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BBG Tree Talks Series: The Tales These Trees Could Tell
Sep 9
Classes
BBG Tree Talks Series: The Tales These Trees Could Tell
Classes

Horticulturist Michelle Rau will dig into the tree stories of a couple of the most frequented public gardens in the Puget Sound area.

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Classes
Master Pruner Class: Shrubs III - The Puzzlers and Consequences
Sep 12
Master Pruner Classes
Master Pruner Class: Shrubs III - The Puzzlers and Consequences
Master Pruner Classes

Rhododendrons can seem out of control, but we will make sense of them -- as well Hydrangeas, Viburnum bodnantense, Abelia, and others.

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Master Pruner Classes
Master Pruner Workshop: Fall Renovation
Sep 19
Master Pruner Workshops
Master Pruner Workshop: Fall Renovation
Master Pruner Workshops

Small groups of students will rotate between stations within the garden to get time with different fruits and also learn different pruning approaches from our instructors. Experts in the field will demonstrate the basics of fruit tree pruning for the fruits types at each station, followed by opportunities for attendees to give it a try — with ample coaching available as needed.

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Master Pruner Workshops
Master Pruner Class: Corrective Pruning
Oct 3
Master Pruner Classes
Master Pruner Class: Corrective Pruning
Master Pruner Classes

Learn how to restore the natural shapes of trees and shrubs that have been malpruned. Malpruning may include topping, over-thinning, inappropriate shearing, and more.  Included are discussions of watersprouts, suckers, radical renovation techniques, and crown restoration.

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Master Pruner Classes
Master Pruner Class: Prune & Renovate the Overgrown Landscape
Oct 24
Master Pruner Classes
Master Pruner Class: Prune & Renovate the Overgrown Landscape
Master Pruner Classes

Has the original design for a landscape been lost through neglect or through poor pruning? This is one of PlantAmnesty’s most popular classes and offers an introduction to landscape renovation, using pruning techniques that you have learned in the Master Pruner series, along with other renovation strategies.

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Master Pruner Classes
Master Pruner Class: Hedging Your Bets - Pruning Art or Pruning Horror?
Nov 7
Master Pruner Classes
Master Pruner Class: Hedging Your Bets - Pruning Art or Pruning Horror?
Master Pruner Classes

In this class, we compare and contrast common mal-pruning techniques that impact plant longevity with bona fide examples of pruning art: pollarding, cloud pruning, topiary, pleaching, and coppicing.

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Master Pruner Classes
PLANT WALKS
Plant Walk: Dunn Gardens with Michelle Rau
Sep 5
Plant Walks, Events
Plant Walk: Dunn Gardens with Michelle Rau
Plant Walks, Events

In our walk at Dunn Gardens, we will discuss the strong history and care of Dunn Gardens, including the Olmsted Design that has been preserved, and the vision of the future while acknowledging the past. We will identify an exceptional collection of trees and shrubs, and analyze the work and preservation efforts that go into caring for State Champion trees, and others who continue to stand strong past the age of 100. We will discuss the role that nature and humans have played in this space over the years, and we will have a good time doing it!

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Plant Walks, Events
Plant Walk: The Pinetum with Walt Bubelis and Van Bobbitt
Oct 24
Plant Walks, Events
Plant Walk: The Pinetum with Walt Bubelis and Van Bobbitt
Plant Walks, Events

In our walk at Dunn Gardens, we will discuss the strong history and care of Dunn Gardens, including the Olmsted Design that has been preserved, and the vision of the future while acknowledging the past. We will identify an exceptional collection of trees and shrubs, and analyze the work and preservation efforts that go into caring for State Champion trees, and others who continue to stand strong past the age of 100. We will discuss the role that nature and humans have played in this space over the years, and we will have a good time doing it!

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Plant Walks, Events
PINES & PINTS (formerly MoLMs)
Pines & Pints: Wood Chips as a Soil Amendment
Oct 21
Events, Pines & Pints
Pines & Pints: Wood Chips as a Soil Amendment
Events, Pines & Pints

Come learn how wood chips can be an effective soil amendment with City of Seattle’s Clay Antieau.

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BBG Tree Talks Series: Help! Tree Troubleshooting from Canopy to Roots
Aug
12
Classes

BBG Tree Talks Series: Help! Tree Troubleshooting from Canopy to Roots

Whether you have questions or concerns about a Douglas fir near your home, or a precarious Pacific madrone in a neighborhood park, it’s helpful to have a basic understanding of how trees grow, adapt, fail, and succeed. Joe and Connor will provide tools to help you assess your trees and guidance on when to contact a professional for more in-depth investigation.

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