Length: Four 2-hour classes
When: Every Thursday in May 2009
Time: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Where: LaHouse Home and Landscape Resouce Center
Gourrier Avenue between Nicholson Drive and River Road
Baton Rouge, La.
Instuctor: John Young, Extension Associate
LaHouse Landscape Coordinator
To learn more or register for this course contact John Young at 225-578-7913 or joyoung@agcenter.lsu.edu.
The focus of this program is to encourage homeowners to create and maintain landscapes in ways that minimize environmental damage. This will include looking at water quality and conservation, reducing stormwater runoff and decreasing nonpoint source pollution of surface water, enhancing desirable wildlife habitats and creating functional, attractive landscapes.
The program, which is implemented through the parish LSU AgCenter Extension agents with the support of Louisiana Master Gardener volunteers, provides education and outreach activities in the community to help residents reduce pollution, conserve water and enhance their environment by improving home and landscape management.
This integrated approach to landscaping emphasizes seven interrelated principles:
➊ Right plant right place
➋ Watering efficiently
➌ Maximizing mulch and recycle yard waste
➍ Fertilizing appropriately
➎ Managing yard pests
➏ Protecting surface waters and wetlands
➐ Providing for beneficial wildlife habitat
To learn more or register for this course contact John Young at 225-578-7913 or joyoung@agcenter.lsu.edu.