This workshop is the first of two on composting and will cover different methods of hot and cold composting that are applicable in a community garden plot, backyard garden, and even in your kitchen! Master Composters Joet Reoma and Jesse Raudenbush will lead the class as well as a tour of Project Grow's Composting Education Center at Leslie Science Center. Come dressed for the weather. No fee, but pre-registration is required.

The first of three workshops on beekeeping will introduce you to the world of bees. Topics to be covered include how to select, buy, and maintain the queen and her subjects and how to build and maintain a hive. Students will get to check out the hives of the instructor, Meghan Millbrath, located in the apple orchard of the Discovery Garden at Leslie Science Center. Come dressed for the weather.  No fee, but pre-registration is required.   In case of rain, class will be held on Sunday, April 21st, from 10am-noon.

This second workshop on beekeeping will take place at the hives maintained by Meghan Millbrath, instructor, that are located within the Discovery Garden at the Leslie Science Center. The hives will be checked to see how they are doing, after which students will be shown how to make splits in the hive. Come dressed for the weather. In case of rain, class will be held on Sunday, May 5th, from 10am-noon.

The final workshop on beekeeping will cover pests and pathogens that can impact beehives. Again, the work will be done at the hives maintained by Meghan Millbrath, instructor, within the Discovery Garden, at the Leslie Science.  Come dressed for the weather.   In case of rain, Sunday, May 26, 2013, 10am-noon.

Want go grow beautiful flowering perennials, but aren't sure how to do it? Come to this class to learn how! Taught by Kirk Jones, who maintained an extensive garden of perennials that formed the basis of his bouquet business, Good Scents Gardens, this class will focus on how to design and start a perennial garden. Topics covered will include combining colors, season of bloom, and how the plant looks all the time it is not in bloom. Time will be allowed for individual questions and problems.

Becky Hutchins, professional grower and hybridizer of day lilies, will be teaching a class on day lilies:  how to hybridize them, collect and grow out the resulting seeds, and plant them successfully in the spring.  She will also answer questions you may have about day lilies in general, about your own day lilies, and about her own collection of day lilies.  If you have ever wanted to know more about the genera, this class is for you.  Class size is limited to 20, so register early.