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Rock Gardening 101
The idea of creating a rock garden from scratch can be as daunting as, well, a ton of rocks! Christine is an inspirational instructor who will use hands-on techniques to introduce you to rock gardening painlessly. She will address such questions as rock and soil types and sources, garden design, choice of plant materials and watering issues. This class will start you confidently on the road to your own alpine adventure.
Christine Ebrahimi
Saturday, 5/1/10, 10am - noon
$15 ($12 Members) Limit 15
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Local Trail Treasures and Wildflower Wonderlands
Nationally award-winning local hiking author, Douglas Lorain, will talk and show slides highlighting his top recommendations for two perpetual favorites - the best day hikes within a 2-hour drive of Portland, and the very best places to see wildflowers all around the Pacific Northwest. Expect to be dazzled by photos of little-known beauty spots close to home and to get lots of great ideas for travels further afield this spring and summer to terrific locations for photographers, botanists, and anyone who loves fields of blossoms. It should be informative and fun for all.
Douglas Lorain
Tuesday, 5/4/10, 7-9pm
$8 ($5 Members) Limit 35
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Crash Course in Flower ID
In this two-part class, learn how to dissect flowers, speak the language of botany and hone your identification skills. The first session meets at The Berry Botanic Garden where we start with the basics using handouts, live plants and discussion. For the second session, we'll go on an easy hike to test our plant ID skills in an area of spring flowering beauty. If you own them, please bring to both sessions a plant ID book, a hand lens, and a clipboard.
Erin Riggs
Friday, 5/7/10, 3-5pm and Saturday, 5/8/10, 10am-1pm
$30 ($24 Members) Limit 15
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Mosses and Lichens Up Close
Before the discovery of the microscope, lichens were thought to be mosses. So if you've found yourself puzzling over their distinctions, take heart! This class will provide that closer look, as we take an easy hike along the Salmon River. This lush rain forest is the ideal setting to explore the diversity of these organisms that seldom get the attention they deserve. As you learn more about their structure and role in the ecosystem, you'll begin to widen your awareness. Bring a hand lens if you have one.
John Davis
Wednesday, 5/12/10, 9am-4pm
Donations Requested! Limit 15
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Botanical Illustration
Two-day workshop! Using plant specimens as subjects, professional scientific illustrator Lynn Kitagawa will encourage participants to exercise observational skills in the understanding of botanical forms. The creation of an accurate pencil drawing will lead to a finished pen-and-ink illustration. We will use a flexible-nib pen, emphasizing line quality to create a descriptive and aesthetic illustration. Class format will be lecture, demonstrations and supervised drawing sessions. If time permits, we will discuss other techniques (color pencil, watercolor) and issues of reproduction. Beginning drawing skills are recommended; no prior knowledge of botany is needed.
Lynn Kitagawa
Saturday and Sunday, 5/15 and 16, 8:30am-4pm
$125 (Members $100) Limit 15
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Jane Kerr Platt Garden Tour
We enjoy the special connection that BBG has with the Platt family and the part we are able to play in making the Platt Garden accessible to visitors. Again this spring, the Platt family graciously opens the internationally acclaimed garden that John Platt and his wife, the late Jane Kerr Platt, built in the hills of Portland. With its views and vistas, private niches and spectacular plant compositions, it's a garden designer's dream as well. As a special benefit, only BBG Members may register until April 23.
Sunday, 5/23, 2-4pm
$25 Limit 30
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