Are you a professional gardener or landscape maintenance worker looking to expand your business prospects while also learning how to conserve water, protect soil, reduce the use of pesticides and create a healthier work environment? If the answer is yes, you should attend the Santa Clara Valley Green Gardener Training!

The training consists of 10 classes, one class per week. Professional gardeners and landscape maintenance professionals who attend 80% of the classes and successfully complete an exam will receive a certificate of completion and a Santa Clara Valley Green Gardener Card.

Dates & Registration

• Training Dates - Wednesdays, February 5 - April 23, 2025
• Time: 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
• Location: Fremont Union High School District Adult School, 589 West Fremont Ave.
• Fees: $90 for landscape professionals; $150 for all others
• Register Here

The training will teach you how to:

• Design and fix sprinklers and drip irrigation systems.
• Select the right plants to save water and reduce the use of pesticides and fertilizers.
• Solve pest problems without using toxic pesticides.
• Prune correctly.
• Use compost and mulch to feed soils naturally and protect plants.

Learn more about the Green Gardener Program at myWatershedWatch.org.

The Green Gardener Program is an initiative sponsored by the Santa Clara Valley Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention Program, an association of 13 cities and towns in Santa Clara Valley, the County of Santa Clara, and Valley Water. These entities share a common National Pollutant Discharge Elimination municipal stormwater permit to discharge stormwater to South San Francisco Bay. The program implements pollution prevention, source control, monitoring, and outreach programs aimed at reducing pollution in stormwater runoff, protecting water quality, and beneficial uses of San Francisco Bay and Santa Clara Valley creeks and rivers.