Replace Your Lawn (RYL) Series begin March 28 and runs through April
The (fast becoming famous) Tree of Life Nursery (TOLN) Replace Your Lawn (RYL) with Native Plants Series covers the basics about killings and removing your water thirsty lawn and replacing it with California native plants. In this series, we discuss the process of replacing your lawn “from the ground, up!” covering design tips, care do’s and don’ts, and we will provide plenty of inspiration about what to put in once the lawn is gone. Join us for the these free hour-long workshops on Saturdays starting March 28 and running through April.
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These free workshops will be held SATURDAYS at 9:30am-10:30am, beginning March 28. No registration is necessary, please simply join us!
March 28 – RYL I: Kill the Grass, Speaker: Jeff Bohn
April 4 – RYL II: Design Elements, Speaker: Pat Overby
*April 11 – RYL III: Choosing Plant Combinations – Spring Flowers!
*April 18 – RYL IV: Creating and Caring for Your Native Garden, Speaker: Mike Evans
April 25 – RYL V: Inspirations – Tour of TOLN Native Gardens
*April 11 and 18 are part of California Native Plant Week! This year to celebrate, we have item give-aways and promotions throughout the week! Stay tuned for more details in your email and on Facebook. Read more to see the promotions available on April 11 and 18 after the jump.
Please read more for more details about these RYL workshops!
Saturday, March 28, 2015 – 9:30 AM
Replace Your Lawn I: Killing the Grass
Ladies and gentlemen, we are gathered here today to acknowledge the loss of our lawns. Killing your lawn can be more involved than you would expect (depending on the type of grass you have) and the methods to get rid of a lawn are quite varied. Avoid unnecessary labor and learn several successful methods for lawn removal, depending on your turf type, budget, and timeline. Join one of Tree of Life Nursery’s owners Jeff Bohn as he gives this practical, easy-to-follow talk about how to remove your lawn to make way for a fresh and more sustainable landscape.
Please see this helpful handout: 
Replace Your Lawn: Kill the grass!
Saturday, April 4, 2015 – 9:30 AM
Replace Your Lawn II: Design Elements
Guest Speaker: Pat Overby
With the drought heavy on people’s minds, the project of redesigning your landscape can feel completely overwhelming. Our speaker will help you with some “Design 101” basics and how the principles of well-thought out design can apply to designing with drought tolerant California native plants. Don’t forget that every Saturday we have partnered with independent landscape designers who are on site and available to provide 25-minute consultations for a $30 fee as a part of our Designers in Residence (DIR) program. Please see more details here.
Saturday, April 11, 2015 – 9:30 AM
Replace Your Lawn III: Choosing Native Plant Combinations – Spring Flowers!
Join us as we highlight what to plant for the spring blooming season and how to combine different plants for pleasing year-round enjoyment. Come learn about what’s currently blooming and what will soon be blooming. We’ll discuss plants that attract beneficial wildlife like bees, butterflies and songbirds. We will discuss the care these plants require for their whole lifespan – from transplantation through many years of beauty and enjoyment. Join us for this informative and practical discussion. To get your creative juices flowing for plant choices using this list: 
Thirty Basic California Native Plants.
*Native Plant Week Promotion!* All shoppers and workshop attendees will be entered in an opportunity drawing. The prize is a FREE Designer in Residence workshop. The drawing will take place at noon. Join us for the workshop or just come shop to be entered!
Saturday, April 18, 2014 – 9:30 AM
Replace Your Lawn IV: Creating and Caring for Your Native Garden
Now that you have killed your grass, what are you supposed to do? Tree of Life Nursery owner, Mike Evans will share from our booklet, “Creating and Caring for your Native Garden,” that you can download here: Creating and Caring for your Native Garden. Bringing his over 30 years of experience with these plants, as well as just as many years of site-prep, initial irrigation techniques and working with tricky landscape situations, Mike will teach you how to create a thriving and enjoyable native garden. As he has mentioned to us for years and years: “Maintenance is what you do for your car, you CARE for plants!”
*Native Plant Week Promotion!* All workshop attendees will receive the Care and Create Booklet and a FREE plant!
Saturday, April 25, 2015
Replace Your Lawn V: Inspirations – Tour of Nursery Gardens
Come get inspired for your landscape project by seeing beautiful native plants in our nursery gardens. We will lead a tour of the nursery gardens and provide insightful discussion about how to get started with native gardening. On the tour you will be inspired by our mature native plantings, by seeing some of our newer plantings and by our extensive knowledge and abundant enthusiasm.
