Lawn & Garden Classes
Gardening For Beginners! 2025
Join UW Extension and the Kenosha Public Library to learn new skills or get some refreshers from experts in the field!
Planning Your Garden
Proper planning can lead to a successful garden. Thinking ahead about garden space, light, soil, desired crops, and planting methods can help in maximizing your garden.
Date: January 25th, 2025
Time: 1:00 – 2:30 pm
Location: Southwest Neighborhood Library – Kenosha Public Library 7979 38th Ave, Kenosha, WI 53142
Growing Apple Trees in Your Backyard
Want a taste of freshly grown apples in your garden? This session provides information on some of the best apple varieties and rootstock for home gardeners. Including site preparation, pruning and training, and pest management.
Date: February 22nd, 2025
Time: 1:00 – 2:30 pm
Location: Southwest Neighborhood Library – Kenosha Public Library 7979 38th Ave, Kenosha, WI 53142
Raised Bed Gardening
Raised bed gardening is a simple, versatile style of growing vegetables in your backyard. Learn how to build a standard raised bed and trellis, soil media, planting styles.
Date: March 29th, 2025
Time: 1:00 – 2:30 pm
Location: Southwest Neighborhood Library – Kenosha Public Library 7979 38th Ave, Kenosha, WI 53142
Tree, Shrubs and Fruit Crop Pruning Class
Pruning and training helps in better growth of plants, controls the size, maximizes flowers and yield. Join this outdoor demonstration session on how to prune ornamental trees and shrubs, and fruit crops. This is a 90-minute outdoor program for adults, please dress for the weather.
Date: April 5th, 2025
Time: 10:00 – 11:30am
Location: Kenosha County Center, 19600 75th Street, Bristol, WI 53104
Growing A Bee Friendly Lawn + Lawn Care Basics
Learn how to properly establish and maintain a bee friendly lawn using sustainable management practices that are safe for the environment.
Date: April 26th, 2025
Time: 1:00 – 2:30 pm
Location: Southwest Neighborhood Library – Kenosha Public Library 7979 38th Ave, Kenosha, WI 53142
Succession Planting (Summer & Fall Harvest)
Maximize your garden beds with strategic planting and to ensure periodical harvest throughout the season. Join this succession planting class to extend your summer and fall harvest.
Date: May 31st, 2025
Time: 1:00 – 2:30 pm
Location: Southwest Neighborhood Library – Kenosha Public Library 7979 38th Ave, Kenosha, WI 53142
Growing & Harvesting Blueberries
Join this outdoor demonstration class and learn about growing blueberries in raised garden beds. We will explore the growth, yield and taste performance of different varieties. This is a 60-minute outdoor program for adults, please dress for the weather.
Date: July 26th, 2025
Time: 10:00 – 11:00am
Location: Kenosha County Center, 19600 75th Street, Bristol, WI 53104
Composting
Commonly known as Black Gold, compost is a key organic ingredient in building healthy soil. Learn how to make simple, hot compost with yard trimmings and kitchen waste.
Date: August 23rd, 2025
Time: 1:00 – 2:30 pm
Location: Southwest Neighborhood Library – Kenosha Public Library 7979 38th Ave, Kenosha, WI 53142
Winterizing Your Garden
Garden season isn’t over without winterizing your landscape and garden beds to ensure plant survival through the winter. Learn about winter cover crops, garden clean up, winter mulching perennial beds and storing tender plant bulbs.
Date: September 27th, 2025
Time: 1:00 – 2:30 pm
Location: Southwest Neighborhood Library – Kenosha Public Library 7979 38th Ave, Kenosha, WI 53142
Questions?
For Program Inquiries: Contact – Vijai Pandian, Horticulture Extension Educator – Kenosha & Racine Counties, 262-653-1933, Email
For Registration Inquiries: Contact – Kenosha Public Library: (262) 564-6112 Email:programs@mkpl.info
Please make requests for reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access to educational programs as early as possible preceding the scheduled program, service, or activity.
Para asegurar un acceso igualitario a los programas educativos, haga el favor de solicitar adecuaciones razonables lo más pronto posible antes de la fecha del programa, servicio o actividad.
