February 12, from 8am - 3:30pm
Sustainable Landscaping - Principle to Practice"
Location: Pierce County Environmental Services Building, 9850 64th St W, University Place
Increase your knowlege about sustainable landscape design, construction and maintenance. This workshop will teach landscape design, installation and maintenance professionals how to succeed in this fast growing landscape niche. Cost: $20, and registration is required. www.piercecountywa.org/nyc4biz.
CPH Credit Available.
February 14, 2013, from 9 -11am
Pruning Art or Pruning Atrocity – Cass Turnbull
Location: Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle,
The three main forms of mal-pruning – tree topping, inappropriate shearing, and over-thinning will be compared with bona-fide examples of specialize pruning art: pollarding, cloud pruning, topiary, pleaching, and coppicing. This lecture ends with a humorous view of “The Good, the Bad, and the Bizarre.” Register by Friday, December 7 and attend all 12 lectures for $300 General, $234 for PlantAmnesty members. Each 2-hour lecture: $30 General, $23 for PlantAmnesty members. Add $5 for registrations less than 7 days before each program date. For information and registration, visit www.uwbotanicgardens.org. Email: urbhort@u.washington.edu. Phone: 206-685-8033
CPH Credit Available.
February 14, 2013, from 12-2 pm
Rehabilitative Pruning – Cass Turnbull
Location: Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle,
What to do next for plants that have been seriously mal-pruned. Those attending this advanced class should be familiar with the principles of selective pruning covered in the previous sessions in this series. Learn how to restore trees and shrubs to normal form (and when you can’t). Water-sprouts, suckers, crown restoration, and radical renovation techniques will be covered. Register by Friday, December 7 and attend all 12 lectures for $300 General, $234 for PlantAmnesty members. Each 2-hour lecture: $30 General, $23 for PlantAmnesty members. Add $5 for registrations less than 7 days before each program date. For information and registration, visit www.uwbotanicgardens.org. Email: urbhort@u.washington.edu. Phone: 206-685-8033. CPH Credit Available.
February 28, 2013, from 9-11am
The Shearables, the Hackables, and the Untouchables – Cass Turnbull
Location: Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle,
Some plants are cut to the ground each year. But barely touch others and all hell breaks loose. Find out which ones are which, and what types are appropriately sheared each year. Learn how to handle butterfly bush, lavatera, heather, lavender, rockrose, broom, witchhazel, and more. Register by Friday, December 7 and attend all 12 lectures for $300 General, $234 for PlantAmnesty members. Each 2-hour lecture: $30 General, $23 for PlantAmnesty members. Add $5 for registrations less than 7 days before each program date. For information and registration, visit www.uwbotanicgardens.org. Email: urbhort@u.washington.edu. Phone: 206-685-8033
CPH Credit Available.
February 28, 2013, from 12-2 pm
Japanese Garden Pruning – Cass Turnbull
Location: Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle,
Japanese gardens are among the most admired. Their creation and care requires a high level of pruning skill and dedicated annual maintenance. This lecture covers the pruning of Japanese maples, bamboo, cloud pruning of pines, and tamamono shearing of lower-story elements. Register by Friday, December 7 and attend all 12 lectures for $300 General, $234 for PlantAmnesty members. Each 2-hour lecture: $30 General, $23 for PlantAmnesty members. Add $5 for registrations less than 7 days before each program date. For information and registration, visit www.uwbotanicgardens.org. Email: urbhort@u.washington.edu. Phone: 206-685-8033
CPH Credit Available.
March 14, 2013, from 9-11am
Vine Pruning – Cass Turnbull
Location: Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle,
Take control! This lecture covers pruning and management of the most common ornamental vines: wisteria, clematis, Boston ivy, Virginia creeper, honeysuckle, and trumpet vine. Register by Friday, December 7 and attend all 12 lectures for $300 General, $234 for PlantAmnesty members. Each 2-hour lecture: $30 General, $23 for PlantAmnesty members. Add $5 for registrations less than 7 days before each program date. For information and registration, visit www.uwbotanicgardens.org. Email: urbhort@u.washington.edu. Phone: 206-685-8033
CPH Credit Available.
March 14, 2013, from 12-2 pm
Difficult Plants to Prune - Cass Turnbull
Location: Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle,
Effective pruning techniques for rhododendron, hydrangea, callicarpa, Viburnum bodnantense, and abelia will be explained. Basic pruning techniques, common pruning mistakes, and corrective pruning will also be covered. Register by Friday, December 7 and attend all 12 lectures for $300 General, $234 for PlantAmnesty members. Each 2-hour lecture: $30 General, $23 for PlantAmnesty members. Add $5 for registrations less than 7 days before each program date. For information and registration, visit www.uwbotanicgardens.org. Email: urbhort@u.washington.edu. Phone: 206-685-8033
CPH Credit Available.
January 31 - February 2, 2013