The Dallas Garden School Summer Workshop

2100 North Greenville Avenue,Richardson TX 75082

17 July, 2021

Description

Full-day workshop for North Texas gardeners on soil building, cut flower growing, and fall vegetable gardening. Led by regional experts. THE DALLAS GARDEN SCHOOL SUMMER GARDENING WORKSHOP Saturday, July 17, 8:45 am - 3:00pm Includes catered lunch, gift bag, and printed workbook. This full-day event will take your gardening to the next level with lectures from the leading gardening experts for North Texas. Meet other passionate North Texas gardeners, ask the experts all your burning questions (in person!), and walk away feeling PREPARED, EMPOWERED, and INSPIRED for the rest of the year. Soils, Site, and Bed Preparation, Daniel Cunningham This groundbreaking program will provide the foundation your garden and landscape needs for long term success. We’ll simplify nitty gritty terms like soil texture, structure and pH while providing tips on how to amend your site conditions for happy, healthy plants. This class will also dig into the benefits of raised beds, plant selection based on soil type and give an overview of yearly maintenance to improve soil health. Cut Flower Gardening, Jonathan Herb Backyard cut flower production is one of biggest gardening trends of the last five years. Learn the fundamentals of a cut flower gardening in North Texas directly from a professional flower farmer. Learn scheduling, starting transplants, flower selection, pest and disease control,and harvest and storage techniques from the head farmer behind Mars Hill Flower Farm. Fall Vegetable Gardening, Callie Works-Leary The secret to successful backyard food production in North Texas is taking advantage of the best, but least-known growing season: fall. Plan your fall vegetable garden with this comprehensive overview that includes when to start plants, variety selection, heat management, crop maintenance for maximum production, and pest management techniques.