The Continuing Education Division of Santa Barbara City College offers noncredit and community service classes and an Adult and Evening High School Program to area adults. Daytime, evening and Saturday classes are offered in fall, winter, spring and summer terms, serving more than 36,500 people each year. Classes are offered in over 100 locations in the greater Santa Barbara area.

Each term there are more than a few classes on gardening and landscaping. Sample titles include:

Residential Landscape Design: A Basic Overview with Landscape architect Billy Goodnick - See his article A Short Course in Residential Landscape Design

Specialty Gardens with Landscape Designer Lynn Woodbury

Organic Gardening: Mastering the Techniques

Designing Gardens for Santa Barbara with Horticulturist Carl Noss

The Ancient Art of Bonsai with Patricia Brodie.

Most classes are free with a few charging a low materials fee. All are held in the evenings or on Saturday to fit in your busy schedules.

Office Hours and Locations:

Office Hours: While classes are in session standard office hours are as follows:

Special preregistration hours will be observed the week prior to each term.

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