DIG ONLINE: Maximizing Microclimates in Your Garden

4341 East Broadway Road,Phoenix AZ 85040

27 June, 2021

Description

Explore microclimates in gardening and landscaping, and how to identify and efficiently put your own backyard microclimates to work for you. What is a microclimate and why does it matter? Every garden has its unique microclimates that may support or limit plant growth. Discover how to figure out the types and locations of microclimates within your garden and how to maximize them. Learn simple and effective ways to make big changes that can help your garden thrive with the right plants in the right places. Learning Objectives • Know what a microclimate is and the conditions that determine it . • Understand the factors that affect microclimates in home gardens in the low desert and apply this to your own garden . • Learn how to assess your garden’s microclimates to maximize plant potential . • Discover practical ways to use and/or modify microclimates to your garden’s advantage—from the simple to complex . • Have resources for determining how to select and place plants for your garden. Speakers: Karen Kumar Karen Kumar is a Certified Master Gardener with the Maricopa County Master Gardener Program. She has lived and gardened in the Gulf Coast, the Midwest, New England, and since 2004, in the Desert Southwest. By far, gardening in the desert has been the most challenging and gratifying for Karen. She has learned by trial and error and observing her garden across the seasons. Karen is also a certified speech-language pathologist and an avid hiker.