Lunch and Learns are educational talks held every Tuesday at noon in the Demonstration Garden at Ida Lee from May 20 to September 9.

Bring your lunch, enjoy the garden and learn about gardening-related topics.

May 20 - Compost (Dave Hellums)

July 22 -Laying out Garden Beds (Darcy Justen)

May 27- How to Plant Beautiful Container Gardens (Barbara Arnold)

July 29 - Botany (Karen Olgren)

June 3 - Heritage Gardening (Juanita Koilpilla)

Aug. 5 - Growing Grapes (Neill Bassford)

June 10 - Shade Gardening with Natives ( Carol Ivory )

Aug. 12 – Less Grass, More Happiness ( Carol Ivory )

June 17 - Attracting Butterflies & Hummers (Karin McDowell)

Aug. 19 - Arranging Flowers from the Garden (Elaine Hawn)

June 24 -Medicinal Herbs (Linda Shotton)

Aug. 26 - AAS Veggies (Denise Palmer)

July 1 - Water Features in Your Garden ( Linda Ward )

Sept. 2 - Dwarf Conifers (Margie Bassford)

July 8 – Hydrangeas – The Princess of the Garden ( Debbie Dillion )

Sept. 9 – How to Harvest and Dry Herbs (Becky Phillips)

July 15 – Go Green Around Your Home and Garden (Cindy Annino)

 Saturday Morning in the Garden

Ida Lee Demonstration Garden , 10am

Educational talks, garden tours and activities in the Children’s garden.

May 17 - Go Native!  Save Time, Save $, Save the Environment! (Janette Sawyer)

June 21 -The Four Seasons Garden (Darcy Justen)

July 19 - Pests in the Garden (Karen Olgren)

Aug. 16 – Less Grass, More Happiness ( Carol Ivory )

Sept. 13 – Fall Landscaping (Barbara Arnold)