Wednesday, Feb 08, 2012 -- 9am - 11am
Pruning Class en Espanol
Where: Casa Latina, 317 17th Ave S, Seattle
For more information: Call Casa Latina at 206-956-0779
George Ortiz, CLT and owner of Caring Landscapes Services, and Gonzalo Yepes, owner of Columbian Gardens, LLC, will give a PowerPoint presentation on How to Prune and Renovate the Overgrown Landscape. It will cover safety, mistakes people make, kinds of cuts, and how to read a plant’s natural habit and prune accordingly. It will also cover other creative solutions to the overgrown landscape.
Sunday, Feb 12, 2012 -- 10:00am - noon
Rose Pruning
Where: Sand Point Magnuson Park, Building 406 (The Brig)
For more information: Email us or call 206-783-9813
Learn the basics of rose pruning--hybrid tea, shrub, and climbing roses. Tools and timing are also covered.
Taught by Keith Dekker.
Sunday, Mar 11, 2012 -- 10:00am - noon
Easy Plants to Prune
Where: Sand Point Magnuson Park; Building 406 (The Brig)
For more information: Email us or call 206-783-9813
This class covers basic cuts, basic plant habits, and what Cass Turnbull calls the pruning budget. Then five plants that are relatively easy to prune are discussed: nandina, evergreen azalea, lilac, camellia, and yew.
Taught by Cass Turnbull.
Wednesday, Mar 14, 2012 -- 9am - 11am
Pruning Class en Espanol
Where: Casa Latina, 317 17th Ave S, Seattle
For more information: Call Casa Latina at 206-956-0779
George Ortiz, CLT and owner of Caring Landscapes Services, and Gonzalo Yepes, owner of Columbian Gardens, LLC, will give a PowerPoint presentation on How to Prune and Renovate the Overgrown Landscape. It will cover safety, mistakes people make, kinds of cuts, and how to read a plant’s natural habit and prune accordingly. It will also cover other creative solutions to the overgrown landscape.
Saturday, Mar 24, 2012 -- 10:00am - 3:00pm
Spring Renovation Workshop
Where: A landscape somewhere in King County
For more information: Email us or call 206-783-9813
The Renovation Workshop is a popular hands-on all-day event that features a rare 3:1 student-teacher ratio and real-world experience. Pruning and creative solutions for the overgrown garden are taught as an entire yard is renovated during the class. The day begins with a lecture followed by hands-on experience out in the yard. Topics discussed will include pruning, transplanting, and landscape maintenance. The group will move through an overgrown landscape while on-the-spot evaluations of plants and demonstrations of pruning are given. Workshop participants will then cycle between jobs to learn what the landscape has to offer.
The workshop takes place at a private residence within King County selected for its neglected state and diverse plant material so as to provide class instruction on a wide variety of topics. A pruning DVD and handouts on various pruning topics will be provided to all participants.
Fee: $75 ($65 for PlantAmnesty members).
Preregistration required. Space is limited so register early!
Click here to download a registration form for this workshop.
Saturday, Apr 07, 2012 -- 10:00am - noon
Japanese Garden Pruning
Where: Sand Point Magnuson Park; Building 406 (The Brig)
For more information: Email us or call 206-783-9813
Japanese gardens are among the most admired gardens in the world. To create and maintain them requires a high level of prunign skill and dedicated annual maintenance. This class covers the pruning of Japanese maples (upright and weeping), bamboo, cloud pruning pines, and tamamono sharing of lower-story elements.
Please note: this class is on Saturday, rather than the usual Sunday.
Taught by Cass Turnbull.
Saturday, May 12, 2012 -- 10:00am - 3:00pm
Japanese Garden Pruning Workshop
Where: Sand Point Magnuson Park; Building 406 (The Brig)
For more information: Email us or call 206-783-9813
Sunday, May 13, 2012 -- 10:00am - noon
Shrubs 2 (The Hackables, Shearables, and Untouchables)
Where: Sand Point Magnuson Park; Building 406 (The Brig)
For more information: Email us or call 206-783-9813
Some plants are cut to the ground each year. But barely touch others, and all hell breaks loose. Find out which ones are which, as well as which plants are appropriately sheared every year. Learn how to prune butterfly bush, lavatera, heather, lavender, rockrose, broom, witchhazel, and others.
Taught by Cass Turnbull.
Sunday, Jun 10, 2012 -- 10:00am - noon
Rehabilitative Pruning
Where: Sand Point Magnuson Park; Building 406 (The Brig)
For more information: Email us or call 206.783.9813
The three most common forms of mal-pruning (tree topping, overthinning of trees and shrubs, and inappropriate shearing) and how to fix trees and shrubs that have been mal-pruned. Included is discussion of watersprouts, suckers, radical renovation techniques, and crown restoration.
Taught by Cass Turnbull.
Sunday, Jul 08, 2012 -- 10:00am - noon
Tree Pruning 1
Where: Sand Point Magnuson Park; Building 406 (The Brig)
For more information: Email us or call 206-783-9813
This is the science and biology behind the pruning of trees. Bess Bronstein, honored hort teacher from Edmonds Community College, will give us the inside story on how trees grow and survive to become the longest-lived, most massive species on the planet. Famous arboriculturalist, Dr. Alex Shigo, taught us that all pruning wounds trees. Find out how to minimize that damage and work with the tree’s natural defenses. Students will gain an understanding of compartmentalization, included bark, branch collar identification, and more.
Taught by Bess Bronstein, Edmonds Community College
Friday, Aug 31, 2012 -- No August Class
No Pruning Class in August
Where: Sand Point Magnuson Park; Building 406 (The Brig)
For more information: Email us or call 206.783.9813
Saturday, Sep 22, 2012 -- 10:00am - noon
Fall Renovation Workshop
Where: A landscape somewhere in King County
For more information: Email us or call 206-783-9813
The Renovation Workshop is a popular hands-on all-day event that features a rare 3:1 student-teacher ratio and real-world experience. Pruning and creative solutions for the overgrown garden are taught as an entire yard is renovated during the class. The day begins with a lecture followed by hands-on experience out in the yard. Topics discussed will include pruning, transplanting, and landscape maintenance. The group will move through an overgrown landscape while on-the-spot evaluations of plants and demonstrations of pruning are given. Workshop participants will then cycle between jobs to learn what the landscape has to offer.
The workshop takes place at a private residence within King County selected for its neglected state and diverse plant material so as to provide class instruction on a wide variety of topics. A pruning DVD and handouts on various pruning topics will be provided to all participants.
Fee: $75 ($65 for PlantAmnesty members).
Preregistration required. Space is limited so register early!
Click here to download a registration form for this workshop.
If you think your yard might be an appropriate site for a Renovation Workshop, click here for Site Requirements.
Friday, Oct 12, 2012 -- 8:30am - 3:30pm
Renovation Workshop in Spanish
Where: A landscape somewhere in King County
For more information: Email us or call 206-783-9813
This class and hands-on field day is designed for Spanish-speaking landscape professionals. The morning lecture will be presented in Spanish by
George Ortiz, CLT. In the afternoon everyone will assemble for hands-on practice on common landscape trees and shrubs. Participants will work in small groups with experienced teachers. Students will earn a PlantAmnesty certification of completion.
The workshop takes place at a landscape within King County selected for its neglected state and diverse plant material so as to provide class instruction on a wide variety of topics. All participants will receive a pruning DVD and handouts on various pruning topics.
Fee: $30, which includes handouts and DVD.
Preregistration required. Space is limited so register early!
Click here to download a registration form for this workshop.
If you think your yard might be an appropriate site for a Renovation Workshop, click here for Site Requirements.
Sunday, Oct 14, 2012 -- 10:00am - noon
Vine Pruning
Where: Sand Point Magnuson Park; Building 406 (The Brig)
For more information: Email us or call 206-783-9813
This class covers pruning and management of some of our most common ornamental vines: wisteria, common varieties of clematis, Boston ivy/Virginia creeper, trumpet vine, and honeysuckle.
Taught by Cass Turnbull.
Saturday, Nov 10, 2012 -- 9:30am - 12:30am
Tree Pruning in Spanish
Where: Sand Point Magnuson Park; Building 406 (The Brig)
For more information: Email us or call 206.783.9813
A two-hour lecture (en espanol) on basic tree pruning followed by an outdoor demonstration.
Taught by George Ortiz, CLT.
Monday, Dec 31, 2012 -- No December Class
No Pruning Class in December
Where: Sand Point Magnuson Park; Building 406 (The Brig)
For more information: Email us or call 206.783.9813