The Santa Barbara County Water Agency announced a series of four Water Wise Landscaping Workshops beginning May 16 and running through June 6. The three-hour classes are designed to introduce homeowners, residents, and business owners to the fundamentals of landscaping for semi-arid climates that require minimal water.
The May 16 workshop happens from 9 a.m. to noon at the Dick DeWees Community and Senior Center, 1120 W. Ocean Ave., Lompoc. Another workshop is May 29 from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Santa Barbara Public Library’s Faulkner Gallery, 40 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara. A third workshop is May 30 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Santa Maria Public Library, 421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria. The last is June 6 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Legion Wing of the Solvang Veterans Memorial Hall, 1745 Mission Dr., Solvang. Green Gardens Group presents the workshops.
Reservations are required to attend the free workshops. More information is available at waterwisesb.org/workshops or riley@loacom.com.
This article appears in May 7-14, 2015.