Watering: Understanding the Needs of Your Landscape

About the Class

Sometimes Mother Nature does not come through with rain. Watering using a can, hose, or irrigation system is a tool to attempt to bridge the gap. Led by Mike Shelton, this course will teach the beginner about watering and understanding how to meet the needs of plants even turf in your landscape. Participants gain insight into watering strategies to prevent waste and maximize benefit. Identifying best watering and irrigation practices before everything dries up insures your plants endure stretches of little rain.

Additional Information

This class will take place in person at the Huntsville Botanical Garden. Information on location will be provided by email the week of the class.

Pricing

Garden Member: $35
Non-Member: $60

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About Your Instructor

Mike Shelton has over 32 years of experience working in environmental science in government, university, and private sectors. Currently, he serves as the Natural Areas Supervisor at Huntsville Botanical Garden. Prior to joining the team at the Garden, Mike served the people of Alabama for over 17 years as a Natural Resources Planner at the Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, a partnership between the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. There, he participated in stewardship activities on nearly 10,000 acres of uplands, wetlands, and state-owned waterbottoms near Fairhope, Alabama. Mike earned a master’s degree in Biology at Emory University and an undergraduate degree in Biology at Hampden-Sydney College. He lives in Huntsville with his spouse, Wendy, enjoying outdoor activities, music, movies, and all the amenities of the city and of North Alabama.