Fern Hill Nursery

This Outdoor Hands-on Class will cover:
Site assessment and design
Choosing the right plants for our area
Microclimates and niches in the herb garden
Starting from seed, cuttings, divisions
Sun, soil, water, and drainage requirements
Harvesting and processing techniques
High market-value medicinal crops
Cultivating threatened/endangered herbs
Common medicinal and nutritional “weeds”
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Its amazing how much food we can grow, even in a small backyard! This class will cover plants, design, and maintenance of an edible landscape. Topics include fruit trees and shrubs, vines, and innovative garden ideas.
 
Cost: $35 or $60 for couples
 

 
Native plants are a wonderful addition to backyard gardens or a small landscape. They provide food and medicine, attract wildlife, and are beautiful and easy to care for. We will discuss many of our local native species, their uses and cultivation, as well as basic design.
Cost: $65 or $115 for couples

We can create multi-functional and highly productive gardens by mimicking natural forest ecosystems.
This course explores the ideas of forest gardening and companion planting on a large scale.  We will introduce you to many perennial food plants that grow well here.

As a plant nursery, we specialize in plant propagation the Organic way.  We will talk about many different methods of propagation including fruit tree grafting.  We will have time for hands-on practice and propagation. You can bring home a grafted tree that you worked on!

Interested in creating a multi-functional design for your home garden or rural farm?
In this workshop, we will cover the basics of Permaculture Design, step by step, and create some designs of our own.  A great way to fuel your creativity into functional design!