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Lawn Busters DIY Workshop (Milpitas) 2 Day Event

In this Do-It-Yourself workshop you will discover the facets of drought-tolerant gardening, species selection, spacing, and general care and maintenance. Learn how to leverage Valley Water's landscape rebate program and execute your own lawn bust!

Location: TBD -- Look for an email FROM EVENTBRITE with the address about a week prior to the event

This is a two-day, workshop in which you will learn the following skills:

Day 1: Friday, December 16th Virtual presentation 6:00pm-7:00pm

  • Design & species selection

  • Water runoff abatement strategies

  • Sheet mulching & solid amendment application

Day 2: Saturday, December 17th In-person 9:30am- 12:30 pm

  • Landscape installation

  • Mulching

  • Watering

  • Q & A

Please join the Virtual meeting using this link: https://meet.google.com/tgk-bnka-qbk(This link will also be emailed to you)

Earn 50% off your next purchase of shrubs and perennials at our Community Nursery upon completion of both workshop dates.

If you are unable to attend the In-person session, you are welcome to attend just the virtual presentation, however, you will not receive the 50% discount.

This workshop is intended for adults and homeowners looking to convert their own lawns; we kindly ask any high school volunteers to please find a different Our City Forest volunteer event to attend. Thank You!

Disclaimer: At this event, you may be working with individuals who are unvaccinated. Please use your discretion in taking the proper precautions.

Register for the zoom class here

Register for the in person portion here