All workshops are free, but space is limited. Please register by calling (919) 469-4090.
Warm Season
Grasses
After they’re established, warm season grasses such as Zoysia, Bermuda,
St. Augustine, and Centipede require less maintenance, less water, and
less fertilizer. Some of the grasses are better suited to certain landscape
areas than others, but all can thrive in the sun and dry weather. Learn
about the benefits of warm season grasses, the differences between them,
and how to convert fescue to a warm season grass.
• Saturday,
April 30 from 9-10 a.m., Cary Garden Center at 930 W. Chatham St.
• Saturday, May 21 from 10-11 a.m., Garden Supply Co. at 1421 Old
Apex Road
• Saturday, June 4 from 9-10 a.m., Cary Garden Center at 930 W.
Chatham St.
• Saturday, June 18 from 10-11 a.m., Garden Supply Co. at 1421 Old
Apex Road
Designing
Water-Wise Landscapes with Vibrant Colors
Water-Wise landscapes are far from drab. Learn how to create a vibrantly
colored landscape by spending time designing a color scheme. Then learn
the variety of water-wise plants that will make your design come alive.
• Thursday,
May 19 from 7:30-9 p.m., Cary Senior Center in Bond Park
• Thursday, June 16 from 7:30-9 p.m., Page-Walker Arts & History
Center at Town Hall
Solutions
to Beautify Wet Areas within Your Landscape
Learn a variety of ways you can create an attractive and appropriate landscape
in areas of your yard that are continuously wet.
• Thursday, May 26 from 7:30-9 p.m., Page-Walker Arts & History Center at Town Hall
Proper Tree
Planting, Placement, and Irrigation
Young trees have the promise of delivering great value to your home site.
If the right tree is planted the right way in the right place and maintained
in the right way, it will add to your health and enjoyment. However, if
any of these steps is done wrong, the tree can become a costly eyesore,
or simply die.
You'll see the simple steps to growing a drought proof tree, with an indoor presentation and an outdoor demonstration of sustainable tree planting. You'll take home new information about trees and a new appreciation of how simple it is to grow them, and you may be the lucky winner of our free tree drawing!
• Sunday, May 15 from 1-2:30 p.m., Town Operations Center at 400 James Jackson Ave.
Trees and
Water-Wise Landscaping
Trees can conserve water in your landscape, creating a cooler and healthier
place to live. They can also waste your time and water. Follow our straightforward
steps to growing water-wise trees in your landscape, from an indoor presentation
to an outdoor presentation. We'll look at strategies for creating Rain
Gardens, nipping problems "in the bud" before they cost you
dearly, and extending the safe useful life of older trees. Bring in pictures
or clippings of your problem trees and we will look for ways to effectively
deal with those challenges. You'll take home some technologies, old and
new.
• Sunday, June
5 1-2:30 p.m., Town of Cary Operations Center at 400 James Jackson Ave.
Native Plants
Plants native to this area are the only vegetation used in the gardens
outside the Stevens Nature Center at Hemlock Bluffs. Learn how you, too,
can create an attractive and interesting garden or landscape by planting
native plants.
• Wednesday, June 8 from 2-3 p.m., Page-Walker Arts & History
Center at Town Hall
Composting
and Vermi-Composting
Put your yard waste and vegetable scraps to good use by composting them.
Learn several composting methods, including vermi-composting, which is
letting worms eat certain food scrapes. Vermi-composting is an excellent
science experiment, so children are welcome and encouraged to attend this
hands-on workshop.
• Tuesday, May 10 from 7-8 p.m., Compost Education Center in Bond Park
Troubleshooting
Irrigation System Problems
The class is designed so that homeowners will understand the basic features
and maintenance of automatic irrigation systems: what is an irrigation
head and how can it be repaired; what is a rain sensor and when and how
should it be replaced; what is a backflow prevention device, how do I
set my irrigation controller; how do I know if my irrigation system has
a leak or not? This class will give residents an understanding of their
irrigation system so that problems are prevented and so that the system
operates efficiently.
• Wednesday, May 25 from 7:30-8:30 p.m., Bond Park Community Center
Understanding
Cary’s Automatic Irrigation Regulations
Thinking about installing an automatic irrigation system? Have a system
but are unclear about the rules and regulations? Town staff will explain
the Alternate Day Watering Ordinance, Rain Sensor Ordinance, Water Waste
Ordinance, and the backflow cross-connect requirements and regulations.
• Tuesday, June
7 from 7:30-8:30 p.m., Bond Park Community Center