Each spring and fall, the CRC partners with our community to provide numerous free seminars on the how-to’s of xeriscaping and other water-wise landscape practices. From getting started to more advanced topics, there is surely a seminar to suit your needs.

Seminars are FREE and open to anyone.

	Introduction to Xeriscaping Monday, April 11th Curtis Manning, Arcadia Design Group Center for ReSource Conservation 2639 Spruce Street, Boulder, CO 80302 6:00pm-8:00pm
Discover how xeriscaping can help you create a beautiful landscape that saves water and time. Curtis Manning, landscape designer from Arcadia Design Group, will share techniques for designing and installing a successful water-wise landscape. This class is intended for beginners and participants are strongly encouraged to come with questions.
	Renovating an Existing Landscape to Xeriscape Tuesday, April 12th Alison Peck, Matrix Gardens Longmont Public Library, Meeting Room 409 4th Avenue, Longmont, CO 80501 6:00pm-8:00pm
Whether you are looking to replace a lot of high water-use grass or xeriscape some of your yard, this seminar will teach you how to transform non-functional areas of your landscapes into stunning areas that you can enjoy. In this seminar, we’ll cover the 7 principles of xeriscape design and discuss the “how to’s” from design phase to completion. Learn valuable tools for the do-it-yourselfer on how to renovate your landscape within your budget.
	Xeriscaping: Beyond the Basics Tuesday, April 12th City of Golden Community Center, Community Room 1470 10th Street, Golden, CO 80401 6:00pm-8:00pm
Whether you are looking to replace a lot of high water-use grass or xeriscape some of your yard, this seminar will teach you how to transform non-functional areas of your landscapes into stunning areas that you can enjoy. In this seminar, we’ll cover the 7 principles of xeriscape design and discuss the “how to’s” from design phase to completion. Learn valuable tools for the do-it-yourselfer on how to renovate your landscape within your budget
	Introduction to Xeriscape Wednesday, April 13th Julie Hauser, Indigo Landscape Design Lafayette Public Library, Meeting Room 775 West Baseline Road, Lafayette, CO 80026 6:00pm-8:00pm
Discover how xeriscaping can help you create a beautiful landscape that saves water and time. Julie Hauser, owner of Indigo Landscape Design, will share techniques for designing and installing a successful water-wise landscape. This class is intended for beginners and participants are strongly encouraged to come with questions.
	Rainwater Harvesting Wednesday, April 13th Alison Peck, Martrix Gardens Center for ReSource Conservation 2639 Spruce Street, Boulder, CO 80302 6:00pm-8:00pm
Ever wondered how you can put rain water to use in your landscape? Alison Peck, owner of Martix Gardens, will give you tips and how-to’s on using natural precipitation to save water and create a lush landscape.
	Edible Xeriscape Thursday, April 14th Bill Melvin, Ecoscape Environmental Design Lafayette Public Library, Meeting Room 775 West Baseline Road, Lafayette, CO 80026 6:00pm-8:00pm
Learn how to combine an edible garden with a water-wise one in this exciting seminar. Bill Melvin, owner of Ecoscape Environmental Designs will share his knowledge of low-water ways to grow some of your own food.
	Tricks of Xeriscaping Thursday, April 14th Mikl Brawner, Harlequin’s Gardens Louisville, Public Library, Meeting Room 951 Spruce Street, Louisville, CO 80027 5:30pm-7:15pm
Mikl Brawner has learned some valuable tricks in 20 years of xeriscaping in very dry conditions. He has learned these the hard way through killing plants and years of experimentation. In this class you will learn these tricks in much less time for a much cheaper price.
	Water-Wise Wildlife Gardening Saturday, April 16th Jim Knopf, Author and Landscape Designer Longmont Public Library, Meeting Room 409 4th Avenue, Longmont, CO 80501 10:00am-12:00am
This slide-illustrated program will explore the wonderful world of waterwise wildlife gardening with the following the seven xeriscape principles & four wildlife gardening fundamentals. Jim Knopf, and renowned author and expert in both xeriscaping and wildlife gardening, will teach about how to attract the critters you want to your xeriscape and how to manage the creatures that you don’t way.
	Introduction to Xeriscape Saturday, April 16th Mark Doyle, Sage & Stone Landscape, LLC City Park Recreation Center, Community Room 10455 Sheridan Blvd., Westminster, CO 10:00am-12:00am
Discover how xeriscaping can help you create a beautiful landscape that saves water and time. Mark Doyle, Sage & Stone Lanscape, will share techniques for designing and installing a successful water-wise landscape. This class is intended for beginners and participants are strongly encouraged to come with questions.
	Drip Irrigation Saturday, April 16th Ron Boyd, Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District ReSource Tool Library 6400 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, CO 80303 10:00am-12:00pm
Do you have a sprinkler system that waters your trees or flowers? Are you interested in finding out about efficient irrigation? Ron Boyd of the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District will teach attendees how to change their existing sprinkler system to drip, and save water and money in the process. Plus check-out ReSource’s new Tool Library!
	Green Yard Makeover: Design Your Own Beautiful Water-Wise Landscape Tuesday, April 19th Curtis Manning, Arcadia Design Group Margaret Carpenter Recreation Center, Meeting Room 11151 Colorado Blvd, Thornton, CO 80233 6:00pm-8:00pm
Learn the basics of landscape design and the steps to maximize the beauty of your yard, while minimizing water use. Curtis Manning, of Arcadia Design Group, will share his years of design experience and provide tips on how to plan and execute a landscape full of texture, color and beauty throughout the seasons.

The CRC would like to thank the cities of Boulder, Golden, Lafayette, Longmont, Louisville, Thornton and Westminster for sponsoring 2010 Water-Wise Landscape Seminar Week and making the seminars available to you.