“Landscape for Life” is a 5 week course designed to help new and experienced gardeners learn how to create and maintain healthy and attractive landscapes that benefit the environment.  Instructors from the Piedmont SWCD, HoV Master Gardeners, Cooperative Extension, USDA NRCS, and Longwood University will present materials focused on four foundations of gardening – soil, water, plants and other materials, and ways to use them to create a sustainable landscape design for your land.  For a preview of the course, visit www.landscapeforlife.org.  The class is scheduled to meet on the following Wednesday evenings: Feb. 12, Feb. 26, March 12, March 26, and April 9 from 6 pm until 9 pm in the Prince Edward Agriculture and Natural Resources Building in Farmville, located on 100 Dominion Drive across from Lowe’s.

The cost of the class s=is $25.00.  Pre-registration is required.  Class size is limited so register early.  Registration deadline is February 5, 2014.  For more information call Cooperative Extension at 434.392-4246, email Deanna Fehrer at dfehrer@piedmontswcd.org, or visit the Master Gardener website at www.hovmg.org