Learn different ways to identify the four most common pine trees surrounding the Idyllwild Nature Center. Test your ability to recognize the different species of trees along the Amphitheater trail...
While plants are the main stars of any garden, where you plant them and what you surround them with can make the difference between meh and WOW! Rocks, wood, and...
Join Helen Hixon today to learn more about these fascinating pollinators. You'll get to build a hummingbird perch as well to add beauty and a resting spot for your helpful...
Todd Fowler and Tricia Pilkington are expert permaculturists. What is permaculture? The three basic principles are: 1. Care for the Earth 2. Care for each other 3. Fair share for...
Today Good and Tricia will share their knowledge of the abundance that surrounds us. From edible wild plants to medicinal uses, this class will open your eyes to the wide...
Laurel Owen is a retired nurse from Texas, who is trained as a master gardener in roses. She has experimented with different kinds of roses and helps with the garden at...
Today we'll harvest herbs from the Community Garden. Some you'll take home fresh to use in recipes, salads etc. Then we'll learn to bundle herbs and set them up to...
Join permaculturist, educator and scientist Peter Kindfield today at his home for a lesson in vermicomposting. Peter will share his vermicomposting set up and share how to get started on...
Today Peter will share how he regenerates soil at his home in Pine Cove. As we know, decomposed granite is the most common "soil" in idyllwild. Learn how Peter has...
Today we'll collect the herbs we hung to dry and strip the leaves from the stems. Then we'll put these into jars for future cooking or medicinal use. Please RSVP...
Helen Hixon - Flower arrangements were ever present in my childhood home in Southern California and my grandparents’ home in Holland. In the years since becoming a potter, I have...
Birds provide many benefits to a garden. Besides eating some predatory insects they serve as pollinators as well. This will be a "make it - take it" class so you'll...