Home improvement

Butterflies are a delightful addition to any garden and their hard work as pollinators make them welcome in any season. Fall is the perfect time to create a haven for these garden guests in your landscape. Dan Coletti, owner of Just Natural Design, will show you the ins and outs of designing a garden for butterflies. Participants will learn which plants attract which butterflies, how to evaluate the garden you have and the must-haves for every butterfly garden. $25 or $22.50 for Members

Successful vegetable gardening requires knowing what and when to plant. Join Cathi Gartin, Vice President of  The Cultivated Gardener, as she shares tips on getting started in this fun, rewarding and delectable hobby. Learn which vegetables grow best each season, when and how to fertilize, water and more. New techniques and ideas have created a bounty of possibilities in gardening. Come feast on the information presented in this class and go home with your own container of veggies to get you started. $40 or $36 for Members

Do you want to have a fabulous garden that is easy to maintain and easy on the wallet? Diana Harris, TCLP, Dallas County Master Gardener, will show you the features to include that make a great garden. She will show you how to incorporate interesting perennials, flowering shrubs and edibles that are beautiful throughout the year; how to invite wildlife to your garden and how to select plants that are easy to maintain. Come find out how to create a beautiful and unique landscape using all types of plants that work well together in the garden and won’t break the bank! $25 or $22.50 for Members

Gardening organically not only makes good environmental sense, it also makes good financial sense. Susan Gregory, avid organic gardener and Master Naturalist, will show you how to get your landscape growing the organic way.  Learn how to harness the richness of your soil and put it to work for you. Find out the most important components of a happy and healthy garden, including which soil amendments will get your plants growing, plant survival tips, the scoop on organics, alternatives to harsh chemicals and much more. Come find out how to have a beautiful garden naturally. $25 or $22.50 for Members

This is still being scheduled at the moment, but currently we are looking at a system larger than the one built at the last workshop in Farmers Branch. Components will include Fish Tank, media Grow Beds, a Tree Grow Bed, and a Raft tank.

This session explores two LEED credit categories, Water Efficiency and Innovation in Design, in a credit by credit format, reviewing the overall category intents and the individual intents of the prerequisites and credits within it. Learn the technical requirements of the credits and, through real-world case examples shared by USGBC LEED Faculty, strategies that work to achieve them.

Instructions on selection of trees appropriate for N. Texas and the location and proper tree planting technique followed by hands on demonstration of planting a tree on the library grounds. Free.

Local Herpatologist Barry Allen will help local gardners indentify reptiles by site and by their hole and understand their role in our gardens. Free.

Fran Witte of the City of Irving wants people to recycle graywataer but wants them to do it within city, county, state codes. So Irving is offering this free class but you must register to take it. Click thru this page to register: http://cityofirving.o... There are many different styles of irrigation, but one of the most challenging is graywater irrigation - irrigating using water from sources coming from within the home such as our sinks, baths and showers. Participants will learn more about graywater irrigation design, codes and permits, as well as what to do and what not to do. FREE.

Celebrate & shop for your upcoming holiday gifts at the lavish Auction & Design Auction. Help International Interior Design Association of Dallas Forth Worth City Center raise money for a non-profit organization benefetting Dwell with Dignity.