Master Desert Gardener

The Living Desert Museum and Zoo offers courses toward a couple of interesting certifications.  I'm going to begin the first weekend in February with a class in Pest and Weed Management.  If I choose to complete all 57 hrs. of requirements I earn a certificate as a Master Desert Gardener.  Another option is certifying the garden as a Backyard Habitat after completing 9 hrs of class and including certain requirements in the garden.  Also, they offer a Master Desert Naturalist after 60 hrs.  The certification process is far less important than the knowledge of desert environs I'd like to acquire.
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Certification Requirements for Master Desert Gardener:

Note: Class titles may vary slightly from semester to semester. Rev. 9/29/10mm Class offerings will vary from year to year. - 1 - 

 The Living Desert Master Desert Gardener Certification Worksheet 

Participant Name : ___________________________________________ 

Directions: Find the classes you have taken and circle the hour credits associated with each class. (Don’t forget to make a note of the class date.) Subtotal each section in the boxes provided, paying close attention to hour and/or class requirements. ClassID	Class Name	Hrs.	Hrs.	Hrs.	Hrs.	Hrs.	Date Taken
Section  A	GENERAL DESERT GARDENING
G100	The Desert Gardener	3 March 19, 2011 w/Kirk Anderson
G101*	Basic Botany for Desert Gardeners (mandatory)	3
G103	Plant Pathology	3
G114(a)	Propagation of Native Plants From Seed	3
G114b	Propagation of Native Plants From Cuttings	3
G117	Success with Succulents	3
G118	Proper Pruning in a Desert Garden (highly recommended)	3
G120*	Irrigation & Proper Water Management (mandatory)	3 Dec 3, 2011 w/
G121	Plant Placement & Irrigation	3
G202*	Ecology in Desert Garden Designs (mandatory)	3  March 19, 2011 w/Glenn Huntington
G210	Entomology in the Desert Garden	3
G301	Soils of the Coachella Valley (highly recommended)	3
L103	Landscape Design Workshop	3
L104/  G104a	Do-It-Yourself Desert Landscape Design	3
Special  A	SOILS OF THE COACHELLA VALLEY  & THEIR USE IN DESERT GARDENS	Credit for the following class may only be used towards Section A Master Desert Gardener Requirements if class dates were prior to September 2004, due to Requirement Changes.
NH303	Geology of the Coachella Valley and Surrounds	3
Section  B	PEST MANAGEMENT
G115	Introduction to Pest Management in Desert Gardens	3  Feb 5, 2011 w/Glenn Huntington
G211	Insect & Vertebrate Pests in a Desert Garden	3
G212	Pesticide Use & Safety	3
G213	Pest & Weed Management in a Desert Garden	3
Section  C	DESERT PLANT IDENTIFICATION
G102	An Introduction to the Desert Plant Palette	3 Jan 7, 2012 w/Glenn
G105(a)	Desert Accent Plants for Landscaping	3
G105b	Yuccas & Agaves in Desert Gardens	3
G108	Year Round Color in a Desert Garden	3
G109	Southwest Plants on Parade	3
G116	Desert Annuals and Perennials for a Colorful Landscape	3
L201/  G201	Desert Trees for Landscaping	3
L202	Flowering Shrubs, Vines & Ground Cover for Desert L…	3
L203/  G203	Desert Shrubs, Vines and Ground Covers for Landscaping	3
G207	Color in Your Desert Garden	3
G323 SECTIONS A-C HOUR SUBTOTALS	Desert Landscapes    March 5, 2011 withPaulOrtega       for small spaces                      3 HOURS
A	Total General Desert Gardening hours (12 hrs. minimum)  *MUST INCLUDE G101, G120 & G202
B	Total Pest Management hours (6 hrs. minimum)
C	Total Desert Plant Identification hours (9 hrs. minimum)
A – C	Add Hour Totals for Sections A-C  Minimum 39 Total Hours for these sections  G111 Vegetable                 taken Jan 7, 2012 with Don Ackley    Gardening                 3  G800 Coachella Valley Garden and Landscape tour: Smoke Tree Ranch w/Mike Chedester 3