2025 Classes
Cascade Water Alliance offers free gardening classes to help you have beautiful, healthy landscapes while using water efficiently.
Please click on the links below to register.
Summer Strolls and Garden Goals
July 24 – IN-PERSON at McAuliffe Park in Kirkland – Hands on Learning on Integrated Pest Management
Water Savers and Garden Makers
August 8 – Sue Goetz – IN-PERSON at Gray Barn Nursery in Redmond
Seasons of Change: Gardens that Grow with You
September 5 – Sue Goetz – IN-PERSON at Bellevue Nursery – Creative Container Gardening
September 30 – Sue Goetz – Landscaping for Winter Color and Beauty
Garden Walking Tours
Cascade offers free walking tours at local gardens led by gardening experts. Click the link below to register, and follow us on social media to learn about upcoming events.
Garden Walking Tours
July 25 – Lisa Taylor – Walk and Talk with Lisa Taylor at the Pea Patch within Juel Park in Redmond
August 1 – Lisa Taylor – Walk and Talk with Lisa Taylor at the Tot Lot Pea Patch in Kirkland
August 15 – Lisa Taylor – Walk and Talk with Lisa Taylor at the community gardens at Marymoor Park
August 22 – Lisa Taylor – Walk and Talk with Lisa Taylor at the Heritage Park in Sammamish
August 29 – Marianne Binetti – Walk and Talk with Marianne Binetti at Bellevue Botanical Garden
September 12 – Jessi Bloom – Walk and Talk with Jessi Bloom at Ferral-McWhirter Park in Redmond
September 19 – Lisa Taylor – Walk and Talk with Lisa Taylor at the Pickering Barn in Issaquah
Cascade Gardener Class Resources
Below are learning materials provided by Cascade Gardener presenters:
🌱 Soil, Water, and Sustainability
- Composting Yard and Food Waste at Home
- Growing Healthy Soil
- Make the Mulch of it
- Natural Yard Care
- Soil Squeeze and Soil Shake
- Sustainable Gardening
- Irrigation and Effective Moisture Management
- Establishing Plants for the Dry Season
- Growing Vegetables When Water is Scarce
- Establishing Plants to Withstand Summer’s Dry Season
- Selecting & Establishing Plants for a Changing Climate
🌿 Getting Started & Creative Spaces
🌸 Plants, Pollinators, and Design
- Color, Color, Color
- Pops of Color
- Perfect Plant Combos
- Perfect Plant Combos for Every Garden
- Favorite Northwest Plants
- Binetti’s Best Plants
- Heavenly H Plants
- Growing Roses in the Pacific Northwest
- Problem Plants
- Gardening for Pollinators
- Native Plants for a Changing Climate
- Native Plant Pollinators
Irrigation Assessments
Cascade offers free irrigation assessments for large properties like parks, school grounds, commercial, multifamily, and homeowner associations.
Natural Yard Care
Landscaping affects water quality and water supply. Many chemicals and lawn care methods can be harmful to people and plants and may pollute our water supply. To learn how to have an environmentally-friendly landscape, click the button below.
