On Wednesday, the Town of Okotoks will host Xeriscaping and Waterwise Gardening: A Green Living Workshop.
The event runs from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Environmental Education Centre and will also be available to stream online. It will focus on how to plan and care for gardens in southern Alberta’s climate.
Attendees will learn how to manage challenges such as heavy clay soil, a short growing season, cold nights, midsummer hailstorms, sporadic rainfall, and wildlife.
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Joanna Tschudy, community hubs co-ordinator with the The Alex Community Food Centre and community engagement co-ordinator with the Calgary Horticultural Society, will lead the workshop.
She also owns and operates Inhabit Landscape Design & Consultation, specializing in incorporating food plants and drought-tolerant species into residential and community landscapes.
Tschudy said her connection to the land inspires her to help others create gardens that thrive in southern Alberta’s changing conditions.
The free event requires advance registration, which is available online.
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