Design Your Yard workshops

​Not sure what to do with your new yard? Need to reimagine your mature yard?

Learn how to create a well-thought-out, functional yard in this multi-day workshop. You will work on scale layouts of your own property and complete step-by-step tasks to create a design that meets your needs.

You will learn:

  • How to work through the process to develop a yard design
  • How to apply basic design principles and techniques for creating a beautiful, environmentally responsible, functional yard
  • Basic graphic skills and plant knowledge
  • How to calculate volumes of soil and mulch using online calculators
  • How to access resources in the community (such as free compost from The City)
  • Best practices for irrigation in your yard
  • How to select plants at a garden centre that will fulfill your yard design requirements

You will need:

  • Property dimensions - Real Property Report (RPP)
  • Graph paper, ruler, pencil and eraser
  • Wish list of requirements
  • Photos for your wish list
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Upcoming in-person courses

  • Monday evenings – March/April

    Dates: Mar 23, 30, Apr 6 and 13, 2026

    Time: 6:30 pm - 9 pm

    Location: Edgemont Community Association (33 Edgevalley Circle NW)

    Visit the Calgary Horticultural Society website to register by March 18, 2026.

    Register for the in-person course here

  • Monday evenings – April

    Dates: Apr 13, 20, May 4 and 11, 2026. (There is no class on April 27.)

    Time: 6:30 – 9 pm

    Location: Mid-Sun Community Association, 50 Midpark Rise SE

    Visit the Calgary Horticultural Society website to register by April 8, 2026.

    Register for the in-person course here

  • Thursday evenings – April/May

    Dates: Apr 23, 30, May 14 and 21, 2026. (There is no class on May 7.)

    Time: 6:30 – 9 pm

    Location: Vivo for Healthier Generations, 11950 Country Village Link NE

    Visit the Calgary Horticultural Society website to register by April 18, 2026.

    Register for the in-person course here

  • Wednesday evenings – May/June

    Dates: May 20, 27, Jun 3 and 10, 2026.

    Time: 6:30 – 9 pm

    Location: Lakeview Community Association, 6110 – 34 St SW

    Visit the Calgary Horticultural Society website to register by May 15, 2026.

    Register for the in-person course here

Online courses

  • Thursday evenings – February/March

    Dates: Feb 19, Feb 26, March 5 and March 12, 2026

    Time: 6:30 pm – 9 pm

    Location: Zoom

    Visit the Calgary Horticultural Society website to register by February 13, 2026.

    Register for the online course here

  • Wednesday evenings – March

    Dates: Mar 4, 11, 18, and 25, 2026

    Time: 6:30 pm – 9 pm

    Location: Zoom

    Visit the Calgary Horticultural Society website to register by February 27, 2026.

    Register for the online course here