Join us for a hands-on workshop where we’ll walk you through everything you need to know about efficient landscape irrigation at your home. Our instructor for this workshop will be Brandon Burgess, Conservation Programs Specialist here at Chino Basin Water Conservation District and the Waterwise Community Center. With over 20 years of Southern California landscaping […]

Learn how to envision what you want out of your home landscape and put together a plan to make it happen. Our instructor for this workshop will be Scott Kleinrock, Conservation Programs Manager here at Chino Basin Water Conservation District and the Waterwise Community Center. Scott has been working in horticulture for almost 20 years, […]

Adding a consistent source of clean water to any yard will draw songbirds and provide them with a hard-to-find and essential resource. Our instructor for this workshop will be Scott Kleinrock, Conservation Programs Manager here at Chino Basin Water Conservation District and the Waterwise Community Center. Scott has been working in horticulture for almost 20 […]

Join us for a walk through our demonstration garden looking at the key principles of garden design Join us for a walk through our demonstration garden looking at the key principles of garden design including choosing the right plant for the right place, layering and building visual depth with plantings, aesthetic aspects of planting design, […]

Learn how to properly install your new landscape and get your garden off to a healthy start! Choosing great plants and a great design are important, but that is only part of what you need to succeed with a landscape renovation. Equally important is preparing your site, installing everything properly, and caring for your plants […]

Keep your garden healthy and looking great by learning what to do and when! Join us in the Waterwise Community Center’s beautiful public garden for a discussion and demonstration of the most important seasonal activities to care for your waterwise or California native garden. Keeping your garden healthy and looking great is not complicated, but […]

Discover the perfect waterwise or CA native plants for growing in pots, and learn what to do to make sure they thrive! There are so many great waterwise or California native plant choices perfect for growing in pots on patios, balconies, or anywhere growing in the ground is not an option. Container gardens can have […]

We will cover everything you need to know about pruning for fruit trees and deciduous (lose their leaves in winter)shrubs in SoCal! *SIGN UPS DOWN BELOW* Join us in the Waterwise Community Center's public garden in Montclair where we will demonstrate and explain the skills you need for successful pruning of fruit trees and winter […]

When rain falls in Southern California, it is best if we can slow, spread, and sink it into our landscapes, for multiple benefits, both to our gardens and the region. *SIGN UPS DOWN BELOW* In this class, we will explore practical, low cost approaches to capturing the rain at home. Learn a practical approach that will cover infiltration basins and rain gardens, swales and berms, and rain barrels and cisterns. Participants in the class will leave understanding: Why it is important for us to capture rainwater in our home landscapes How to determine which water harvesting approaches are most appropriate […]