If you're finding you have a little more free time on your hands than usual, online learning is an enriching and productive way to spend that time. Learn how to care for your garden better, explore new plant combinations, or get inspired with design possibilities—it's all right at your fingertips! Here are a few suggestions, but be sure and check out our online class listing for more! DESIGN: Designing a Deer-Resistant Garden With an emphasis on design, gardening expert Karen Chapman teaches you her tried-and-true methods for creating beautiful, deer-resistant gardens. Her tips go well beyond a deer-resistant plant list, as she shows you multiple strategies, as well as how to combine them to get more bang for your deer-resistant buck. There are many design tips throughout this online course that can be applied to any garden, anywhere—and the scenery is just beautiful! PLANTS: Fascinating Plants for Shade Gardens Don't be afraid of the dark! Learn about a wide variety of plants for shade, including perennials, flowering shrubs, annuals, bulbs, and vines from plant expert Kerry Ann Mendez. You'll get detailed lecture notes with tons of helpful hints and design tips in this online course that will have you eager to plant up those low-light areas of your garden. SUCCULENTS: Stunning Succulent Arrangements Learn from the "Queen of Succulents" herself in this online class. Debra Lee Baldwin will guide you through 7 videos that teach you to create your own stylish succulent containers, wreaths, terrariums, centerpieces, and more; plus you'll learn care secrets for these low-maintenance and water-wise plants. It's hard to pick a favorite, but if I had to, I think it would be the color wheel container. EDIBLE GARDENING: Elegant Edible Gardens Join renowned food and garden writer Ellen Ecker Ogden to learn how you can create your best vegetable garden yet. Included in the 105-minute course is: Design Theory, Planning Your Edible Garden, and Ellen's 5 Steps to Success. She'll teach you how to take your inspiration, plan it out on paper, and get it (successfully) to harvest, along with how to implement a 5-year plan for your garden. So, get growing those veggies! Not currently receiving this weekly newsletter? Subscribe here! No images? Click here for a web version of this email. |