2012 Spring Gardening Seminar Series
2pm Saturday, Feb 04, 2012 | $8.00
Santa Fe Greenhouses, Inc., a full-service retail greenhouse and tree nursery, is proud to announce its Spring Gardening Seminar Series, beginning Saturday, January 7, 2012, and concluding on Saturday, February 25, 2012. The eight-part seminar series entitled “Wonderful and Waterwise—Creating Your New Mexico Garden,” will focus on the best practices for gardening in New Mexico. Topics will include sustainable gardening, perennial plant favorites, rainwater harvesting, growing fruits and berries and container gardening.
The speakers are renowned experts in their fields, and all share a passion for gardening in the desert southwest.
January 7, 2012 @ 2 pm SUSTAINABLE WATERWISE DESIGN Learn the key elements of landscape design from a New Mexico xeriscaping expert. Hunter will take you on a tour of projects that illustrate the principles used to create sustainable, colorful waterwise landscapes. Presented by Hunter Ten Broeck; founder of Waterwise Landscapes Inc, designing colorful water efficient landscapes in New Mexico for over 20 years.
January 14, 2012 @ 2pm IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE? (Book signing after the talk.) Yes! The Dirt Doctor is “in.” Enjoy this educational seminar filled with concepts, techniques and soil building ingredients that help New Mexico gardeners be successful in our high, dry climate. Howard Garret is a landscape architect by training and devoted his life to establishing a leadership role in the natural organic marketplace providing advice on natural organic gardening, landscaping, pet health, pest control and natural living. Book signing after the talk.
January 21, 2012 @ 2pm Growing Culinary Herbs Year-round (Book signing after the talk.) Join us for a fun, information presentation as Tammi shares her expertise on organic gardening and growing herbs year-round, indoors and in the garden. From start to finish, her talk will cover growing and harvesting herbs organically. She’ll also share some of her favorite recipes for your herb harvest. Presented by Tammi Hartung who brings over 30 years of passion for growing and using herbs. She is the author of Homegrown Herbs and co-owner of Desert Canyon Farm, a certified organic farm in southern Colorado. Book signing after the talk.
January 28, 2012 @ 2pm David’s Perennial Favorites-New and Tried and True This visual buffet will highlight High Country Gardens’ newest and best plants for the water-wise garden. David will take you on a colorful tour of the most exciting perennials, ornamental grasses, groundcovers and other plants for your New Mexico xeriscape. Many were developed right here in Santa Fe and are only available from us. Just a few of the new for Spring 2012 plants include three of our 2012 Green Thumb Award winners: Brakelights- Red Yucca, ‘Fire Spinner’ Ice Plant and the Harvest Booster Perennial Collection. Presented by David Salman, President and Chief Horticulturist for Santa Fe Greenhouses/High country Gardens.
February 4, 2012 @ 2pm HARVEST THE RAIN- (Book signing after the talk.) Participate in this inspirational lecture that will make you a true believer in the regenerative power of harvesting rain -- it will show you how. Nate Downey will stress the gains of green gardening, such as beauty, shade, privacy and wind protection and focus on the joys gardening gives families, friends and neighbors. Nate Downey, author of Harvest the Rain (Sunstone Press, 2010), is president of Santa Fe Permaculture, an ecological landscaping firm he founded in 1992, and has written a monthly column called “Permaculture in Practice” for the Santa Fe New Mexican since 1998.
February 11, 2012 @ 2pm GROW FRUIT AND BERRIES IN NEW MEXICO GARDENS Enjoying a delicious harvest of fruit and berries in our high desert climate is possible when you know how and what to plant. You’ll learn what are the best varieties and the proper techniques to grow the trees, shrubs and vines that will feed you and your family. Our own staff Arborists and horticulturists will share their knowledge and experiences to help you make the most of your home fruit growing efforts. Presented by Katherine O’Brien, SFG Arborist, Horticulturist and Nursery Manager and Jeff Clark, Horticulturist and Landscape Design Consultant.
February 18, 2012@ 2pm FEED YOURSELF, YOUR FAMILY & YOUR COMMUNITY Many of us want to save grocery money or just have the satisfaction of producing our own food. Even if you have only a small space or a barren lot, you can transform your plot of earth into a productive garden that will feed many. We proved it can be done in an old parking lot at Santa Fe Greenhouses. Greg Tickle will show you how, step by step, using the same seeds, soils, and plants sold in our greenhouses. Presented by Greg Tickle, landscape architect, greenhouse manager, and gardener.
February 25, 2012 @ 2pm CONTAINER PLANTING: BEAUTIFUL & BOUNTIFUL After years of container garden design, planting and upkeep, Bob has the expertise to make your potted gardens colorful and long lasting, whether you are a novice or an expert gardener. In this talk, he shares his tricks of the trade! Learn about the best pots, soils and plants for New Mexico. Find out Bob’s top ten ‘must try’ container plants, design considerations, color combinations, as well as how to grow food and trees in containers. Bob Ross is a local Landscape Architect & Garden Consultant.
Admission for each seminar is $8.00 per person and each attendee will get a $5.00 coupon for use in the store. A pass for all eight (8) seminars is available for a discounted price of $44.00 (a savings of $20.00 off the individual ticket prices).
Santa Fe Greenhouses is located at 2904 Rufina Street in Santa Fe. For more information call (505) 473-2700, toll-free at 1-877-811-2700 or visit the website at www.santafegreenhouses.com.
Where: Santa Fe Greenhouses
Phone: 428-7374
Address: 2904 Rufina St
The speakers are renowned experts in their fields, and all share a passion for gardening in the desert southwest.
January 7, 2012 @ 2 pm SUSTAINABLE WATERWISE DESIGN Learn the key elements of landscape design from a New Mexico xeriscaping expert. Hunter will take you on a tour of projects that illustrate the principles used to create sustainable, colorful waterwise landscapes. Presented by Hunter Ten Broeck; founder of Waterwise Landscapes Inc, designing colorful water efficient landscapes in New Mexico for over 20 years.
January 14, 2012 @ 2pm IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE? (Book signing after the talk.) Yes! The Dirt Doctor is “in.” Enjoy this educational seminar filled with concepts, techniques and soil building ingredients that help New Mexico gardeners be successful in our high, dry climate. Howard Garret is a landscape architect by training and devoted his life to establishing a leadership role in the natural organic marketplace providing advice on natural organic gardening, landscaping, pet health, pest control and natural living. Book signing after the talk.
January 21, 2012 @ 2pm Growing Culinary Herbs Year-round (Book signing after the talk.) Join us for a fun, information presentation as Tammi shares her expertise on organic gardening and growing herbs year-round, indoors and in the garden. From start to finish, her talk will cover growing and harvesting herbs organically. She’ll also share some of her favorite recipes for your herb harvest. Presented by Tammi Hartung who brings over 30 years of passion for growing and using herbs. She is the author of Homegrown Herbs and co-owner of Desert Canyon Farm, a certified organic farm in southern Colorado. Book signing after the talk.
January 28, 2012 @ 2pm David’s Perennial Favorites-New and Tried and True This visual buffet will highlight High Country Gardens’ newest and best plants for the water-wise garden. David will take you on a colorful tour of the most exciting perennials, ornamental grasses, groundcovers and other plants for your New Mexico xeriscape. Many were developed right here in Santa Fe and are only available from us. Just a few of the new for Spring 2012 plants include three of our 2012 Green Thumb Award winners: Brakelights- Red Yucca, ‘Fire Spinner’ Ice Plant and the Harvest Booster Perennial Collection. Presented by David Salman, President and Chief Horticulturist for Santa Fe Greenhouses/High country Gardens.
February 4, 2012 @ 2pm HARVEST THE RAIN- (Book signing after the talk.) Participate in this inspirational lecture that will make you a true believer in the regenerative power of harvesting rain -- it will show you how. Nate Downey will stress the gains of green gardening, such as beauty, shade, privacy and wind protection and focus on the joys gardening gives families, friends and neighbors. Nate Downey, author of Harvest the Rain (Sunstone Press, 2010), is president of Santa Fe Permaculture, an ecological landscaping firm he founded in 1992, and has written a monthly column called “Permaculture in Practice” for the Santa Fe New Mexican since 1998.
February 11, 2012 @ 2pm GROW FRUIT AND BERRIES IN NEW MEXICO GARDENS Enjoying a delicious harvest of fruit and berries in our high desert climate is possible when you know how and what to plant. You’ll learn what are the best varieties and the proper techniques to grow the trees, shrubs and vines that will feed you and your family. Our own staff Arborists and horticulturists will share their knowledge and experiences to help you make the most of your home fruit growing efforts. Presented by Katherine O’Brien, SFG Arborist, Horticulturist and Nursery Manager and Jeff Clark, Horticulturist and Landscape Design Consultant.
February 18, 2012@ 2pm FEED YOURSELF, YOUR FAMILY & YOUR COMMUNITY Many of us want to save grocery money or just have the satisfaction of producing our own food. Even if you have only a small space or a barren lot, you can transform your plot of earth into a productive garden that will feed many. We proved it can be done in an old parking lot at Santa Fe Greenhouses. Greg Tickle will show you how, step by step, using the same seeds, soils, and plants sold in our greenhouses. Presented by Greg Tickle, landscape architect, greenhouse manager, and gardener.
February 25, 2012 @ 2pm CONTAINER PLANTING: BEAUTIFUL & BOUNTIFUL After years of container garden design, planting and upkeep, Bob has the expertise to make your potted gardens colorful and long lasting, whether you are a novice or an expert gardener. In this talk, he shares his tricks of the trade! Learn about the best pots, soils and plants for New Mexico. Find out Bob’s top ten ‘must try’ container plants, design considerations, color combinations, as well as how to grow food and trees in containers. Bob Ross is a local Landscape Architect & Garden Consultant.
Admission for each seminar is $8.00 per person and each attendee will get a $5.00 coupon for use in the store. A pass for all eight (8) seminars is available for a discounted price of $44.00 (a savings of $20.00 off the individual ticket prices).
Santa Fe Greenhouses is located at 2904 Rufina Street in Santa Fe. For more information call (505) 473-2700, toll-free at 1-877-811-2700 or visit the website at www.santafegreenhouses.com.
Where: Santa Fe Greenhouses
Phone: 428-7374
Address: 2904 Rufina St
