Upcoming Workshops and Classes.
Pruning Conifers in the Garden
This class will build upon the knowledge gained in Pruning Fundamentals for Conifers. We will look at various small conifers in and around Tsuru Island and apply useful techniques and strategies that can be used in any garden style. Register here with the Gresham Japanese Garden.
Pruning Fundamentals for Conifers - Zoom Class with the Gresham Japanese Garden
In the Northwest, we know there is more to conifers than Christmas trees! Learn fundamental pruning techniques for your favorite conifers including Pines, Spruce, Hinoki and how to interpret cultivars. This class will help you feel comfortable making pruning decisions so you can enjoy your conifers even more. Visit the Gresham Japanese Garden website to register.
Advanced Pruning Workshop- Hoffman Center for the Arts
Twelve students will join me in a private residence for the first half of the day where I will prune and explain as I go. In the afternoon I will guide students as they practice what they have learned in the Wonder Garden at the Hoffman Center for the Arts. Visit the Hoffman Center for the Arts website to register for this day long workshop and elevate your pruning skills! Fee is $100.00 for the day.
Pruning for the Big Picture
Begin your pruning assessment with a macro view of the garden. We will look at elements that make up the ‘big picture’ such as garden context, style, scale, proportion, viewpoints and the roles our trees play in the overall garden experience. Learning how your plants fit into the big picture will help you make pruning decisions and develop long term pruning goals. This class is for the UC Marin Master Gardeners and will be presented on Zoom. $30.00 Register with the UC Marin Master Gardeners.
West Slope Garden Club Meeting
A Q&A sessions for the club members to ask about plants in their own garden as well as pruning goals for the trees in the Raleigh Park School Garden. Attendees must be a member of the West Slope Garden Club. The meeting will be held via Zoom.
Introduction to the Aesthetic Pruning approach recap in the garden. $20.00
This class is offered by the Gresham Japanese Garden as part of their new pruning program. After the Saturday zoom class about the Aesthetic Pruning Approach there will be a one hour recap of the class content in the Gresham Japanese Garden to practice assessing trees in the garden and develop a pruning plan.
Introduction to the Aesthetic Pruning Approach - $45.00
Learn to apply the aesthetic pruning approach to trees and shrubs in your garden. Including how to assess your tree, identify the role it will play in your garden and develop a pruning plan to achieve your goals.
This class is offered by the Gresham Japanese Garden as part of their new pruning program. The Saturday following the zoom class there will be a one hour recap of the class content in the Gresham Japanese Garden to practice assessing trees in the garden and develop a pruning plan.
Aesthetic Pruning of Conifers
Aesthetic Pruning of Conifers with the Washington County Master Gardeners at the WCMGA Learning Garden at PCC Rock Creek Campus. The WCMGA has some amazing conifers and have received status as an ACS conifer reference garden.