Workshops & Training

Become a Master Recycler

Hamilton County Solid Waste Management is offering this course September 23, 30 & October 7 from 6-8pm. For details click here.

Great outdoor weekend

Saturday & Sunday, September 26 & 27
Cost: Free
Check out www.greatoutdoorweekend.org for all the participating organizations and a list of programs.

Flying Jewels for You and for Me!
Saturday, 10:30-11:30am
All ages
Butterflies are wonderful to have in your yard for your own enjoyment and your plants’ benefit.  Come explore our butterfly garden and Monarch Way Station and learn about what plants attract certain butterflies and the reason behind it.  We’ll learn with fun games, crafts and observation.

Rikki Tikki Tavi
Saturday, Noon-12:30pm, 1-1:30pm, 7:30-8pm
Sunday, 2-2:30pm, 3-3:30pm
All ages         
Join us in the garden to enjoy a story of protecting and preserving a garden and its interconnected beauty.  Puppeteer, Jesse Mooney-Bullock, will share an adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s Rikki Tikki Tavi using hand-crafted puppets and eclectic music.

Butterfly Gardens in Your Yard – Greater Cincinnati Wild Ones
Saturday, 2:00-3:00pm
Adults
Learn how to bring flying jewels into your yard.  We’ll discuss butterfly biology and what plants you’ll need to attract particular species of butterflies.

Explore an Oasis in the City!
Saturday, 3:00-4:00pm
Adults
The Hauck Botanic Garden is a hidden treasure of Cincinnati.  Come on a guided tour of the gardens, old and new, of the Civic Garden Center and Hauck Botanic Garden.  Learn about new plant varieties and growing techniques on a tour featuring the Green Learning Station, Serenity Garden, and Backyard Vegetable Garden.

greening Your Home

Hamilton County Solid Waste Management is offering this course October 5, 17, & 19 from 6:30 - 7:30pm for details click here.

Community Garden Development Training Series

CGDT provides community residents with technical assistance, leadership training, horticulture education and start-up materials. Classes are offered each year beginning in October and ending in April. For more information, please call the Neighborhood Gardens Coordinator at 513.221.0981 ext. 16.

2010 - 2011 Community Garden Development & Training Schedule

Click here for registration form

Fax to Peter at 513-221-0981 or email to phuttinger@civicgardencenter.org

 


Attend a CGC presentation in a neighborhood near you….

The CGC Staff frequently takes lectures ‘on the road’ to various libraries in the Greater Cincinnati area. The presentations are free to the public. However some programs ask for participants to register due to limited space. Call the branch ahead of time for information about attending programs.

 

Classes

 

September

Master Composter Training


Held in collaboration with Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services
Monday, September 13, 6-8:30pm
Tuesday, September 28, 6-8:30pm
Monday, October 11, 6-8:30pm
Instructor:  John Duke, Master Composter, Master Gardener & Founder of American Compost Society
Cost:  Free Click here to register
Unravel the mysteries of how and why composting works and get a first-hand experience of various composting methods. Learn which will work best for your own garden and construct a simple “bin.”  Learn about the fascinating biology of a compost pile and the cycle of life that occurs in decomposing organic matter.  A vermi-composting system will be available to participants for a nominal fee.  Students are asked to pass on what is learned. To complete the course and earn a certificate, fifteen hours of volunteer service are to be completed within one year from the last class. Many volunteer options are available to fulfill this requirement.  Class size is limited – please register by calling 221-0981 x 18 or clicking on the above link.

Garden to Table:  Tomatoes


Tuesday, September 14, 6-8pm
Instructors:  Vickie Ciotti, Executive Director, Ryan Mooney-Bullock, GLS Program Manager & Cara Hague, Horticulturist I
Cost:  $10
Celebrate the height of fresh tomato season with CGC staff members who will share their favorite tomatoes in their favorite recipes!  Bring your own favorite homegrown tomatoes to share and taste. 

Garden to Table: Tomatoes 9/14 6-pm Price: $10.00

 

 

 

Invasive, Aggressive or Self-Seeding?


Wednesday, September 15, Noon-1pm
Instructor:  Scott Beuerlein, Owner of Heritage Gardens
Cost:  Free Click here to register
If a Japanese maple sprouts in the woods, should a native plant lover make a sound? How can an aggressive plant not be invasive? Is any self-seeding of non-native plants tolerable? What is a thug versus a noxious weed? What boorish plants should merely annoy us and which ones should scare us to death?  We'll sort out the definitions and the differences in this very topical issue.

Greening Your Roof


Wednesday, September 15, 6-8pm
Instructor: Rose Seeger, Green Roof Specialist at Green City Resources
Cost: $10 (free for CGC volunteers)
Are you intrigued by the idea of growing plants on your roof? Looking for a solution to storm water on your property while wanting to increase insulation and waterproofing on your building? Attend this introductory class to find out if a green roof is right for you. A local expert will describe the benefits, components and costs of green roofs and help you understand the structural and design considerations involved in the process. Get an up close look at Cincinnati’s first sloped green roof and leave with a clear idea of how to move forward on your project.

 

Greening Your Roof 9/15 6-8pm Price: $10.00

 

 

Invasive, Aggressive or Self-Seeding?


Tuesday, September 21, 6-8pm
Instructor:  Scott Beuerlein, Owner of Heritage Gardens
Cost:  Free Click here to register
If a Japanese maple sprouts in the woods, should a native plant lover make a sound? How can an aggressive plant not be invasive? Is any self-seeding of non-native plants tolerable? What is a thug versus a noxious weed? What boorish plants should merely annoy us and which ones should scare us to death?  We'll sort out the definitions and the differences in this very topical issue.

Seed Collecting & Storing


Wednesday, September 22, 6-8pm
Instructor:  Sue Trusty, Horticulturist
Cost:  $10 (free for CGC Volunteers)
Collecting seed from plants can be exciting, economical and is essential for preserving our herbaceous genetic diversity.  Through discussion and demonstration, find out how to collect and store seed from annuals, perennials and woody plants; learn the best references to use in determining collection techniques; discover the difference between hybrids and open-pollinated plants. 

 

Seed Collecting & Storing 9/22 6-8Price: $10.00

 

 

October

Maximizing the Small Vegetable Garden


Saturday, October 2, 2-3:30pm
Instructor:  Kate Cook, Urban Farmer
Cost:  $10 (free for CGC Volunteers)
Kate will present planning concepts and planting techniques to maximize variety and yield in your gardens.  Bio-intensive planting , intercropping and companion planting  are all useful means to produce a wealth of food from limited spaces.  Learn to conceptualize your garden in four dimensions (in time and space) and move away from the less efficient linear row layouts and single-crop beds of traditional growing.

Maximizing the Small Vegetabel Garden 10/2 2-3:30 Price: $10.00

 

Cool Trees in Cincinnati

Wednesday, October 6, 6-8pm
Instructor: Scott Beuerlein, Owner of Heritage Gardens 
Cost:  $10 (free for CGC Volunteers)

One benefit of living in a city with a great horticultural heritage is a rich and beautiful urban forest. Throughout greater Cincinnati are many large, beautiful trees. We are also blessed by an abundance of diversity of species and cultivars in our landscapes. This discussion will focus on the beautiful and interesting trees of our area. Feel free to bring photos or stories of your own favorites to share with the group.

Cool Trees in Cincinnati 10/6 6-8pm Price: $10.00

 

Bulb Day

Saturday, October 9, 9-3pm

Don’t miss our annual day in celebration of bulbs!  Enjoy lectures and workshops by long time bulb growers and gardeners; browse our unique selection of hardy bulbs and daffodils from members of the Southwest Ohio Daffodil Society (SWODS) and a garden fresh lunch in between all of the fun! More details to follow. 

 

Winding Down Before Winter

Tuesday, October 12, 6-8pm
Instructor:  Paul Koloszar, CGC Horticulturist III
Cost:  $10 (free for CGC Volunteers) Limited to 20 people:  please register in advance!                                                              

It's time to decide what will be left to stand and what needs to go to the compost. It's also a good time to prepare tools for the next growing season.  CGC horticulturist Paul Koloszar has useful advice about what needs to be done (and what can be left alone) in the garden before winter arrives.

Winding Down Before Winter 10/12 6-8pm Price: $10.00

 

Build a Fairy House


Saturday, October 16, Noon-2pm
Instructor:  Corina Bullock, Youth Education Coordinator & Peter Huttinger, Neighborhood Gardens Coordinator
Cost:  $25 per house

This crafty class has become an annual favorite. Use collected botanicals, slices of trees and bits of shells and seeds to create your own unique dwelling for the little people. Your imagination is the only limit to what results.  
Kids over 12 can build their own, younger kids team up with an adult to make a house.  Class size is limited. 

Build a Fairy House 10/16 12-2 Price: $25.00

 

Composting Basics


Tuesday, October 19, Noon-1pm
Instructor: Corina Bullock, Youth Education Coordinator
Cost: Free Click here to register

Use your lunch hour to learn the basics of composting.  This earth-friendly technique uses the rotting power of nature to convert your yard waste into valuable garden amendments.