Classes & Events

Learn how to make Southern Utah’s long growing season work to your advantage when planting and harvesting vegetables.

Learn about making Southern Utah’s long growing season work to your advantage when planting and harvesting vegetables.

Learn how to create an innovative, practical landscape design for southern Utah. Registration for this class is recommended. Click here to register.

Localscapes is a statewide program that helps residents create custom landscapes for where they live. Visit www.localscapes.com for more information.

The district is hosting a Qualified Water Efficient Landscape (QWEL) training, which provides 20 hours of educational training in irrigation system design and maintenance, programming and operation. The training is one of two approved US EPA WaterSense Irrigation Auditor certification programs in the nation and is recognized by the EPA WaterSense program, Central Iron County Water Conservancy District, USU Extension, Washington County Water Conservancy District and the Utah Nursery and Landscape Association. UCNP CEU’s available.

Training is $100 for the course plus $50 for the

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Join us for the 4th annual Scarecrow Walk & Haunted Canyon at Red Hills Desert Garden.  This free, family-friendly event will feature several scarecrow displays from various local organizations in addition to a haunted canyon decorated with skeletons, spiders and other creepy things. Join us on October 15 from 5 – 7 p.m. to enjoy music and cookie decorating.

Spook alley, mad scientist experiments, children’s art projects, educational booths and more.  This is one seasonal celebration you won’t want to miss.

Tips on caring for potted plants and best practices for building raised planting beds will be shared.