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In Person help Traditional, instructor-led and offered in a classroom at JCCC

Eco-Friendly Stewardship: Sustaining Beautiful, Thriving Landscapes Year-Round

Instructor

Mae Christenson

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What You Will Learn

Learn to think like a land steward, balancing beauty, function, and biodiversity for long-term landscape success. An ecological habitat evolves—discover the skills to tame seasonal maintenance, editing, and adaptive management to keep your garden thriving.

What you’ll learn:

  • Seasonal Maintenance: Routines for pruning, mulching, and care through the seasons
  • Plant Editing: Techniques to remove invasives, thin crowds, and enhance diversity
  • Adaptive Management: Monitoring changes and adjusting for resilience and health
  • Steward Mindset: Balancing aesthetics, ecology, and low-effort sustainability

Course outcomes:

  • Sustain vibrant gardens that evolve naturally with minimal intervention
  • Achieve year-round beauty while supporting pollinators and soil health
  • Reduce long-term costs on weeding, watering, and replacements
  • Gain confidence as a steward of thriving, biodiverse landscapes

Focus: Editing, maintaining, and evolving an ecological garden

Eco-Friendly Stewardship: Sustaining Beautiful, Thriving Landscapes Year-Round
Course Dates

In Person help Traditional, instructor-led and offered in a classroom at JCCC

$39.00

Eco-Friendly Stewardship: Sustaining Beautiful, Thriving Landscapes Year-Round

2/26/2026 Th 5:30PM-7:30PM
12 Seats Open
6/3/2026 W 5:30PM-7:30PM
20 Seats Open

Selected Course

Dates: 2/26/2026 Th

Course type: Garden

Times: 5:30PM-7:30PM

Location: RC, Regnier Center, 157 Campus Map

Contact Hours: 2.0

Other Details

Course Code: GRDN-013-1

Category: Garden

Contact Hours: 2.0

Format: Classroom

Schedule Details:

After registering for this course, you can come back to the catalog to register for more courses.

Issues with registering? Please contact us at CERegistration@jccc.edu or call 913-469-2323.

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• The gardener as ecosystem manager
• Seasonal editing and dynamic change
• Dealing with weeds and aggressive species
• Right timing for cutting back, reseeding, or adding diversity
• Monitoring and adaptive management
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In Person help Traditional, instructor-led and offered in a classroom at JCCC

Eco-Friendly Stewardship: Sustaining Beautiful, Thriving Landscapes Year-Round

DATE TIME DAY PRICE AVAILABILITY LOCATION  
2/26/2026 5:30PM-7:30PM Th $39.00 12 Seats Open RC, Regnier Center, 157 Campus Map Register
6/3/2026 5:30PM-7:30PM W $39.00 20 Seats Open RC, Regnier Center, 157 Campus Map Register
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In Person help Traditional, instructor-led and offered in a classroom at JCCC

$39.00

Eco-Friendly Stewardship: Sustaining Beautiful, Thriving Landscapes Year-Round

2/26/2026 Th 5:30PM-7:30PM
12 Seats Open
6/3/2026 W 5:30PM-7:30PM
20 Seats Open

Selected Course

Dates: 2/26/2026 Th

Course type: Garden

Times: 5:30PM-7:30PM

Location: RC, Regnier Center, 157 Campus Map

Contact Hours: 2.0

Other Details

Course Code: GRDN-013-1

Category: Garden

Contact Hours: 2.0

Format: Classroom

Schedule Details:

After registering for this course, you can come back to the catalog to register for more courses.

Issues with registering? Please contact us at CERegistration@jccc.edu or call 913-469-2323.

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