Building Healthy Soil in Your Garden

Healthy soil is a living ecosystem that supports all other life on earth. Learn about the basic soil types common in Marin and how they can be improved with easy methods mimicking natural processes. You’ll also learn about different styles of home composting, the...

Designing Your Home Landscape

Whether you envision your garden to be for entertaining, quiet relaxation or family fun, sustainable landscape design is a collaboration between the needs of the designer and the needs of the earth. Learn the basics of successful landscape design and how to create a...

Design Inspiration—Gardening with a Sense of Place

Learn about the environmental qualities that make Marin such a special place—the watersheds in which we live and garden, our varied microclimates, our native plant communities and the wildlife they support. With this knowledge, you will be able to create a garden that...