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Great Garden Series: Deconstructing Soil Structure

2025-05-28 16:30:00 2025-05-28 18:00:00 America/Denver Great Garden Series: Deconstructing Soil Structure With David McMillan, Owner of Grasshopper Landscaping Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined

Wednesday, May 28
4:30pm - 6:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-05-28 16:30:00 2025-05-28 18:00:00 America/Denver Great Garden Series: Deconstructing Soil Structure With David McMillan, Owner of Grasshopper Landscaping Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined

Durango Public Library

Room 1&2 Combined

With David McMillan, Owner of Grasshopper Landscaping

Soil structure is an often maligned and forgotten element in our gardens. However, there are some of us who believe it is foundational and fundamental to a healthy garden. The intrinsic good structure of a soil can easily be ignored, but also easily restored. But, it is not easy for the individual gardener to tease out good from OK from bad soil structure. McMillian has a simple way for all of us to check soil structure - at least it's proxy, soil bulk density. Because high soil density is often correlated to poor soil structure - the "heavier" (more dense) a soil mass is, the fewer pores (aka lower porosity) exist that can accommodate the critical soil functions of gas exchange, nutrient uptake, water drainage, and root penetration. In this short talk, McMillan will show you how to do a "kitchen counter" test for soil bulk density, explain how critical it is to have good soil structure, and provide guidance in how to improve areas of your garden soils where soil structure is poor.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Home/Garden/Nature |

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Durango Public Library


Hours
Mon, Jul 07 9:30AM to 6:00PM
Tue, Jul 08 9:30AM to 6:00PM
Wed, Jul 09 9:30AM to 6:00PM
Thu, Jul 10 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Jul 11 9:30AM to 5:30PM
Sat, Jul 12 9:30AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jul 13 Closed

About the Library

Overlooking the Animas River, the Durango Public Library and Botanical Gardens is one of the most popular gathering spots in our community.

Upcoming Events

Sat, Jul 12, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
FOL Book Sale

Sat, Jul 12, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 3
Calling knitters, crocheters, and fiber artists of all ages and levels!

Tue, Jul 15, 10:30am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Join us for an exciting, larger-than-life version of the classic game Hungry, Hungry Hippos!

Tue, Jul 15, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Drop-in chess games in a friendly environment.

Tue, Jul 15, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Let's get together and cook a potluck of recipes from our chosen cookbook!

Wed, Jul 16, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 3+.

Wed, Jul 16, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1
Write and create original works with us!

Thu, Jul 17, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 1-2.

Thu, Jul 17, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Enjoy gaming in the library with a variety of games!

Thu, Jul 17, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Come speak Spanish in an informal setting. All language levels welcome! Ven a hablar español en un ambiente informal. ¡Abierto a todas las habilidades!

Fri, Jul 18, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Baby Time is tailored for babies from birth-12 months together with their favorite adult!

Fri, Jul 18, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Combine science and art with this colorful experiment! Learn about acids and bases, and then use your knowledge to get creative and make your own color changing art.

Fri, Jul 18, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Spend your Friday evening learning how to make a beautiful painting with a local art instructor.
Please contact the library to register for this event.

Sat, Jul 19, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 3
Join us in the Reading Room for an hour of dedicated reading. Socialize after, or not!

Sat, Jul 19, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Let's make music!

Mon, Jul 21, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Learn how to reduce human-wildlife conflict through a four-part lecture series from Colorado Parks and Wildlife. All programs run 6-7:30pm.

Tue, Jul 22, 10:30am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Riverside Patio
Let's get messy with an outdoor art party on the library's Riverside Patio. Come create amazing art pieces both big and small with other kids in the community.

Tue, Jul 22, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Drop-in chess games in a friendly environment.

Tue, Jul 22, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 3
Climate Cafés are a space to share thoughts and feelings about the climate crisis in community.

Wed, Jul 23, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 3+.

Wed, Jul 23, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Heather Houk, CSU Extension Agent Lisa Bourey, Landscape Designer & Fair Judge Carol Wallace, DBG Docent & Fair submissions

Thu, Jul 24, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 1-2.

Thu, Jul 24, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Enjoy gaming in the library with a variety of games!

Thu, Jul 24, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Join us for an illustrated lecture and see conservation in action- canoes flipping and rafts rocking! Come share your river stories!

Fri, Jul 25, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Baby Time is tailored for babies from birth-12 months together with their favorite adult!

Fri, Jul 25, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Build, create, & play!

Sat, Jul 26, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Calling knitters, crocheters, and fiber artists of all ages and levels!

Mon, Jul 28, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 3
At a Death Cafe people gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death. Our objective is 'to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives'.

Tue, Jul 29, 10:30am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Join Meghan and her special friends for show full of ventriloquism and laughs!

Tue, Jul 29, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Join Meghan and her special friends for show full of ventriloquism and laughs!

Tue, Jul 29, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Drop-in chess games in a friendly environment.

Wed, Jul 30, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 3+.

Wed, Jul 30, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1
Join us for a special poetry writing workshop on the topic of "Poetry as History"

Thu, Jul 31, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Durango Community Recreation Center
Cool off with a morning of foam & fun at the Durango Recreation Center!

Cancelled
Thu, Jul 31, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 1-2.

Thu, Jul 31, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Enjoy gaming in the library with a variety of games!

Thu, Jul 31, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Lleva a la familia a disfrutar de cuentos y canciones bilingües en español e inglés. Bring the family for stories and songs in Spanish and English!

Fri, Aug 01, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Baby Time is tailored for babies from birth-12 months together with their favorite adult!

Fri, Aug 01, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Join us for an electrifying blend of science and creativity!

Tue, Aug 05, 10:00am - 10:45am
Santa Rita Park
Join us for Storytime and nature journaling!

Tue, Aug 05, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Drop-in chess games in a friendly environment.

Tue, Aug 05, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 3
Register at the reference desk, then join us to discuss the book at the library. A free book is available for the first 15 people who register and attend! 
Please contact the library to register for this event.

Wed, Aug 06, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 3+.

Wed, Aug 06, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1
Write and create original works with us!

Thu, Aug 07, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 1-2.

Thu, Aug 07, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Enjoy gaming in the library with a variety of games!

Thu, Aug 07, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Come speak Spanish in an informal setting. All language levels welcome! Ven a hablar español en un ambiente informal. ¡Abierto a todas las habilidades!

Fri, Aug 08, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Baby Time is tailored for babies from birth-12 months together with their favorite adult!

Fri, Aug 08, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Build, create, & play!

Sat, Aug 09, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Calling knitters, crocheters, and fiber artists of all ages and levels!