Natural Landscaping Course

Small-Lot Course Registration: This course is full. Please contact Joe Holtrop at jholtrop@jeffersoncd.org to be added to the waiting list for a future course.

Classes held at Port of Port Townsend Point Hudson Building on Mondays, April 15, 22, and 29. 4:00-5:30pm. Field trips on Wednesdays, April 17 and 24. 4:00-5:30pm

Click here for the small lot course syllabus.

Large-Lot Course Registration: This course is full. Please contact Joe Holtrop at jholtrop@jeffersoncd.org to be added to the waiting list for a future course.

Classes held at WSU Extension Classroom in Port Hadlock on Tuesdays, April 9, 16, and 23. 6:00-7:30pm. Field trips on Thursdays, April 11 and 18. 4:00-5:30pm

Click here for the large lot course syllabus.

The interactive three-class, two-field trip course emphasizes native plants and sustainable landscape design and maintenance practices. Two courses separate courses will be offered. A course with classes in Port Hadlock will emphasize large lot landscaping, while one in Port Townsend will have a more urban focus.

Conservation district manager Joe Holtrop will teach participants how to analyze the unique ecological conditions of their properties and develop site-specific landscape plans designed to meet homeowner needs while being in harmony with the environment. Holtrop, who holds master’s degrees in landscape architecture and adult education, has been teaching about sustainable landscaping for over 30 years. In addition to his formal education, he draws on his permaculture design training and experience, emphasizing the principle of working with rather than against nature.

Through three classes and two field trips, each 1 ½ hours in length, course participants are coached through the steps necessary to prepare individualized landscape plans that will conserve water and save time and money, while also enhancing wildlife habitat and biodiversity. Emphasis is on native plants and sustainable landscape design and maintenance practices.