A water-wise gardening workshop will be held by University of Wyoming Extension and the Johnson County Master Gardeners on Saturday, June 20, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Buffalo Community Garden (across from 30 Fairgrounds Rd).
Participants will learn the principles of water-wise gardening, sometimes called xeriscaping, and will help install native perennial plants in a new demonstration garden bed.
Funding for the project was secured by UW Extension agriculture and natural resources educator Micah Most through UW’s Rural Living in Wyoming Workshops program.
“I get a lot of questions about how to use less water and support pollinators on landscaped spaces,” explains Most. “When I realized that Buffalo does not have a public garden with drought-resilient native plants, I knew extension could help create the opportunity for folks to see what grows well here. Local Extension Master Gardeners Cherry Jette and Jackie Walker worked with me to develop the plan, and they have been wonderful.”
To register for the workshop, contact the Johnson County extension office at (307) 684-7522 or email Most at mmost@uwyo.edu by noon on Friday, June 19. There is no fee to participate. Light refreshments will be provided.
