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Intro to Edible Landscaping for Desert Gardens

  • Tue, June 10, 2014
  • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Asbury United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 1601 W Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85015
  • 2

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  • Admission for two people
  • Adult supervision is required

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Instructor: Pam Perry 

Plants are beautiful but with the amount of time and energy it takes to maintain them, why not have plants that are functional, too?  In this introductory class, we will explore some of the many options low desert gardeners have, from traditional edibles to edible flowers to plants that blur the line (do you want to eat that artichoke or just stare at it?). This class will introduce what factors to consider when designing your landscape and how to plan your attack. Get a crash course in the many tricks that help a gardener be successful and get ideas for creating more sustainable surroundings that you can implement one plant at a time or one project at a time, with a goal to begin to enjoy a harvest in your first season.

Remember, the perfect design won’t happen all at once (or maybe there is no “perfect, final design.”) and you don’t have to do it all at once, but you can begin now to understand your options. Find your way to implement best practices and reap rewards without wearing your fingers to the bone!


Class price:

1 Adult $15 prepaid/$18 at the door
Attend with a Friend: 2 Adults $25 prepaid or $30 at the door.

Children ages 14 and under are free. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

After you register for this class, you will receive an invoice. There will be a link in the invoice so you can pay in advance via PayPal or credit card. To pay by credit card, look for the tiny link on the PayPal welcome screen.

If you have questions about this class,please contact the VPA office (602) 535-4635.


Payments at the door may be made via cash or check.


About the Instructor: Pam Perry grew up gardening in Vermont, and  is a graduate of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at the University of Vermont. She is a certified Cooperative Extension Master Gardener in three states, including ours. She was a grower and design consultant at a Colorado nursery where her focus was in herbaceous perennials. In California, Pam was the grower for Morningsun Herb Farm.  Moving to Phoenix, for several years she was  the garden designer for  a 4 diamond resort.  Pam is current president of the Arizona Herb Association and  has actively participated in care of the demonstration gardens at  Maricopa County Cooperative Extension office. 


About the location:

Asbury United Methodist Church has been nicknamed "the cupcake church" for the distinctive chapel that faces Indian School Road. The motto of the church is "a place for all people." Asbury, in partnership with the International Refuge Committee (IRC) of Phoenix has a community garden which is maintained and farmed by several refugee families with the support of the IRC. Asbury’s future plans are to both expand the Community Garden as well as open it up to people in the neighborhood, to grow healthy, sustainable food.
Asbury is also home to a community orchard, of approximately 40 miniature urban fruit trees, which is open to the people of our surrounding neighborhoods, as a way to provide healthy and nutritious fruit to those in need.

Learn more about Asbury, their programs and their congregation here: http://www.aplaceforallpeople.org/

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