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March 2008
Calling all “Trowel and Error” Gardeners!
Join us for an hour every Saturday with Greg Hulbert, our information expert. Bring your gardening questions for Greg and he'll use the hour to address those and other seasonal garden topics. Greg has over 25 years experience in the gardening industry and 19 springs with Portland Nursery and specializes in answering customer questions.
Don’t miss this invaluable opportunity to meet Greg and hear his gardening insights. Drop in every Saturday at 10am March 1st through June 28th at Portland Nursery 5050 SE Stark.
All classes are one hour unless otherwise noted. Most classes are free. Those with a fee are listed.
Sunday • March 2, 2008 • 1:00pm
Easy Elegance Roses with Ping Lim of Bailey Nursery
Portland Nursery at 5050 SE Stark
Easy Elegance Roses with Ping Lim, Master Hybridizer for Bailey Nursery. Mr. Lim will be discussing general hybridization of roses and introducing his new series of Easy Elegance® roses. He will have samples in bloom as well as door prizes! Easy Elegance® roses are so easy to grow, they’re guaranteed for two full years.
Internationally recognized rose hybridizer Ping Lim is developing this next generation of roses. Ping’s breeding work continues to reach new heights in form and fragrance. Easy Elegance roses are not simply own-root shrub roses, but rather complex crosses combining the beauty of Tea roses with the hardiness and easy-care features of proven rose varieties. Only the strongest plants survive Ping Lim’s tough love.
Visit www.BaileyNurseries.com for more information and beautiful, high-resolution images.
Sunday • March 9, 2008 • 1:00pm
Creating Privacy
Portland Nursery at 5050 SE Stark
Creating Privacy with speaker TBA. This class will discuss some common and creative ideas about how to maintain privacy in your garden.
Sunday • March 16, 2008 • 1:00pm
Groundcovers with Meghan Big John-Miller
Portland Nursery at 5050 SE Stark
 Groundcovers with Meghan Big John-Miller of Little Prince of Oregon. Meghan will highlight choice plants for pathways, erosion control and other groundcover possibilities for specific garden situations. Sunday • March 23, 2008 • 1:00pm
All About Rain Gardens
Portland Nursery at 5050 SE Stark
All About Rain Gardens with Mary Van Antwerp of Portland Nursery. Come learn about one of the hottest trends in Portland gardening. Mary will highlight site preparation and plant selection so your can create your own thriving rain garden.
Sunday • March 30, 2008 • 1:00pm
Year-Round Vegetables with Polly Gottesman
Portland Nursery at 5050 SE Stark
 Year-Round Vegetables with Polly Gottesman of Pumpkin Ridge Gardens. Polly and her team have been providing fresh produce through her CSA Pumpkin Ridge Gardens since 1990. From her experience, she will discuss the best timing for starting seed and transplanting, as well as, the best varieties for the Portland area. |
