A Class Is Being Held at Howard Community College

Learn to design a native garden using some of Maryland’s 3,000 native plants. You will redesign or design a garden for your yard using “keystone plants” and other natives from perennials to sedges, ferns, grasses, shrubs, and trees.

This six-hour course will be held on three consecutive Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, March 7 to 21. The class will start with everyone discussing their own garden and their goals for the class.

After reviewing plants that are invaluable to pollinators as well as other native plants, learn how to combine plants to create your own garden.

Determine how to choose the “right plant for the right place” by using research tools. Design a garden that blooms for three seasons by using basic design elements and incorporating plants that attract pollinators. You will also learn what conditions different plants need to succeed.

At Carroll Community College

Looking for a gift for the gardener in your life? Or, want to treat yourself? Enroll in “The Importance of Being Native: How to Design a Native Garden,” a one-night, three-hour course at Carroll Community College.

The class will be held Thurs., March 28, from 6:30 to 9:30 in Carroll Community College’s P-1^st Financial Credit Union Life Fitness Center.

First, we will discuss what your gardens are like and what you hope to achieve in the class.