Design a Four Season Garden
Who wouldn’t want to look out their window in any season and see a beautiful garden? You can have a great garden in any season if you follow Diane’s few steps. She’ll show you plant choices to help you achieve the succession of bloom you’re looking for.
Make an Indoor Miniature Garden
Learn how to use small plants and accessories to make an imaginative garden on a small scale. Great for tablescapes, offices, gifts, and playhouses for the young and young at heart.
Garden Basics
If you think you have a black thumb or don’t know the first thing about gardening, Diane will give you the basics. Learn what the differences are between annuals, perennials, and biennials and how they grow. Diane will give you the basics for our area so you can turn your black thumb to green.
Container Gardens
Diane will discuss how to choose the right plants for your containers and how to keep them looking good all season. She’ll demonstrate planting containers for several different conditions.
Water Wise Gardening
Using basic water wise practices and principles known as ‘Xeriscaping’ you can achieve a garden that requires less water while still appearing lush. Let Diane help you choose plants that require less natural resources (and time spent watering). You’ll be amazed at the possibilities.
Easy Care Gardens for Busy People
Whether you work full time, have kids in every sport imaginable, have a weekend home away from home, or just want a beautiful garden that doesn’t require more of your precious time- Diane can show you plants that are easy to care for.
Flowering Bulbs - Plant This Autumn for Beautiful Spring Blooms
Autumn is a special time of the year. It's the perfect time to plant hardy bulbs. Remember, great spring gardens begin in autumn.
Seasons of Bloom in a Deer Resistant Garden
Let Diane show you how you can have a beautiful garden in any season in spite of the deer. Diane has spent years facing the challenge and will show you a wide variety of plants you can add to your garden now to enjoy a lush and interesting garden for seasons to come.
Vines and Climbers - Take your Garden to New Heights
If you’re short on space or want to add the element of height to your garden - go vertical. Diane shows you different vines and will discuss how to choose the vines that are right for you.
Shade Gardening
If you think you can’t have a garden because you don’t have full sun, this is the class for you. Diane will discuss how to see shade as a benefit instead of a drawback.
Terrariums
Plant a garden in a bottle. Diane will guide you through the steps to planting a self contained environment for your home, office or as a gift for someone you love.
Easy Recipes Using Vegetables and Herbs from your Garden or Farm Stand
Diane will show you easy recipes you can make in no time with simple and fresh ingredients from your garden or the local farm stand that will enhance any menu.
Fondue for Couples or a Crowd
Diane shows how easy it is to make cheese fondue and chocolate fondue for that special person in your life or for a party.
Be Prepared to Entertain Unexpected Guests with Ease
By keeping a few items in your pantry and refrigerator on hand at all times, you can prepare appetizers, main courses, and desserts any time unexpected guests stop by.
It’s OK to Play with Your Food
A kids’ workshop using produce to make vegetable and fruit critters encourages kids to see fruits and veggies in a different way. When kids get familiar with new produce, they’re more likely to try eating them.
The Moonlight Scented Garden
Diane will discuss the wonder of the scented garden after dusk. Night blooming plants add a dimension to the garden you may not have thought of before. The garden at night can be magical.
Squash, Squash, and More Squash!
Diane will show you easy recipes you can make using all those squash you don't know what to do with!
Flowering Bulbs are Not Just for Spring Anymore
If you thought flowering bulbs were just for spring, Diane will show you many bulbs you can plant for summer and fall bloom. You’ll be amazed at the possibilities.
It's a Wrap.
Diane will show how to make a variety of wraps for lunch or appetizers using readily available ingredients in no time at all.
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Grow Vegetables- Good Enough to Eat
Whether you have a few containers or a big back yard, you can grow fresh, healthy, tasty vegetables at home.
Only classes open to the public will be listed.
Private meetings will not be advertised here to the general public.
The Weekend Gardener
Don’t let your garden dominate your free time. I will show you how you can have a beautiful garden and still enjoying your weekend
Plant Division Demonstration
Diane will show you just how easy it is to divide perennials.
*Other topics are under development and will be available soon.