Meeting of Like Minds — Eyes in the Field with Sharon Collman
Zoom WAThis MOLM will be available to members at no cost; nonmembers are able to purchase tickets to this presentation for $10. The Pacific Northwest is experiencing multiple invasions by insects (and diseases). These arrive with plants, soil, and seeds, in shipping containers, on shipping vehicles, and in household goods. Several are poised on our borders, […]
Fall Festival Fundraiser
Cass Turnbull Garden 1125 Harvard Ave E, SeattleLove fall? Join PlantAmnesty October 23rd for our Fall Festival Fundraiser at the future site of the Cass Turnbull Garden in North Capitol Hill!This fall themed fundraiser includes: Guess the weight of our giant pumpkin for the chance to win Felco 12 pruners! Play games to win prizes such as gift cards to your favorite […]
Rehabilitative Pruning
Zoom WALearn how to restore the natural shapes of trees and shrubs that have been mal-pruned. The three most common forms of mal-pruning (tree topping, over-thinning of trees and shrubs, and inappropriate shearing) will be reviewed. Included are discussions of water-sprouts, suckers, radical renovation techniques, and crown restoration. Taught by Shondell Kelley
Rehabilitative Pruning
Zoom WALearn how to restore the natural shapes of trees and shrubs that have been mal-pruned. The three most common forms of mal-pruning (tree topping, over-thinning of trees and shrubs, and inappropriate shearing) will be reviewed. Included are discussions of water-sprouts, suckers, radical renovation techniques, and crown restoration. Taught by Christina Pfeiffer
Art or Atrocity?
Zoom WAThis class covers the three main forms of mal-pruning: tree topping, inappropriate shearing of trees and shrubs, and over thinning. We compare and contrast mal-pruning with bona fide examples of pruning art: pollarding, cloud pruning, topiary, pleaching, and coppicing. This class ends on a humorous note with photos of the Good, the Bad, and the […]
