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ENHANCE YOUR GARDENING SAVVY WITH CLASSES


THIS SPRING AT THE MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN

WHAT: Spring adult education gardening classes
WHEN: Registration now open for March through June sessions
WHERE: Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd. in St. Louis; classes also held at Lewis & Clark Community College, 600 Troy Rd. in Edwardsville, Il. and Daniel Boone Library, 300 Clarkson Rd. in Ellisville, Mo.
COST: $25 to $60 for single-session classes; $125 to $130 for multiple-session classes.
Garden members receive a discount.
INFO: Advance registration required; call (314) 577-9441 for information

Whether you are a beginner or advanced gardener, the Missouri Botanical Garden offers a variety of classes to aid your green thumb! Registration is now open for spring classes highlighting specialty gardens, plant care, landscaping, indoor gardening and more.

Brush up on gardening practices from selection and planting to pruning and maintenance. Learn What Every Gardener Should Know in a five-session interactive class that incorporates all the fundamentals of home gardening. Instructor Mary Ann Fink of the Kemper Center for Home Gardening will discuss proper preparation and care for trees, shrubs, annuals and perennials, including ways to achieve healthy growth and methods of pest and disease control.

Just how much should you water your lawn? How can you handle pests and control disease? Spring Lawn Care will feature techniques to achieve the best lawn on the block. Participants will learn the necessary steps to maintain a cool-season bluegrass or fescue lawn in St. Louis, from planting seeds to controlling weeds.

If flowers appeal more to your interest, learn about Selecting, Planting and Pruning Roses from the Garden's master rosarian Diane Brueckman. Proper variety selection, soil preparation and fertilizing will be discussed, along with how and when roses should be pruned. Bring your rose care questions for answers from the expert!

Take Home Landscape Design and create a plan for your own garden or yard. Start with design basics as you choose different plant selections for the front of the garden or private areas and discuss issues such as energy conservation. Participants are encouraged to bring photographs of their garden or yard to class, and to review plant material on their own. The five-session class is offered twice throughout the spring.

Hillside and Slope Gardens are the perfect solutions for transforming hilly locations into attractively landscaped areas. Design strategies, plant selection and methods for erosion control will be presented to turn these problem locations into functional gardens. Hillside and Slope Gardens is one of four classes offered this spring at the Daniel Boone Library in Ellisville, Mo.

Offered in March through June, gardening classes range from $25 to $60 for single-session classes and from $125 to $130 for multiple-session classes. Missouri Botanical Garden members receive a discount. Most sessions are held at the Garden's main campus at 4344 Shaw Blvd. in St. Louis. Other classes are available at Shaw Nature Reserve in Gray Summit, Mo. and at Lewis and Clark Community College in Edwardsville, Il.

In addition to gardening topics, the Garden offers a wide variety of adult education classes including cooking, art and botanical crafts. For more information, visit www.mobot.org and click on "Education," or call (314) 577-9441 to request a course catalog.

Make sure when you register, that you read about the adult education program from the Greenscape Gardens Blog.

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Adult education classes support the Missouri Botanical Garden's mission "to discover and share knowledge about plants and their environment, in order to preserve and enrich life." Today, 146 years after opening, the Missouri Botanical Garden is a National Historic Landmark; a center for research, education and horticultural display; and the 2004 winner of the Horticulture Magazine and American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta "Garden of Excellence" Award.