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Landscape Design Basics
Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 10 a.m. - FREE
Learn how to enhance your home's curb appeal. This class will show you how to landscape beyond the builder's basic package of grass, ten woody shrubs and 2 code trees. Mayer Berg, Riverland Nursery owner, will discuss fundamental landscape design principles and plant selection criteria. He will discuss how using these principles can help you select great trees and shrubs and transform your yard into an aesthetically pleasing outdoor space.
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Identifying & Controlling Unwanted Garden Pests
Saturday, February 4, 2012 @ 10:00 am - FREE
Riverland Nursery, Fort Myers, FL
Bugs. They can be big, tiny, beneficial, harmful or just annoying. Florida has lots of them. If you are not paying attention, insects can quickly devastate trees, palms, shrubs, flowers, or lawns. Bob Cook, an instructor for the Florida Certified Horticulture Professional program, will teach class participants how to identify and control “uninvited” insects, fungus and other garden challenges.
Success with Citrus
Saturday, February 18, 2012 @ 10AM - FREE
Instructor: Robert Riefer
One of the many perks of Florida living is being able to pick delicious and nutritional fruit off our own backyard citrus trees. And don't forget the wonderfully fragrant blossoms.
Have you been thinking about purchasing a citrus tree but you don't know which one to choose? Do you want a citrus tree that is everbearing? Cold hardy? Self pollinating? April or January harvest season? Super sweet? Good for juice? To grow in a container? Seedless? Peels easily?
Wonderful Butterfly Gardens
Sunday, December 4, 2011 @ 1 pm - FREE
Instructor: Donna Cressman, Master Gardener/Consultant, Butterfly Estates
Butterflies add elegant, inspiring beauty to our yards and gardens. You will attract them if you provide for their needs with nectar and larval plants. Donna will teach you which plants will lure these beautiful creatures to your garden. Your landscape and gardening choices influence the wildlife attracted to your yard. By creating a butterfly friendly habitat in your yard, you will have hours of enjoyment observing these colorful creatures and you will help ensure their survival.
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Beautiful Container Combinations
Saturday, December 17th, 2011 at 10 a.m. FREE
Instructor: Susan Gold
Susan Gold, container gardening enthusiast, will be conducting a workshop demonstrating how to create stunning plant combinations for a variety of container styles. She will walk you through the steps to design and plant an easy, colorful, and stylized container garden. Susan will also share helpful tips on soil selection, watering, fertilizing and maintaining your container garden in Southwest Florida. Following the seminar, Susan and our staff will be available to help you select plants and/or containers for creating your own unique arrangement.
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Great Lanai Plants
Saturday, November 19th, 2011 at 10 a.m. FREE
Instructor: Mayer Berg, Riverland Nursery Owner
With the arrival of cooler weather, Floridians are anxious to open their doors and to spend time relaxing and eating in their screened lanai and courtyard areas. Are you interested in learning how to create a lush, tropical sanctuary in your lanai? Mayer Berg, Riverland Nursery owner, will discuss great plant options for small areas such as pool lanais and enclosed courtyards. His discussion will include evaluating the area for sun, shade, irrigation, desirable plant height and width and how to select plants that will be less likely to litter the pool or lanai area with leaves and petals. He will also discuss how to help the plants thrive by using the appropriate fertilizer and pesticides (if needed).
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Selecting Beautiful Trees for SW Florida
Sunday, November 27th @ 1 p.m.
Instructor: Mayer Berg, Riverland Nursery owner
"The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is today." Chinese Proverb
Trees are the bones of the landscape, providing a framework for the overall landscape design. A specific specimen and its placement often will determine what other plants are used in the landscape. Many customers visit the nursery in search of the "perfect" tree to fit their needs. Trees are selected on the basis of many qualifying factors, such as: providing privacy, shade, beautiful flowers, fragrance, berries and shelter for wildlife, or fruit for the homeowner. Mayer will discuss and demonstrate a variety of beautiful and hardy trees well-suited to SW Florida. These will include many unique shade, specimen and ornamental trees that may not be commonly seen in landscapes.
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Sustainable & "Must Have" Plants for SW Florida Gardens
Sunday, October 16, 2011 @ 1 pm - FREE
Instructor: Donna Cressman, Master Gardner
Have you been searching for that magical plant that can look good and thrive not only the summer's extreme heat and rain; but also sustain the winter dry season with occasional patches of frost? A plant that requires minimal fertilizer and pesticides? Donna will discuss sustainable plants that are adapted to our local climate. These fabulous plants require minimal resource inputs, such as fertilizer, pesticides and water. Many of these plants are native to our area and not only do they require less care and energy, but they also provide fruit and nectars which are beneficial to our native wildlife.
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Creating Privacy with Plants
Saturday, October 29, 2011 @ 10:00 am - FREE
Riverland Nursery, Fort Myers, FL
Mayer Berg, an owner of Riverland Nursery will explore various options to create privacy with plants. These will include the use of non-running bamboo, fast growing native and other sustainable shrubs and trees. Ideas will be explored as how to make these privacy areas interesting as well as functional. We will focus on low-maintenance plants proven to withstand our frequent droughts, cold-snaps, and even tropical storms.
Creating a Habitat for Birds
Sunday, June 26 @ 1:00 pm - FREE
Riverland Nursery, Fort Myers, FL
Riverland Nursery will host “Creating a Habitat for Birds,” a free class conducted by Donna Cressman and Wendy Sprague on Sunday June 26th @ 1pm. Donna and Wendy are Master Gardeners in Lee County. The importance of attracting birds to our urban and suburban landscapes is often overlooked. Birds play a vital role in our sensitive eco-systems not to mention the beauty and pleasure derived from watching and listening to them from our gardens. Donna and Wendy will make a list of suggested plants to assist in creating these habitats. Many of these plants can be seen in Riverland’s demonstration gardens and are available for sale.
Great Plants for Cold Florida Winters
Saturday, Jan 22 @ 10 am - FREE
Instructor: Mayer Berg
Riverland Nursery will present “Great Plants for Cold Winters,” a free class conducted by Mayer Berg Saturday Jan. 22 @ 10am. Mayer is an owner of Riverland Nursery and a graduate of the FNGLA Horticulture Program.
Mayer will share ideas and information about trees, palms, and plants proven to succeed and thrive in our recent sub-freezing winters, proper ways to cover plants, and much more. A large variety of cold hardy plants will be available for sale.
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Introduction to Bonsai
Saturday, December 11, 2009 @ 10:00 am - FREE
Riverland Nursery, Fort Myers, FLRiverland Nursery will host a presentation by members of the Bonsai Society of Southwest Florida on the history and cultural foundations of Oriental plant design, and the tools and techniques used in creating, cultivating and appreciating bonsai.
Using Succulents In Your Landscape
Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010 @ 10AM - FREE
Riverland Nursery, Fort Myers, FL
Riverland Nursery will host “Using Succulents in Your Garden,” a free class conducted by John Lucas Saturday Dec. 18th@10am at Riverland. Mr. Lucas has extensive experience growing and using succulents creatively in landscapes.
Succulents are a wonderful addition to the xeriscape landscape requiring surprisingly little care and water. An extensive selection of succulents including unique cacti, yuccas, agave, desert rose and much more will be available for sale.
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Creating A Successful Vegetable Garden
Saturday, October 30 @ 10:00 am - FREE
Riverland Nursery, Fort Myers, FL
Riverland Nursery will host “Successful Vegetable Gardens,” a free class conducted by Bob Cook on Saturday October 30, 2010 @ 10am. Bob is a member of the Florida Nurserymen, Growers and Landscape Association (FNGLA). and a Certified Horticulture Professional (FCHP). He has been teaching those wishing to gain that certification since 1999. Bob is a passionate gardener with a particular love of growing vegetables. He will share his knowledge and secrets of how to start a vegetable garden, selecting the right plants for our climate, when to plant, insect and weed control, proper nutrition, and much more. Vegetables and various soil and nutrient options will be available for sale.
Edible Plant Workshop
"Where the Exotic becomes Reality"
Saturday, May 22 at 10 a.m. - FREE
Instructor: Billy Hopkins, Hopkins Nursery
Are you interested in growing exotic, tropical fruit in your own back yard? We are very excited to have Billy Hopkins of Hopkins Nursery teaching a class on edible plants which can be successfully grown in SW Florida. Hopkins Nursery has been growing unique edibles in Florida for a generation and Billy is our local expert for any questions you may have on growing tropical fruit. We will also have a large selection of plants from his nursery available for purchase.
Reservations are suggested. Email a space reservation at:
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