Fall PLANT Classes Start Sept. 25

Charlotte, NC – Don’t waste time and energy bagging those leaves this fall. Use them to make your own compost to spread around your yard.

Mecklenburg County’s Piedmont Landscape and Naturescape Training – PLANT – program offers in-depth information on maintaining your yard in a manner that’s environmentally friendly, aesthetically pleasing, low-maintenance and low budget. Classes are scheduled throughout the fall at a variety of locations around Mecklenburg County.

Learn the basics of composting, grasscycling, toxicity reduction, Southern xeriscaping, soil testing and habitat. For only a few dollars, you receive four hours of hands-on instruction, a how-to manual and wire compost bin.

Register online at Wipe Out Waste(www.wipeoutwaste.com). All Saturday PLANT classes are from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Dress comfortably. Bring a bag lunch and plenty to drink.

Date	Location	Date	Location
Sept. 25	Latta Plantation Nature Center, $10 6211 Sample Rd. Charlotte, NC	Nov. 6	McDowell Nature Center, $10 15222 York Rd. Charlotte, NC 28215
October 9	Charlotte Nature Museum Member: $12, Non-member: $15 1658 Sterling Rd. Charlotte, NC 28209	Nov. 13	Carmel Branch Library, $10 6624 Walsh Rd. Charlotte, NC 28226
October 30	Reedy Creek Nature Center, $10 2900 Rocky River Rd. Charlotte, NC 28215	Dec. 4	UNC Charlotte Botanical Garden, $10 9201 University City Blvd. Charlotte, NC