July’s Summer Webinar Helps Gardeners Be Waterwise
Iowa State University Extension
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Mahaska County office is hosting the sixth annual “Growing Season” webinar series. Gardeners will learn about creative ideas for water features and conservation, attracting butterflies and bees, and growing herbs.
The summer series, offered by the Iowa Master Gardener program, is open to all interested gardeners and features an Iowa Master Gardener and Iowa State University faculty or extension specialist presenting each of the two-hour courses. Participants are not required to have completed master gardener training to be able attend the webinars.
In the July webinar, Water in the Garden, ISU Extension and Outreach horticulturist Denny Schrock along with Boone County Master Gardener Jamie Beyer, will discuss various water saving techniques to apply to the garden and how to incorporate creative water features. Webinars are pre-recorded, so dates and times will vary with locations. In Mahaska County the webinar will be viewed on Tuesday July 21 2015, at Noon – 2 pm and 6 – 8 pm. There is no cost to attend and is open to the public. Prior registration is not required but appreciated.
During the class, Schrock will focus on waterwise landscaping while Beyer will talk about water features. “We’ll present the principles of xeriscaping, a low-water use landscaping, and using low-water-tolerant plants adapted to Iowa landscapes,” said Schrock.
“With climate change, it’s apparent Iowans will need to adapt to changing weather patterns that include more weather extremes—hotter and drier drought cycles, with more intense storms,” said Schrock. “The waterwise landscaping will lay the framework for developing a landscape that will better withstand weather extremes.”
For more information about this or other Mahaska County Extension programing or to register, please contact Mahaska County Extension by email xmahaska@iastate.edu or phone at 641-673-5841 or visit our website www.extension.iastate.edu/mahaska .
