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More and more, people are realizing that gardening can be a year-round proposition. (See the post on cold frames from earlier this year.) In fact, master gardener June Hutson is teaching a class called "Add Winter to Your Garden Season," at MoBot in January. Here are some other offerings to help you get the most out of your garden during the colder months of the year:
Shape it Up: Pruning 101
Bowood Farms, 4605 Olive, 314-454-6868, bowoodfarms.com
November 4 & 5, 10 a.m.
This hands-on class will give you first-hand experience on how to keep your pruning shears sharp, how to trim deadwood, how to shape trees and shrubs, and more. $10, reservations required.
Composting Completely
Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw, 314-577-9400
November 7, 7:30 p.m.
Registration for this class ends soon—November 4 at 5 p.m.—but MoBot has an easy online registration process, which you can access here. This class covers composting basis, including bin types, and the pros and cons of each. The class is designed to get you started immediately, so you'll leave with a bin and detailed instructions on how to use it.
Holiday Decorating Using Natural Elements
Sugar Creek Gardens, 1011 N. Woodlawn, 314-965-3070
November 5 and 26, 10 a.m.
Class instructs students on how to seek out dried or evergreen plants in the yard to use as holiday decorations. Reservations are required; call 314-965-3070.
Winter Bulbs: St. Louis County Parks and Recreation Children’s Garden Club
Sherwood’s Forest Nursery & Garden Center, 2651 Barrett Station Rd., 314-966-0028, sherwoods-forest.com
November 6, 9 a.m.
Hannds-on class for kids on how to put spring bulbs in the ground.
Growing Fruits and Berries
Kemper Classroom, Missouri Botanical Garden; contact Betsy Alexander, betsyace@earthlink.net
Thursday, November 10, 10 a.m.
This Master Gardener Continuing Education Class taught by Elizabeth Wahle of the University of Illinois Extension, focuses on how to succeed in growing fruit-bearing shrubs, bushes and trees.
Rose Winterizing Workshop
Hillermann Nursery & Florist, 2601 E. 5th, Washington, MO, 636-239-6729, hillermann.com
November 19, 10am
A free workshop by the Tri County Rose Society. Experts will give hands-on demonstrations in Hillermann’s Rose Garden on how to prune and prepare your rose bushes to weather the winter months.
Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. 335 S. Kirkwood Rd., 314-965-3700
December 6, 7 p.m.
Documentary follows free spirit and family farmer John Patterson over a 25-year period. Part of the Franciscans For Earth Fall Film Series. Free, but RSVP is required.
Dwarf Conifer Gardens
Bowood Farms, 4605 Olive, 314-454-6868, bowoodfarms.com
December 10, 2 p.m.
Learn how to design and grow a conifer garden, and bring color and life to your winter garden.
Beginning Beekeeping
Willoughby Farm, 631 Willoughby Lane in Collinsville, IL, 618-346-7529
January 14, 10 a.m.
Presented by William Klopfenstein. Willoughby Farm offers ongoing gardening clases for adults through the University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners program. $5. Registration is requried.
