The following classes are sponsored by
City of Fort Collins Utilities Department

Fort Collins Senior Center
1200 Raintree Drive
Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Home Composting Seminar
Wednesday, Apr 30
Attend this hands-on seminar on home composting to get started with “hot” composting, vermi-composting and approaches to turn food waste into soil amendments. Learn about the first Compost Festival at the Gardens on Spring Creek, Saturday, May 3.

Xeriscape by Design
Wednesday, May 7
Loretta Mannix, from The Horticulture Consultant, will share before and after images of transformed Front Range landscapes. Learn how to create an attractive, low water-using landscape following the principles of Xeriscape.

Plant Select®: Varieties for Colorado
Wednesday, May 21
Plant Select®, a cooperative project of the Denver Botanic Gardens and CSU, identifies and promotes new varieties of plants that perform well in our area. Jim Klett, CSU horticulture professor, will present this years’ plants that thrive in our variable winters and hot summers.

Watering with Conservation in Mind
Wednesday, Jun 4
New “smart” technology can make watering your lawn more efficient. Learn about weather-based controllers, rain shut off devices and MP rotator heads, and how to inspect your system to identify repairs and upgrades.
Please help us make this a zero-waste event series.

For more information, call (970) 221-6700