Fall is upon us, and it’s the perfect time of the year to #RethinkYourYard and to create a beautiful, water‐wise landscape at your home.

The “River Friendly Landscaping Training” is a comprehensive training program in River-Friendly Landscaping for home gardeners. River-Friendly Landscaping is a way of gardening that works with nature to reduce water use, reduce waste, prevent pollution, attract birds and butterflies, and support the health of our region’s waterways. River-Friendly Landscapes help home gardeners save water, time and money. The five‐session River‐Friendly, Green Gardening series, taught by the sustainable landscaping experts at EcoLandscape California, includes three classroom workshops and two hands‐on training days that will cover:

• Landscape design
• Putting the right plant in the right place
• Water‐wise irrigation
• Integrated pest management
• How to care for your landscape
• And much, much more

Classroom workshops will take place at SSWD’s Antelope Gardens at 7800 Antelope North Road in Antelope as follows:

• Tuesday, September 20, 2016 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, September 27, 2016 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, October 4, 2016 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Attendees can then practice what they’ve learned at two special hands-on workshops on Saturdays, September 24, 2016 and October 15, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at a landscape installation in the Arden area of Carmichael (exact location to be announced to participants). Lunch will be provided.

Total cost for all five workshops is $35. Complete details are available at SSWD.org or by calling SSWD at (916) 679‐2890.