Sustainable Gardening Principles and Practices

Start Date

04/01/2025

End Date

04/15/2025

Description

Current research-based horticultural practices provide a solid foundation for growing successful and sustainable gardens. This course will cover how to properly select and install native and sustainable plants, ensuring the right plant for the right place. Students will participate in hands-on demonstrations including soil preparation and the use of organic amendments, proper planting and mulching techniques, watering and maintenance practices. Participants will be introduced to proper pruning practices, IPM (integrated pest management), biological controls for pests and diseases, pollinator friendly practices and control of invasive species.

This class is also open to the public. Please provide your LA license number at registration so that we can file your credit.

Location

Pittsburgh, PA

Distance Learning

Course Equivalency

Subjects

Horticulture / Plants

Health, Safety and Welfare

Yes

Hours

10.0

Learning Outcomes

- Learn best practices for choosing and planting native and sustainable plants for a particular site.
- Learn best practices for soil preparation and mulching.
- Learn best practices for watering and maintenance.
- Learn best practices for pruning.
- Learn best practices for pest identification and management.

Instructors

Meg Graham

Course Codes

Provider

Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

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