Ahhh .. I love classes ...

Pruning ... the basics .. new gear..

Plant ID and / or a close look at new introductions ..

A pest survey ... like maybe ten insect pest common in your area...

Good Day ...

I think it depends on the time of the year and the day of the week. I do classes for garden centers and the same class will be busy one year but not too busy the next, all depensds on the day I do it and the time of the year.

I have had great sucess with Basic Pruning, and a class I call the Weekend gardener. The Weekend Gardener has some quick easy tips for gardening, some quick pruning tips, fertilizing etc, Also people seem to like Wildlife Habitat classes.

I think a good one for the winter season a'coming would be classes on the care of plants that are waiting inside somewhere before going outside in the spring. I know somew folks that get rather careless with plants and then wonder why they don't take very well once transplanted.

It's been my experience that people love to make stuff. Classes on how to make hypertufta containers, natural wreaths, and building drystacked stone walls are always filled at our local arboretum.

The idea of teaching how to do drystacked walls, I think, is a good idea. People can see things happen as they go, and the results are almost instantaneous. Don't like how it's going? You can tear it down easily and start over. No drying time involved ; ). And the materials can be used for ages.

-Audric

In the nurseries I've worked for, any classes dealing with COOKING were hugely successful. These were mainly demos (not hands-on), but audience turnout was always very good. Herbs were very popular, as were any seasonal veg or fruit.

what to get some new ideas? and are not so busy in jan?

go here. ill be walking around. im bringing my pa, he will be wondering around also :). i go every year and meet, talk, collect silly promo gifts and ask really stupid question.

they also have classes.

by the way, do u really have anything pressing in jan to do In Kansas?

froggy

Here is a link that might be useful: midam

In a like vein, here are the great offerings at New England grows for 2005:

Here is a link that might be useful: New England Grows

The most popular "talk" (with slides) that I give is "Low Maintenance perennials." I also speak on companion planting, "New" plant introductions, cutting gardens, daylilies, etc.

Amanda in Vermont

Hi all
This is my the first posting in this forum.
Since my English is not good enough to write, I only write on Japanese garden forum.
In 2002, I offered free Japanese gardening class to mainly for hulticulture students and peoples who are working in landsace industry. I did not want to have just anyone who has intrest in Japanese garden.
One student from South Carolina, he drove 180 mile one way, never missed one class or came late. other student came from Alabama 130 mile away from my home where I had class. Cady Came from Bostom Mass in May. some how students who came from other states showed more intrest than local. The class started 9:00 AM untill all stdents went to home, often time untill dark.
how to make bamboo broom, how to dig bamboos, ball and burlap, prune bamboo,bamboo bonsai, bamboo fence making from scrach, what bamboo have to use and why, how to split bamboos, how to bend bamboos, climb tree with rope and tree sadle, moveing boulders with tripod , stone setting
how to set extention ladder not leaning to tree trunk nor branchs. knots, makeing tools often we cannot buy, sharping tools etc.
I could not teach how to prune pine tree be course I did not have pine tree myself at the time. next time when I offer another Japanese garde class I will have enough maple trees, pine trees ,shurbs, hedge , bamboos, which often use in Japanese garden.

kujhawk ; The purpose of class dictate the class subjects, time and day, and how.
Most of things I tought was not for average home owners.

ginger; You are well come to vist me and Cady. I am happy to show you basic Japanese gardening skills . I am hoping some time this year I can settle in Mass.

Thank you, Yama! What a surprise--as I was reading your post I was thinking,"If only I lived near Yama in the South to take such a class," then I came to the last paragraph :) I'll certainly take you up on your kind offer and look forward to meeting you, too. I lurk on the Japanese Gardening forum and am familiar with your writings. Cady and I met last year, as you probably know.

Let me know when you settle in MA and I will surely come for a visit!

Regards,
Ginger

Hi Ginger,
Are you planning to spend a day at New England Grows this year? I haven't decided yet.

Hi, Cady!
With Ken Druse, Bill Cullina, Stephanie Cohen, Tony Avent, Lauren Springer, and Lee Reich to listen to, how can I not:) Also interested in the Big Dig presentation. Quite a bit on trees this year, too. Yeah, I'm coming down with a co-worker for one or two days. Let me know what you decide.
G.

Guess I will go, since Tony Avent, Ken Druse and the others are too good to pass up. Let me know what day(s) and maybe we can meet up for lunch again. We can plan around and according to the lectures.

The Big Dig is still a pain in the butt. The new convention center is not near the subway station, but if you're driving in there will be parking. I'm still figuring out the new roads myself. MapQuest is useless.