New: The Oregon Landscape Contractors Board has approved our classes for Technical Continuing Education Hours (CEH) credit toward recertification of Oregon Landscape Professional licensing.  We are charging $10.00 per class for recording and processing attendance.  A registration for credit will be available in the barn in  the retail area.  Please sign up and make payment prior to the start of the class.  A certificate will be mailed to you during the week following completion of the class.

Pruning Workshop - Mike Smith 

Both the health and beauty of a garden's living structure depends on thoughtful shaping and pruning.  Learn how to evaluate and prune to bring out the hidden beauty of your trees and shrubs.  This year, special attention will be given to the pruning, shaping and training of a 25 year old Japanese lace leaf maple. Also, bring your questions about pruning plants that suffered damage during this winter's December freeze.  Dress warmly and we will see you then

Mike Smith is co-owner of Joy Creek Nursery.  You can see his pruning  handiwork throughout the nursery, especially in the large rhododendrons around the house and behind our lavender path and in the numerous shrubs shaped into small trees that are grown throughout our gardens.  Mike is a passionate gardener who left a management job in corporate America to start the nursery.  

1:00 pm

2:30 pm

A CELEBRATION OF EDIBLES IN THE GARDEN 

Introducing Edibles to Your Containers, Baskets and Landscape -  Claude LeDoux

This is a "no rules" session on blending edibles into any part of your garden, from a simple container or basket to a perennial border.  Gone are the days when vegetables and fruit were banished to the backyard in a utilitarian plot.  Explore the wide array of vegetables and fruit available today and how you can use edibles to enhance your creativity. (Approved for 1 Technical CEH)

Claude LeDoux is the Parks Department Horticulture Manager for the City of New Westminister, British Columbia, where he oversees the City Greenhouse Operations, the Arboricultural and Horticultural Divisions and creates and approves city and park landscape designs.  Among his many responsibilities, he offers lectures and classes for New Westminister Parks and Van Dusen Botanic Gardens.  Claude also serves on the Trees and Conifers committee for Great Plant Picks.  He is an avid vegetable and fruit gardener who shares his bounty with the local food bank.

How to Start Your Own Vegetable Seeds - Sue Berge

This workshop is designed for home gardeners and apartment dwellers.  Join Sue Berge as she shares tips for getting the most out of your various vegetable seeds.  Learn how you can use common household items and recyclable objects to accomplish this goal.

Sue Berge is the owner of New Dimension Seeds which has as its mission "to make growing a vegetable garden easy and fun."  Sue has tested all of her quality Asian seeds and provides instructions and growing tips as well as easy recipes.  Check out her website at www.newdimensionseed.com.

As a bonus we will have a vegetable marketplace.

Daisytoes Nursery will be on hand selling starts for delicious early season vegetables and New Dimension Seeds will have a stand where they will sell their vegetable seeds.
 

Leslie Gover -  With a plant production background from Oregon State University, Leslie's horticulture degree serves her well as Joy Creek's propagator, vegetable nursery supplier and staff "bug-getter."  Over the years she has spent lots of time in the Plant Health Care field.  With two small children, pets, and her own Daisytoes Nursery, she is a woman on the go.

John Caine comes to his job as Landscape Garden Designer for Joy Creek Nursery not only with a degree from Michigan State University but also with years of practical experience as an estate gardener. He gave the nursery its master plan and continues to help refine its gardens. He enjoys helping gardeners create the gardens they have always wanted.
 

Mike Smith is co-owner of Joy Creek Nursery.  Mike is a passionate gardener who left a management job in corporate America to start the nursery.  One of the hats he wears at Joy Creek Nursery is that of head of our Landscape Department.

Nadine Black & Ramona Wulzen are long-time staff members at Joy Creek Nursery. Both have a passion for creating containers with long-term interest.  This is the first time they have joined forces.
 

Explore what to look for when you need a groundcover to knit your garden together.  Learn the most common problems to avoid as you space your small plant starts.  Remember, many of them really will cover ground over time.  Discover excellent partners for new and existing plantings from among overlooked, often underused, yet very satisfying groundcover plants.  (Approved for 1 Technical CEH)

Jolly Butler became familiar to gardeners throughout the Portland area through her "Gardening 101" column in Garden Showcase magazine; and many gardeners learned their gardening basics in her classes at Portland Community College.  She also hosted a two-hour, call-in radio show called "Gardening with Jolly Butler" on KPAM in Portland.  She is an Oregon State University Extension Service Master Gardener, is active in the Hardy Plant Society of Oregon, and loves to teach new gardeners that everyone has at least one green thumb.
 

Laura Crockett - With infectious and unlimited 'joie de vivre', Laura Crockett has been designing custom gardens in the Pacific NW and California for fifteen years.  Her work has been featured in Pacific Horticulture, Portland Spaces, Horticulture, Garden Design, The Oregonian, Fine Gardening, as well as many other garden design magazines.  Laura has gained a reputation for designing unique garden elements, many of which she credits to the collaborative process she uses with her clients.

Fred Weisensee is a 47-year resident of Oregon and spent his childhood on the family farm in rural Polk County.  After high school, he went to Portland and completed college and medical training with an internal medicine residency at Providence Medical Center.  While practicing medicine in Portland, he met his lifetime partner Leonard Foltz in 1987 and in 1995 they moved from the Oregon City-Redland area to Fred's family farm in southern Polk County.  It is there, with the help of dedicated friends and staff that Fred and Leonard stated Dancing Oaks Nursery with his family's century-old farm in the foothills of the Cascades east of Scio.  They are both grateful for having been influenced by family members who loved gardening and for the encouragement they received at very young ages.  Subsequently, they have benefited greatly from exposure to many mentors through the Hardy Plant Societies of Portland and Salem.  They have planted literally thousands of bulbs at Dancing Oaks over the last 14 years and add hundreds more each year.  So many bulbs, so little time...

Glen Andresen has been Metro's natural gardening educator since 1994.  This natural gardening program offers presentations, a summertime garden tour and information on how to have healthy yards and gardens without the use of pesticides.  Glen has been a Master Gardener since 1991 and has tended his own 3/4-acre organic garden at a retreat center near Eagle Creek in Clackamas County since 1985.  He is the host of the 1-hour edible gardening show "The Dirt Bag" heard the second Wednesday on each month a 11:00 a.m. on community radio station KBOO (90.7 FM in Portland).  He also writes "Ground View", a monthly gardening column for The Portland Alliance newspaper.  Glen is an avid hobbyist beekeeper, keeping approximately 35 colonies of bees - give or take a swarm or bear attack.  He has degrees in economics and music but would rather play in the dirt.

Nadine hopes to kick-start your imaginations and have you question your preconceptions of what a hedge or screen should look like.  Knowing your goals and studying your site are just part of this process.  A guided stroll through the gardens will illustrate some of her suggestions.  (Approved for 1 Technical CEH)

Nadine Black tried on many hats in our industry - from private gardener to wholesale plant sales - before she discovered that her real passion was helping retail customers create gardens.  At Joy Creek Nursery, she has found a new set of hats, managing retail sales, conducting on-site garden consultations, and teaching workshops.  Indeed, she likes to say, "I've been in horticulture for 20 years and 10 of them have been with Joy Creek.  In addition, she has acquired the Lifetime Certified Oregon Nursery Professional certificate from the Oregon Association of Nurseries. 

Don Howse is the current owner of Porterhowse Nursery which he started in 1981 with his partner Lloyd Porter.  Porterhowse Nursery is well-known for its selections of rare and unusual conifers and for its arboretum.  From his teen years when he worked at Coolidge Rare Plant Gardens in Pasadena, CA, to his schooling in Ornamental Horticulture at the University of Idaho and subsequent employment at Iseli Nursery, Inc., he has been involved in the world of plants.  He has served as President of the Western Region of the American Conifer Society; he is past president of the Columbia-Willamette Chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society; and he is currently President of the Bonsai Society of Portland.  Along the way he has found the time to go trekking and collecting plants in China, Pakistan and southern Spain. 

Linda Beutler is a fearless gardener who grows a great number of plants on a simple, flat 50' x 100' city lot in the Sellwood neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.  She was a professional florist for 20+ years, and her first love in her own garden was growing flowers and foliage for cutting.  Linda has been an instructor of horticulture at Clackamas Community College (CCC) for 12 years.  Her classes include Herbaceous Perennials (summer term) and The Flower Arranger's Garden I & II (autumn and spring terms).  In spring 2007 Timber Press presented her second book, Garden to Vase, on growing and using your own cut flowers, featuring photography by Allan Mandell.  This book was written with gardeners, not florists, in mind, and serves as the textbook for her spring and fall classes at CCC.  She hopes it does not read like a textbook!

In addition, Linda is one of two Vice Presidents of the International Clematis Society (ICLS).  She is a founding member of the Friends of the Rogerson Clematis Collection (in 2003), and served on their Board of Directors until she was named the collection's first curator, beginning July 2007.  She lectures nationally on numerous gardening topics, and is a garden writer for both local and national publications, including Fine Gardening, Pacific Horticulture, and Birdwatcher's Digest.

When Nature Redesigns Your Garden:  Tactics for Renovation and Restoration - Lucy Hardiman
Acts of god.  The vagaries of the weather.  The natural progression of a garden that has not been maintained.  These all can greatly alter the original look and feel of a garden.  Borders that were once sunny fall into shade, and shady borders can suddenly be full of light.  This workshop guides you in making those transitions, teaching you how to reassess your garden, how to choose appropriate new plantings and how to do on-going maintenance.  Lucy Hardiman aims to open your eyes to seeing your garden in a new way and in so doing to reawaken the dormant artist within.  REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.  Workshop size is limited to 20.  Bring your own lunch.  Class time is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  There is a fee of $40.    (Approved for 4 Technical CEH)

Lucy Hardiman was to the garden born - and is a fifth generation Oregon gardener.  She is the principal of Perennial Partners, a garden design collective recognized for their innovative approaches to garden design.  Her garden and those of clients have appeared in many magazines and books.  A popular speaker who lectures and teaches throughout the country, she writes for regional and national publications and is a contributing editor for Horticulture Magazine.  She serves on many boards of horticulturally based organizations in the Northwest including the Great Plant Picks committee and the Friends of Rogerson Clematis Collection and is a past president of the Hardy Plant Society of Oregon.

Ramona Wulzen received her love of all things wild from her mother.  She has gardened on city lots, on three acres in the woods, and extensively in containers.  She loves the interactive nature of the gardening community and sharing information and solutions from that collective experience.  Ramona is a veteran of our retail department and now works in our landscape department.
 

Diana Reeck is the owner of Collectors Nursery where she has created many fine hybrids and made many exceptional plant selections.  She is a keen observer of our native flora and has shared her passion with national audiences.
 

Roger Gossler was born, raised and attended school in Springfield, OR.  His interest in plants has been lifelong, and his learning comes from working with plants, his extensive library, and visiting with other growers.  He received an Associate Degree at Lane Community College in Landscape Design Maintenance.  He is a partner in Gossler Farms Nursery along with his mother Marj and his brother Eric.  The nursery specializes in magnolias, winter blooming trees and shrubs and many other beautiful plants, including some unusual perennials.  Roger is a life member of the magnolia society, and a member of the American Rhododendron Society, The Hardy Plant Society of Oregon, the Willamette Valley Hardy Plant Group and the Royal Horticultural Society.  He has lectured extensively throughout the United States.
 

Alex LaVilla is the Plant Buyer and Manager of the Perennial Department at Swansons Nursery in Seattle, WA, where he features an extensive selection of perennials, herbs and ornamental grasses.  He has been the Chair of the Great Plant Picks Perennial and Bulb Selection Committee since its inception in 2001.  Alex also is the owner of Gardenculture Design, a horticultural consultation and design service.
 

Deby Barnhart has owned and operated Cornell Farm with her partner Ed Blatter for 23 years.  Starting from one greenhouse, they have grown to 13 greenhouses where they grow 800 varieties of annuals and perennials for the public.  Her Partner has managed the production side of the business and, over the years, Deby has thrived on retail and customer service.  From the very start, long before it was fashionable, Deby was attracted to container gardening.  Cornell Farm has won top awards at the OAN Yard Garden and Patio Show for Container Gardens and booth design.  She does workshops at the nursery and for garden clubs and other public venues.

Nadine Black tried on many hats in our industry - from private gardener to wholesale plant sales - before she discovered that her real passion was helping retail customers create gardens.  At Joy Creek Nursery, she has found a new set of hats, managing retail sales, conducting on-site garden consultations, and teaching workshops.  Indeed, she likes to say, "I've been in horticulture for 20 years and 10 of them have been with Joy Creek.  In addition, she has acquired the Lifetime Certified Oregon Nursery Professional certificate from the Oregon Association of Nurseries. 

Saturday

6 pm-9 pm

Maurice Horn, as co-owner of Joy Creek Nursery, has had the opportunity to trial a vast variety of perennials and shrubs.  Among the plants he most enjoys trialing at Joy Creek Nursery are the Ornamental Grasses.  He is especially interested in the selection of grasses that are suited to the smaller urban garden and require little water.

Richie Steffen is the Coordinator of Horticulture for the Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden where he manages the rare plant collections and heads acquisitions of new plants for the garden.  He currently serves as a selection committee member of the Great Plant Picks™ program and is always ready to share his enthusiasm for this excellent regional resource.
 

Paul Bonine is co-owner of the wholesale nursery Xera Plants Inc. with his business partner Greg Shepherd.  He has worked in the nursery industry since 1992 beginning in Eugene and then moving to Portland.  Paul's special interests include plants that are adapted to low water usage, perform well in the Portland area and expand the plant palette for Northwest gardeners.  In 2009 he authored the book Black Plants:  75 Striking Choices for the Garden for Timber Press.

Wim Snoeijer - Those of us in the International Clematis Society or other related societies know Wim for his encyclopedic knowledge of all things clematis.  His recent book Clematis Cultivar Group Classification with Identifying Key and Diagrams is a remarkably readable key to the genus.  The book reveals his deep knowledge of the history of this popular garden plant.  He is a well-known clematis hybridizer responsible for the creation of such popular plants as Clematis 'My Angel', Clematis 'Fascination' as well as the new plants Clematis 'Still Waters' and Clematis 'Blue Pirouette'. Wim is also interested in Galanthus and Agapanthus and has authored a book on Agapanthus for Timber Press.  He makes his home in Gouda, The Netherlands.
 

Ramona Wulzen received her love of all things wild from her mother.  She has gardened both on a city lot and on three acres in the woods.  She has also listened long and hard to the problems and solutions that other gardeners have experienced.  The nature of her current garden has lead to her passion for ground covers and container gardening.  Ramona is a veteran of our retail department and now works in our landscape department. 

Maurice Horn, as co-owner of Joy Creek Nursery, has had the opportunity to trial a vast variety of perennials and shrubs.  He is ever eager to find ways to create exciting gardens that use low to no water.  He has conducted gravel gardening workshops for Metro, the Hardy Plant Society of Oregon (at Reed College) and Heronswood Nursery.  In 2007, he led a workshop at Portland State University under the auspices of the Hardy Plant Society to install a no-water garden using Northwest native plants.

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