Home gardeners and landscape professionals - learn the latest ways to reduce water use in landscapes by taking online classes or attending a class in your area. Classes are free. They covers the basics of irrigation systems, watering and fertilizing, basic landscape design and plant identification.
Residential classes are usually held weekly on consecutive Saturdays and weekday evenings.
To attend a class in person, you must schedule classes through your Metropolitan Water Agency. Use the zip code calculator below to find the member agency that represents your area. Click here to see available classes.
For more information on California Friendly Landscape Training (CFLT) classes. contact Christel Webb (213) 217-6633.
Seminarios Profesionales de Mantenimiento de Paisaje - Ahora en español
If you landscape for a living, update your knowledge on landscape irrigation systems, fine tuning the controller, irrigation scheduling considerations, and much more.
Si usted trabaja en mantenimiento de jardines, actualice su conocimiento en sistemas de riego, en ajustar el controlador, en el plan de riego, y mucho más.
California Friendly Landscape Training Residential:
Residential Class 1
Residential Class 2
Basic Landscape Design
How to develop a landscape plan
Hardscapes, patios, etc.
Plant selection
California Friendly Plants
Benefits of using native plants
Plant selection tips and guidelines
Caring of shrubs, groundcover, trees and multi-category plants
Residential Class 3
Residential Class 4
Efficiency Irrigation Systems
Sprinkler system maintenance
The right sprinkler for the right job
Drip irrigation
Soils, Fertilizers and Watering
Sprinkler Timetable
Plant growth and watering
Irrigation control programming
Fertilizers
Residential Class 5
Mini Residential Class
(4 hours)
Garden design for homeowners
Benefits of using California Friendly plants
Sprinkler system basics
Introduction to irrigation scheduling
California Friendly Landscape Training Professional:
(Offered in English or Spanish)
This course is directed towards landscape maintenance personnel. It consists of four 4-hour consecutive classes in landscape water management. Each class builds on principles presented in the preceding class. Each class consists of a slide show with lecture and demonstration. Every participant receives a bound booklet for the course.
Professional Class 1
Professional Class 2
Irrigation Principles & Adjustments and Repair
(3.5 hours)
Types of irrigation systems
Sprinkler layout, components, selection and spacing
Common sprinkler problems
Irrigation
System Troubleshooting
(3.5 hours)
Irrigation
system failures solutions
Practical training in the use of electrical
troubleshooting equipment
Professional Class 3
Professional Class 4
Controller Programming
(3.5 hours)
Basic and advanced controller
(Irrigation
controllers are provided for in-class
usefeatures)
Temperature/seasonal
changes
Irrigation Scheduling (3.5 hours)
When to irrigate
How much water to apply
Soil types, water-holding capacity and irrigation frequency
Use of ‘scheduler’ to estimate irrigation run times to eliminate complicated calculations.
California Friendly Landscape Training Plant Class:
(Offered in English or Spanish - 6 hours)
The Plant Class is designed to give landscape professionals information in plant identification, characteristics, and water use requirement guidelines for over 40 common landscape plant species. Also included is general landscape water use information. The class consists of a slide presentation, two exercises and an optional garden walk-through. A class booklet is included with the class and includes color photos of common landscape plants and maintenance information. This class can be taught in one day or split into two 3-hour classes.
For more information
on California Friendly Landscape Training Programs contact Christel Webb.
