Spring is a great time to plan, prepare, and plant trees, shrubs, and perennials! Whether you're starting from scratch, needing to renovate existing plantings, wanting to plan a new vegetable or flower garden, or create a special habitat for birds and beneficials, this field-based class is for you! The first meeting is the only one held at CHRHS; subsequent classes will meet at each participant's property to explore individualized, site-specific options. Organic practices will be emphasized as will the incorporation of native plants, especially those important for birds, bees, butterflies, and other beneficials. Please give us your physical address when registering. The first night is mandatory, students will receive information and subsequent garden visits will be planned for all participants—this will be the only meeting held in a classroom. Dates and times of subsequent meetings will be determined that evening. A $10 materials fee (handouts) is to be paid to instructor. Approximately 8 weeks total, with some meetings at gardens on weekdays and some on weekends. This class will include a meeting at the instructor's nursery in Washington. Instructor Sharon Turner owns Crystal Lake Farm and Nursery in Washington, Maine. She specializes in open-pollinated vegetable and flower seedlings, native perennials, shrubs, trees, and cut flowers. She grows for Fedco Trees and the Knox-Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District. She has been a certified Master Gardener Volunteer for more than twenty years.