The Smartscape Professional Certification Series consists of nine 2½-hour workshops to encourage consistent horticultural practices compatible with the urban Sonoran Desert. Classes are designed for Green Industry personnel (property managers, landscape maintenance and installation workers, nursery staff, landscape architects and designers, and other allied professionals). Successful completion of the series will entitle the participant to receive a Certificate of Completion, which demonstrates an adherence to Green Industry’s Best Management Practices.

Click here for the 2013 schedule. Classes are every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:00 to 5:30 p.m. The first class on January 8 begins at 2:30 with an orientation. Class size is limited and registration is required. Visit the SmartScape Website for more information or call (520) 626-5161. Spanish-language classes are also available.

Workshop Topics:

► Soils, Plants, and Water
► Desert-Adapted Plants
► Irrigation Systems
► Integrated Pest Management
► Designing and Renovating Smartscapes
► Plant Selection and Installation
► Maintaining Desert-Adapted Plants
► Plant Disorders
► Landscape Water Management

Class location:
Pima County Natural Resources Parks & Recreation
3500 W. River Road, Tucson, Arizona 85741
(between Shannon and Orange Grove, on N side)

In 2011, Tucson Water sponsored 36 certificate recipients
In 2010, Tucson Water sponsored 98 certificate recipients
In 2009, Tucson Water sponsored 82 certificate recipients
In 2008, Tucson Water sponsored 75 certificate recipients