Landscape design, birds and butterflies topic of free classes
Clark County Cooperative Extension master gardener Denise McConnell will present two free gardening classes in June.
The first, “Landscape Design with the End in Mind: Part I,” will be offered on June 13 at the Gibson Library, 100 W. Lake Mead Parkway, Henderson. Part II will be offered June 27. Both classes will begin at 5:45 p.m.
In the first landscape design class, McConnell will introduce the basics of landscape design. Participants will then have two weeks to work on a design, which will be reviewed and discussed in the second class.
Participants are required to take both sessions.
Class size is limited to 20 households. Register online at www.mypubliclilbrary.com or call 702-564-9261.
At 3:30 p.m. June 15, McConnell will be at the Green Valley Library, 2797 Green Valley Parkway, Henderson for an informational class on “Birds, Butterflies and Bees.” She will discuss how birds, butterflies and bees contribute to the world’s food supply and offer simple tips to attract these creatures to your yard and how not to. Also to be discussed will be which ones live here all year and how to recognize them.
Registration is required; to register visit www.mypubliclibrary.com or call 702-207-4261.
For general gardening questions, contact the master gardener help line at 702-257-5555. For gardening information and upcoming classes, visit www.facebook.com/mastergardeners
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