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Classes and Events

Poets’ Corner Art Sale!

Over 20 Tucson artists and craftspeople in one location. I’ll be there with sculpture and functional goods.

Saturday, December 3rd, 10 am – 4 pm (Rain date Dec. 4)

4221 E. Burns Street, Tucson, AZ 85711

(Call or email me for more information)

Tucson Artists’ Open Studio Tour

Tentative Dates: April 14 and 15, 2012

2012 classes with Greg Corman at Tohono Chul Park

Gardening Where We Live

Dates TBA

Gardening in Tucson is not quite like gardening anywhere else and this popular
two-part class is for newcomers to Arizona and newcomers to gardening. Greg Corman and Lynn Hassler share their Tucson gardening experiences, from designing landscapes to growing plants in what can be a difficult environment for the uninitiated.

Create a Condo for Native Bees

Sat., March 3 / 10am / Ed. Ctr. #1

Tucson is a hotspot of bee biodiversity. Of the hundreds of species that live here, several use tunnels in wood as safe havens for their young. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn why native bees are important and how to make nesting habitat for them. Greg Corman, a Tucson artist and landscape designer, will show you how to create an attractive and effective habitat for solitary, and essentially stingless, native leafcutter, mason, and resin bees. You will go home with a small bee habitat ready to hang in your garden.

Go Play Outside: Creating fun, yet practical, outdoor spaces (Yard) Garden

Sat. Mar. 10/ 10am/Ed. Ctr. #1

Our parents DID know better! Getting outside to play, eat, work or simply relax is good for the soul and is comfortable nearly year-round in Tucson. From simple patios and decks ot “outdoor living rooms”, Greg Corman, landscape designer and sculptor has helped hundreds of homeowners envision outdoor living spaces in their gardens. He’s now here to help you assess your own landscape and offer examples of creative approaches to the outside life.

Past Newsletters

December ’08 – Happy New Year/Meyer lemon pie/Coyote gourd

January ’09 – Winter color plants/No irrigation landscaping/Calibanus

February ’09 – Elegant patios/Drylands Institute/Limberbush

March ’09 – Native pollinators/Frugalscaping/Wolfberry

April ’09 – Water features for animals/Small palms/Tansyleaf aster

May ’09 – Expert tree care/Edible weeds/Creosote bush

June ’09 – Monsoon plants/Summertime reads/Plumbago

July ’09 – DIY native bee habitats/Mesquite trees/Desert ferns

August ’09 – Malagasy stew/Easy container plants/Desert peony

September ’09 – Salvage yards/Shrubs for security & birds/Guayacan

October ’09 – TPAC open studio/George Peterson/Desert senna

November ’09 – Landscape irrigation/Apple spice coffee cake/Chuparosa

December ’09 – Objects from Xmas trees/Seed grown ocotillos/Indigo bush

January ’10 – Staking trees/Controlling packrats/Desert zinnia
February ’10 – Tough vines/Koushary recipe/Yellow flowered agave
March ’10 – Fragrant plants/Spring wildflowers/Western mugwort
April ’10 – Oatmeal cookies/DIY pruning saws/Chiltepine
May ’10 – El Porvenir/Small trees/Banana yucca
June ’10 – Poolside planting/Art & Culture magazines/Coral bean
July – Sept. ’10 – Tucson shopping spots/Mexican anise
Oct. – Dec. ’10 – Landscape grasses/Practical Art
January ’11 – Garden Art/Favorite Blogs
Oct. – Dec. ’11 – Life in dead trees/Open studio tours/Six week muffins