetic beauty. Included will be instruction on how to design the basic components of the garden space and how to accomplish much of this through the use of...
In making the most of our small spaces, it's a good...
Read moreat Urban Harvest - Medical Center 5555 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, Texas 77030
Learn about late spring and summer organic gardening, including tomatoes, in metro Houston -- what varieties to plant and when, soil preparation, fertilization, seed planting, transplanting, trellising and pest management. This class will cover types and varieties of vegetables that can be planted, with an emphasis on both spring and fall tomatoes.
Learn about late spring and summer organic gardening,...
Read moreat Urban Harvest - Montrose 3812 Yoakum Blvd, Houston, Texas 77006
This series consists of three classes that will start with a two and a half hour lecture style class designed to teach you the principles of pruning and training your fruit trees. The following two classes will be held at a private home orchard and will teach you to prune all of the basic fruits that grow in the Houston and surrounding areas. ...
This series consists of three classes that will start...
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at Houston Peace and Justice Center - Second Ward 257 N Greenwood, Houston, Texas 77011
Come learn the ancient art of fermentation! It’s a way to preserve food, harvest probiotics, spread food cultures, and get creative with your food. In this introductory class, we will cover the basics of the fermentation process, taste homemade ferments, and you will make and take home a mason jar of your first vegetable ferment! Your gut is already...
Come learn the ancient art of fermentation! It’s...
Read moreat Urban Harvest - Montrose 3812 Yoakum Blvd, Houston, Texas 77006
In making the most of our small spaces, it's a good idea to think about an edible landscape. This class will discuss the basics of good landscape design based on sound gardening principles and aesthetic beauty. Included will be instruction on how to design the basic components of the garden space and how to accomplish much of this through the use of...
In making the most of our small spaces, it's a good...
Read moreat Houston Museum of Natural Science - Medical Center 5555 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, Texas 77030
Learn all about late spring and summer organic vegetable gardening, including tomatoes, in metro Houston - what varieties to plant and when, soil prep, fertilization, seed planting, transplanting, trellising and pest management. This class will cover the types and varieties of vegetables that can be planted, with an emphasis on both spring and fall...
Learn all about late spring and summer organic vegetable...
Read moreat Urban Harvest - Greater Third Ward 3623 Cullen Blvd, Houston, Texas 77204
In this classroom presentation, we carefully explore principles demonstrated in Sustainable Living Through Permaculture 1 (SL 1), look at issues connected with larger rural sites, and begin the design of a farm/home site that connects and integrates food with housing and nature. SLPC 2 is designed to complete what is begun in SLPC 1, Note: Sustainable...
In this classroom presentation, we carefully explore...
Read moreat Houston Museum of Natural Science - Medical Center 5555 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, Texas 77030
Attracting butterflies and fostering good bird habitat, fruit trees are evergreens with fragrant flowers. Instructor Angela Chandler will teach you the basics of fruit tree selection, planting, care and maintenance. Explore the types of citrus available, how to grow them, and where seeds and saplings can be obtained. If you don't have enough space,...
Attracting butterflies and fostering good bird habitat,...
Read moreThe design principles of Permaculture (PC) are explained, observed and illustrated in a series of breakout sessions at a home and garden remodeled to reflect PC sustainability principles. This garden is set up with cisterns, many types of fruits, vegetables, habitat plants, a small area for collecting excess rain and a remodeled home that includes...
The design principles of Permaculture (PC) are explained,...
Read moreat Urban Harvest - Medical Center 5555 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, Texas 77030
This class will teach you the basics of fruit tree selection, planting, care, and maintenance. Fruit trees are wonderful additions to the urban landscape with beautiful flowers, fragrance, and the reward of organically grown fruits. They support pollinators and can provide habitat for birds. We will cover temperate fruit trees, citrus, and the semi-tropical...
This class will teach you the basics of fruit tree...
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