City of Roseville

Can we have a fab garden with curb appeal AND use less water? Prepare our gardens for extreme weather and climate-change resilience? Yes, we can, using a Watershed-wise approach! Enjoy classes with local landscape pros and learn environmentally-friendly, easy-care practices. Create robust, living soil for thriving trees and plants that support an abundance of garden life. For insider garden wisdom and practices specific to our region, the Green Gardener at Home class is the definitive source. Join us!

Seven-week Series
Dates: Tuesdays, February 4 through March 18
Time: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Optional Sessions for Q&A and Hands-on Practice
Dates: February 22, March 22
Time: 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Watershed-wise gardening includes these topics and more!
• Healthy soil, compost, & mulch
• Practical & efficient irrigation
• Trees, plants, edibles, & lawn alternatives
• Pruning BASICS for your California garden
• Eco-friendly, effective insect, weed, and disease management

Learn 10 tips for caring for your fruit trees, including how to select the right tree, and the right way to plant. Join UC Master Gardener Kevin Marini as he provides pruning tips and care advice to encourage a fruitful crop.

What's the key to developing healthy, strong, and attractive trees and shrubs? Pruning, of course! Local arborist Lani Houck from Roseville Urban Forest Foundation (RUFF) will walk you through the purpose and techniques of pruning. In this hands-on workshop, we will explore how to make proper pruning cuts, when to prune, how to prune trees and shrubs, and what tools to use. These principles will help you gain confidence to prune your plants.

Learn drip the right way in this hands-on workshop taught by water efficiency experts. Learn about equipment and installation for both retrofits and new landscapes. Discover how to keep your garden growing using less water by converting a sprinkler system to a drip irrigation system. In this class you will learn the basics of a DIY drip conversion and the three different types of drip systems. For the hands on portion of the class we will practice converting an existing sprinkler system into the three different types of drip systems. Learn about the key components and principles needed to build your drip system.

Trees can bring cooling shade, beauty, and clean air to your landscape-if they are the right trees for the space and conditions. But trees that are not adapted to the environment in your landscape are unlikely to thrive. If they are planted too close to the house, hardscape, or utilities, root conflicts are likely as the trees grow. Arborist Lani Houck from Roseville Urban Forest Foundation will walk you through choosing the right trees for your location. We will also discuss trees you should probably not plant.

New to pool maintenance or struggling to keep it clear and free of algae? This class was designed by Steve Adao (aka “The City Pool Guy”), of Roseville Parks and Rec, an Aquatics maintenance tech with over 40 years in the pool industry. This class is designed to give you a better understanding of how to prevent and fix pool water chemistry issues that would otherwise result in draining and refilling your pool. We will also cover pool leak detection and more. Join us for this educational and water saving class!

Are you brand new to gardening and don't know where to start ?  Learn the basics of gardening including tools of the trade, where to plant, soil needs, sun vs. shade, irrigation needs, and more. We will help you get started on your first garden.