Tag: classes

Top Tips for Great Grilling and Farm Fresh Cooking

John Frenaye | June 11, 2022, 02:00 PM

Great grilling doesn’t have to be hard, or intimidating! Join locally-based storyteller, cook, author and television personality Jonathan Bardzik for delicious cooking and simple tips that will up your grilling game without adding fancy ingredients or equipment.

Create Containers for Pollinators with Heather Andrews

John Frenaye | June 04, 2022, 04:00 PM

Join Master Gardener Heather Andrews as she demonstrates how to make 2 pollinator pots. One container design will be planted to attract and host butterflies. The other will feature a design to attract hummingbirds! You will learn what types of plants you will need to attract and feed pollinators, so you can have the jewels of the garden on your front porch.

Class & Book Signing with Brie Arthur

John Frenaye | May 21, 2022, 03:00 PM

Discover strategies to cultivate all the plants you love in containers. Learn all about the best soil, fertilizers, and watering practices along with creative planting combinations.

Bonsai 201: Shaping, Wiring and Pruning

John Frenaye | May 18, 2022, 03:00 PM

Review the care of bonsai plants, then go deeper in your bonsai practice to learn how to shape your bonsai over the years to come. Certified Professional Horticulturalist and Homestead Gardens Nursery Manager Zach Ebaugh will offer his expertise in bonsai to answer your questions. This class is free, however, registration is required.

Growing and Preparing Asian Vegetables

John Frenaye | April 30, 2022, 02:00 PM

Gardener, home cook, and author Wendy Kiang-Spray will show participants the tastiest and most interesting vegetables that we can grow or purchase and explain how to use them in our kitchens.

Growing Herbs and Veggies – Smyrna

John Frenaye | April 24, 2022, 05:00 PM

Join Beverlee Barthel in a free demonstration on how to grow herbs and veggies in every sort of container, from colanders to pots, pottery and raised beds. No need to register, simply come visit our Davidsonville or Smyrna stores!

Herb and Veggie Weekend 4/24/22

John Frenaye | April 24, 2022, 01:00 PM

Celebrate all things edible and Grow Your Own during our annual Herb and Veggie Weekend. Beverlee Barthel will be in the store to show you how to make all sorts of edible container gardens, both large and small. Espoma will be in our stores to educate gardeners on the soil amendments and nutrition your edible plants need to thrive and produce.

Have a question? Espoma has answers!

John Frenaye | April 23, 2022, 02:00 PM

Have a question about how to feed and care for your indoor and outdoor gardens? Espoma can help! Since 1929, four generations of family ownership have guided Espoma’s mission: Develop the finest organic gardening products that work in harmony with nature, grow beautiful gardens, and make a greener world for the future. Meet Espoma representatives at our Davidsonville and Smryna, DE stores during our Herb and Veggie Weekend to ask all your indoor and outdoor gardening questions.

DIY Containers for an Edible Harvest

John Frenaye | April 23, 2022, 02:00 PM

Herb and Veggie Weekend 4/23/22

John Frenaye | April 23, 2022, 01:00 PM

Rare and Exotic Houseplants

John Frenaye | April 13, 2022, 03:00 PM

Rare and Exotic Houseplants Explore a brief history of botanical collecting, then learn how to spot a rare houseplant, and how to start or grow your own collection. Certified Professional […]

Small Space Gardening

John Frenaye | April 10, 2022, 06:00 PM

Small Space Gardening Small Space Gardening is one of the hottest trends in horticulture in 2022, as folks work to maximize every inch of planting space in backyards, patios, balconies, […]

Design A Pollinator Café

John Frenaye | April 06, 2022, 03:00 PM

Learn from Homestead Gardens Horticulturalist and Nursery Manager Zach Ebaugh about planning and planting your own Pollinator Cafe: a space in your yard, patio, or porch that will provide food, shelter, water, and nesting spaces for pollinators. This class is free, however, registration is required.

How to Speak Chicken with Tilly’s Nest

John Frenaye | April 02, 2022, 03:30 PM

Best-selling author Melissa Caughey will offer firsthand insights into how chickens communicate and interact, use their senses to understand the world around them, and establish pecking order and roles within the flock. Caughey answers unexpected questions such as Do chickens have names for each other? How do their eyes work? And How do chickens learn?

Chicks on the Loose

John Frenaye | April 02, 2022, 02:00 PM

Learn how to choose, care for, and enjoy chickens and ducks when you visit Homestead Gardens for our Chicks on the Loose event! Our classes are completely free!

Davidsonville Green Expo 2022

John Frenaye | March 26, 2022, 02:00 PM

The annual Davidsonville Green Expo, hosted by Homestead Gardens, features vendors and exhibitors who offer information about environmentally-friendly products you can use at home!

Bonsai 101

John Frenaye | March 18, 2022, 11:00 PM

Bonsai allows the gardener to use creativity and precision to form a shape from virtually any plant. Bonsai often last for years and even generations, as the gardener/artist prunes and shapes the plant to realize a vision. In this class, Certified Professional Horticulturalist and Homestead Gardens Nursery Manager Zach Ebaugh will teach participants how to visualize their bonsai project, choose a plant, and how to water, feed, and care for their investment. This class is free.