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Site-Smart Gardening: Soil, Water, and Plant Selection
What You Will Learn
Turn any yard into a low-effort, thriving garden by matching plants to your soil, water flow, and microclimates. Healthy soil and smart water management are the foundation of every successful ecological system. Learn to evaluate site conditions, build healthy soil, capture rainwater, and select plants and plant groupings that succeed with minimal upkeep.
What you’ll learn:
- Soil Basics: Test, amend, and improve your soil for optimal drainage and nutrients
- Water Strategies: Group plants by moisture needs and utilize nature's water rhythm
- Microclimates Demystified: Identify sun/shade/wind patterns and pick resilient plants
- Plant Selection: Choose species that fit your site for pollinators, beauty, and ease of care
Course outcomes:
- Create custom planting plans based on real soil tests and water patterns (Sun/Shade, drainage, and soil moisture of the site)
- Build diverse, site-adapted gardens that need less watering and weeding
- Gain confidence to transform challenging spots into productive ecosystems
Focus: Selecting the Right Plants for the Site
In Person
help
Traditional, instructor-led and offered in a classroom at JCCC
$39.00
Site-Smart Gardening: Soil, Water, and Plant Selection
Selected Course
Dates: 2/12/2026 Th
Course type: Garden
Times: 5:30PM-7:30PM
Location: RC, Regnier Center, 183 Campus Map 
Contact Hours:
Course Code: GRDN-011-1
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.
Similar Courses
• Techniques to capture and slow rainwater (rain gardens, swales, mulching). Intro to JOCO Contain the Rain Cost-share Program
• Soil health and life (compost, fungi, and roots as partners)
• Matching plants to place (xeric, mesic, rain garden, shade)
Hands-on: Create a simple site plan and identify planting zones
• Plant propagation from division, cuttings, and winter sowing will be covered
In Person
help
Traditional, instructor-led and offered in a classroom at JCCC
Site-Smart Gardening: Soil, Water, and Plant Selection
| DATE | TIME | DAY | PRICE | AVAILABILITY | LOCATION | |
| 2/12/2026 | 5:30PM-7:30PM | Th | $39.00 | 17 Seats Open | RC, Regnier Center, 183 Campus Map |
Register |
| 5/20/2026 | 5:30PM-7:30PM | W | $39.00 | 20 Seats Open | RC, Regnier Center, 183 Campus Map |
Register |
In Person
help
Traditional, instructor-led and offered in a classroom at JCCC
$39.00
Site-Smart Gardening: Soil, Water, and Plant Selection
Selected Course
Dates: 2/12/2026 Th
Course type: Garden
Times: 5:30PM-7:30PM
Location: RC, Regnier Center, 183 Campus Map
Contact Hours:
Course Code: GRDN-011-1
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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