This one-day workshop for homeowners and professionals is designed to promote high quality, sustainable landscapes that reflect a sense of place in Colorado's northern Front Range. The workshop will be held on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Fort Collins Senior Center, 1200 Raintree Dr., Fort Collins. Check back in January for the workshop brochure and registration materials.

Featured Presentation:

Design and Evolution of a Garden

Whether you’re renovating a landscape or starting a new one, Marcia Tatroe, gardener and writer, will share the design process and how to adapt to a garden’s changing needs.

Other Programs:

• Cultivating a Sustainable Kitchen Garden with Susan Tweit, writer and garden designer
• Plants We Need to Use More with Tom Throgmorton, Throgmorton Plant Management
• Hardy Succulents with Gwen Kelaidis, writer and gardener

Registration

• Cost, includes lunch: $35, $40 (after Feb. 17)
• Online registration: Available starting Dec. 10 at www.fcgov.com/recreator. Sign up for Program #19811.
• Mail-in registration: Brochure will be online in December at www.fcgov.com/highplains and mailed to homes in early January.

The workshop is sponsored by the High Plains Landscape Council, a group of public and private landscape professionals. The High Plains Landscape Workshop is a fundraiser for the Friends of the Gardens on Spring Creek.

For more information, call the Gardens on Spring Creek at 970-416-2486.