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Classes

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Landscape Education Classes are offered in the Spring and Fall of each year.

Learn how to garden beautifully while reducing your water use.  BAWSCA’s Landscape Education Classes are designed to introduce homeowners, commercial property managers, landscape service providers, and others to the concepts of water-efficient and sustainable landscaping.

 

FREE Classroom Lectures and Hands-On Workshops focus on:

  • Sustainable Landscaping
    • Understanding Water-Use Efficiency in the Landscape
    • Use of California Native and Drought Tolerant Plants
    • Creating Healthy Soil
  • Alternatives to Lawn
  • Habitat Gardening
  • Edible Landscaping
  • Water Efficient Irrigation Practices
  • Parent/Child Gardening Workshop

 

New! View videos of past landscape classes here.

Landscape Classes
DateClassWhen/Where
2029-03-22Design Your Own Rain GardenBurlingame Community Center, 850 Burlingame Ave., Burlingame, CA
Thursday, March 22, 2029, 6:00 PM
2026-08-02Laundry to LandscapeSan Mateo Arboretum Society, 101 9th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401
Sunday, August 02, 2026, 1:00 PM
2026-07-12Re-Think your Lawn: Creating Water-efficient & Climate Resilient LandscapesSan Mateo Arboretum Society, 101 9th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401
Sunday, July 12, 2026, 1:00 PM
2026-06-27Creating a Native Pollinator GardenDowntown Hayward Library, 888 C St Room A
Saturday, June 27, 2026, 11:00 AM
2026-06-10Water-Efficient Mediterranean Garden DesignZoom Webinar
Wednesday, June 10, 2026, 6:30 PM
2026-06-06Firescaping 101 (Planting Workshop)Rinconada Library Embarcadero Room 1213 Newell Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Saturday, June 06, 2026, 12:30 PM
2026-05-31Gardening with SucculentsMilpitas Community Center (Large Meeting Room) at 457 E Calaveras Blvd, Milpitas, CA 95035
Sunday, May 31, 2026, 10:00 AM
2026-05-30Landscape Conversion 101SummerWinds Nursery 725 San Antonio Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Saturday, May 30, 2026, 11:00 AM
2026-05-20Water Wise and Native PlantsZoom Webinar
Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 6:00 PM
2026-05-20Summer Watering StrategiesZoom Webinar
Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 6:00 PM
2026-05-16Water-Efficient Landscape Designs for the Five SensesAlameda County Water District headquarters at 43885 S Grimmer Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538
Saturday, May 16, 2026, 10:00 AM
2026-05-10Efficient Irrigation TechniquesZoom Webinar
Sunday, May 10, 2026, 11:00 AM
2026-05-09The Secrets to Successful Succulent LandscapingDowntown Hayward Library, 888 C St Room A
Saturday, May 09, 2026, 11:00 AM
2026-05-07Harvesting Rainwater and Building a Rain GardenZoom Webinar
Thursday, May 07, 2026, 6:00 PM
2026-05-05Saving the Earth, One Garden at a TimeBurlingame Community Center, 850 Burlingame Ave., Maple Room, Burlingame, CA
Tuesday, May 05, 2026, 7:00 PM
2026-04-30Pollinator Gardens1075 Old County, Road Suite A, Belmont, CA 94002
Thursday, April 30, 2026, 6:00 PM
2026-04-23Sustainable IrrigationZoom Webinar
Thursday, April 23, 2026, 6:30 PM
2026-04-22Summer Watering StrategiesZoom Webinar
Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 6:30 PM
2026-04-22Design Your Own Rain GardenBurlingame Community Center, 850 Burlingame Ave., Elm Room, Burlingame, CA
Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 6:00 PM
2026-04-18Water-wise Edible GardensArrillaga Recreation Center, Cypress Room, 701 Laurel St. Menlo Park CA 94025
Saturday, April 18, 2026, 1:00 PM
2026-04-18Water Efficient Edible GardeningDowntown Hayward Library, 888 C St Room A
Saturday, April 18, 2026, 11:00 AM
2026-04-15Lawn AlternativesZoom Webinar
Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 6:00 PM
2026-04-01Don’t Be Fooled: Understand and Maintain Your Irrigation SystemZoom Webinar
Wednesday, April 01, 2026, 6:30 PM
2026-03-25Sheet Mulching for BeginnersZoom Webinar
Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 6:30 PM
2026-03-21Celebrate Earth Day: Spring Landscaping Ideas & CompostingDowntown Hayward Library, 888 C St Room A
Saturday, March 21, 2026, 11:00 AM
2026-03-19Landscape TransformationsZoom Webinar
Thursday, March 19, 2026, 6:00 PM
2026-03-18The Power of Native GardensZoom Webinar
Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 6:30 PM
2026-03-18Healthy SoilsZoom Webinar
Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 6:00 PM
2026-03-16Grass to Garden: Sustainable Landscape DesignZoom Webinar
Monday, March 16, 2026, 6:00 PM
2026-03-05Native Plant and Pollinator GardensMountain View Public Library, 555 Franklin Street, Mountain View, CA 9404
Thursday, March 05, 2026, 6:30 PM
2026-03-04Plant Your Own Aromatherapy GardenZoom Webinar
Wednesday, March 04, 2026, 6:30 PM
2026-02-07California Native Garden DesignMillbrae Recreation Center, Classroom A,, 477 Lincoln Circle, Millbrae
Saturday, February 07, 2026, 10:00 AM

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