Contact
Nanette O'Hara
Tampa Bay Estuary Program
nanette@tbep.org
727-893-2765
Where
Weedon Island Education Center
1800 Weedon Dr. NE
St. Petersburg, FL 33702
Driving Directions
The Instructors
Doris Heitzmann is the Florida- Friendly Landscaping Program™ Community Association Outreach Coordinator with University of Florida IFAS Extension in Pinellas County. Doris is a Landscape Designer, a Horticulturist, a Certified Arborist and a Florida Master Gardener. Doris loves to teach basic landscape design concepts to people, so they create Florida Yards that look beautiful while saving water and reducing chemical and fertilizer use.
Brian Schatz is the owner and landscape designer at Schatz Landscape Design. Brian is an ISA certified arborist and a horticultural expert with a biological background. His green industry experience is approaching 36 years. He has given clients throughout the Bay Area spectacular landscape makeovers. Brian is obsessed with proper pruning and horrified when he sees plants mutilated by hatchet jobs.
Chris Claus is the Water Conservation Coordinator for St. Petersburg.She has an extensive background in Landscape Design and Management and is also a Certified Arborist. Chris is responsible for implementing a wide range of indoor and outdoor water conservation programs for homeowners in St. Petersburg.
John Pfeiffer is the owner of Pampered Yards LLC, a full-service landscape installation and maintenance business based in Pinellas County. John installed his first yard at age 8 and has never looked back. He is a state-certified Commercial Fertilizer Applicator and Pest Control Operator; teaches Landscape Best Management Practices for Pinellas County Extension; and is a landscape maintenance inspector for Pinellas County's watershed management division..
Maintaining Your Florida Yard Workshop
Saturday, March 24, 2012 9 am to 2 pm
Weedon Island Preserve Education Center
Whether you've already begun a Florida-Friendly yard makeover, or are still contemplating one, this workshop will give you practical knowledge about Florida-Friendly landscape principles that you can put to use immediately in your own yard.
Think you have a Black Thumb when it comes to gardening? Maybe you just need a little advice and inspiration from some experts to turn that thumb a lovely shade of green. We can help!
Maintaining Your Florida Yard will feature four one-hour sessions that tackle common landscape challenges we all face:
You'll learn how to select healthy plants from a nursery, plant them at the proper depth, and group them according to their watering, light and soil needs.You'll also learn how to mulch correctly, how to us and what types of mulch to use, as well as the basics of Integrated Pest Management.
- Are you a menace to your plants with pruning shears? Never fear. We'll teach you how to select and care for pruning tools and how to prune all kinds of plants, from groudcovers to palms, the right way.
- Never heard of micro-irrigation? Our session will tell you why it's the perfect way for True Floridians to water their landscapes, and give you hands-on practice in installing the components. You'll be surprised how easy it is!
- Frustrated with trying to maintain a healthy green lawn? We will teach you how to mow, fertilize and water your lawn the Florida-Friendly way. That does NOT mean pouring an entire bag of fertilizer on your lawn and then scalping it down to the ground!
Cost for the workshop is $10 and includes lunch, all materials, tools such as rain gauges and plant guides, free Florida-friendly plants, and terrific door prizes. Space is limited to 50 people. Participants will be divided into two groups to allow for more interaction and hands-on time in each session.
Click below to register.
Sponsored by the Tampa Bay Estuary Program, Pinellas County Extension Service and the public and private partners of the Be Floridian campaign.
Here's a look at the agenda for Maintaining Your Florida Yard:
9 - 9:15 a.m. WELCOME AND OVERVIEW
9:15 - 10:15 a.m. WORKSHOP 1
GROUP A
Plant Selection and Installation
Instructor: Doris Heitzmann, Florida-Friendly Landscaping Program , Pinellas County Extension
GROUP B
Fertilizing, Lawn Care and Recycling
Instructor: Lloyd Bozarth, LandPRO
10:15 - 10:30 a.m. BREAK
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. WORKSHOP 2
GROUP A
Proper Pruning
Instructor: Brian Schatz, Brian Schatz Landscape Design
GROUP B
Getting Started with Micro-Irrigation
Instructor: Chris Claus, Water Conservation Coordinator, City of St. Petersburg
11:30 a.m. - Noon LUNCH
Noon - 1 p.m. WORKSHOP 3
GROUP A
Fertilizing, Lawn Care and Recycling
Instructor: John Pfeiffer, Pampered Yards
GROUP B
Plant Selection and Installation
Instructor: Doris Heitzmann, Florida-Friendly Landscaping Program, Pinellas County Extension
1:00 - 2:00 P.M. WORKSHOP 4
GROUP A
Getting Started with Micro-Irrigation
Instructor: Chris Claus, Water Conservation Coordinator, City of St. Petersburg
GROUP B
Proper Pruning
Instructor: Brian Schatz, Brian Schatz Landscape Design
