Seminars - Saturday, February 16, 2008
11 AM
2/16 11amB 110-112
Rethinking the Backyard
Michael Weishan
In this age of ever shrinking yards and even more expensive real estate, few of us have the luxury of "just letting an area go." These days, every square foot outdoors needs to do double, sometimes even triple duty, and do it well. This is especially true of the backyard. In this 45 minute illustrated talk, former PBS host Michael Weishan will share with you his 20 years of design experience in making the most of backyard spaces, showing you how to create intimate outdoor living areas that will add both beauty and functionality to your home.
2/16 11amB 117-119
How to Build a "Pondless"
Waterfall or Urn Water Feature
Eamonn Hughes
If you would love to have a water feature in your garden but are worried by the maintenance of a pond or the danger of open water with young children then this is the seminar for you. We will show you how to have a flowing water feature without the need for a pond. All of the water is hidden underground and when you switch it off the water drains into the reservoirs. These features are easy to install and our step by step handout at the seminar will illustrate how to do it yourself when you get home and ensure you can achieve your water garden dream.
2/16 11amB 113
Better Soil, Less Toil: Putting Compost to Work for You
Glen Andresen
Learn how to make and use compost so your soil can generate some of its own fertilizers and even till itself! From no-fuss methods of turning fruit, vegetable and yard trimmings into rich compost to easy techniques for applying compost to your garden, you?Äôll return home with essential tips for soil fertility success.
2/16 11amB 116
Circles and Square - Designing According to Shape
Marty Wingate
Learn how to use plant shapes and design lines to create a garden full of interest.
12:30 PM
2/16 12:30pmB 110-112
Incredible Edibles: Mixing Plants for Sustainability & Beauty
Toby Mancini
Many gardeners would love to have fresh herbs and vegetables growing in their garden, but don't want to commit valuable space to a 'traditional' vegetable garden, with unsightly straight rows often relegated to the far corner of the garden. Today?Äôs savvy gardeners mingle edibles among the ornamental shrubs, perennials and vines for a beautiful garden that yields a bountiful harvest! Find out the best plants and the best planting tips for adding fresh, delicious edibles for a truly sustainable landscape.
2/16 12:30pmB 117-119
Trials and Tribulations: Selecting GREAT PLANT PICKS for your Garden
Lucy Hardiman & Maurice Horn
A behind the scenes looks at how this highly successful Pacific Northwest plant awards program selects plants that are reliable performers in our region.
2/16 12:30pmB 113
Bold Plants, Small Spaces
Sean Hogan
It?Äôs not just about your mother's garden in the suburbs anymore. Lofts, decks, roofs and courtyards are the perfect setting for an outdoor retreat. Come discover bold plants and combinations that enliven small spaces, yet withstand the rigors inherent of such situations.
2/16 12:30pmB 116
Daring Outdoor Entertaining
JJ De Sousa
You?Äôve worked hard on your garden ?Äì go ahead and show it off! Why not throw a party and let them "ooh" and "aah" at the fruits of your labor? This seminar will help you fearlessly create the perfect scene for fair weathered entertaining.
2 PM
2/16 2:00pmB 110-112
Fearless Gardening with Containers
Steve Lorton
Pots of white petunias with red geraniums, beautiful as they were, are a thing of the past. Bold innovations in mixing evergreen and deciduous shrubs with perennials and annuals for eye-popping containers has taken the art to a new level. Steve Lorton, former Northwest editor and bureau chief of Sunset Magazine, will explore the design and mechanics of putting these container plantings together.
2/16 2:00pmB 117-119
Inspiring Spaces: Intimate and Personal Gardens
Lucy Hardiman
Take a look at the many ways to imprint your garden with your own personal style. Consider the ways in which elements like arbors, pergolas, pathways, mosaics, art, found objects, water features, furniture and furniture are woven into the fabric of the garden.
2/16 2:00pmB 113
Go Green! Tips to Help the Transition Into Organic Gardening
Kym Pokorny
Through example, the Oregonian writer will illustrate how easy and quick it is to be sustainable in the garden. Whether it?Äôs plant choice, proper soil or disease management, you will be going green in no time!
2/16 2:00pmB 116
Hydrangeas: Species and Cultivars
Kristin VanHoose
Make a bold statement with these old-fashioned plants' billowy and colorful blooms. Local nurserywoman, Kristin Van Hoose, will share her secrets of the trade to choosing and caring for the right variety for the right spot in the backyard.
3:30 PM
2/16 3:30pmB 110-112
Teaming With Microbes: A Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web
Jeff Lowenfels
Ever wonder how the Redwoods got to be 380 feet tall without fertilizers or how they have lived for 500 years without any chemical fungicides or pesticides? In one fun- filled and entertaining hour you will not only learn the answer, but also the science behind organic gardening and the three easy ways you can apply the very same science to your yard. Never garden with chemicals again!
2/16 3:30pmB 117-119
The Evolution of Hardscapes
Ron Putz
Just as a colorful summer bloom will highlight the bones of your winter shrubs, finely crafted hardscape will improve the look and feel of any landscape. Local expert Ron Putz will discuss just how far the art of hardscapes have come from the concrete slab to beautiful choices in stone. Whether you're looking to recreate a woodsy outdoor feel or a cultured Roman villa, this seminar will show you where to start and how to get where you want to go.
2/16 3:30pmB 113
Add Some Fun to Your Garden and get the Kids Interested!
Ed Hume
Ed takes you on a tour of his Children's/Educational Garden where kids and adults will learn how much fun gardening can be. You'll see and learn about plants that eat insects, see how beautiful drought tolerant plants can be, learn about natives, herbs, vines and how to attract birds, butterflies and hummingbirds. You will leave with several ideas you can use in your own garden.
2/16 3:30pmB 116
Pet Friendly Landscapes
Steve Varga
Feel like you must choose between a landscape for your pets...or for you? ProGrass Horticulturist, Steve Varga, and Oregon Humane Society Animal Behaviorist, Tanya Roberts, will discuss how the entire family... people and pets...can enjoy a beautiful landscape. Steve Varga will give tips on pet-friendly landscape layout, maintenance practices which minimize the demands animals put on landscapes, and which fertilizers and materials are safe for your pets. Tanya Roberts will discuss why animals react the way they do when outside, and how with training and simple landscape changes, you and your pets can all enjoy the great outdoors.
