Advanced SmartScape
The SmartScape Program is pleased to announce the first of its new modular series of Advanced SmartScape classes. These classes are specifically designed to expand on issues presented in the SmartScape Professional Certification Series and are open to participants who have previously received certification. Registration is required. For additional information, please contact the SmartScape Program office at 626-5161.
| Module I: The Desert-Adapted Landscape | ||
| Where: | Pima County Cooperative Extension | |
| 4210 N. Campbell Ave. | ||
| Tucson, AZ | ||
| Conference Room | ||
| When: | June 23 - 25, 2009 | |
| 3:00 - 5:00 pm | ||
| Day 1 | ||
| Instructor: | Kathryn Hahne, SmartScape Program Coordinator | |
| Lecture: | Desert-wise Landscapes: Xeriscape, Rain Gardens & RainScapes, Urban Heat Island Mitigation and Firewise | |
| Practical: | Extension Garden tour, infrared thermometer comparisons of hardscape and softscape materials | |
| Day 2 | ||
| Instructor: | Jack Kelly, Commercial Horticulture Agent | |
| Lecture: | Problems & Pests Agave, Aloe, Cactus and Yucca | |
| Practical: | Plant ID in landscape, biotic/abiotic damage, notable characteristics | |
| Day 3 | ||
| Instructor: | Marcus White, Casa Blanca Horticultural (owner) | |
| Lecture: | Characteristics and plant adaptations for the desert environment | |
| Practical: | Plant transpiration demonstration, plant characteristics identification, soil texture test | |
