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Pruning for the Homeowner (Wednesday April 9, 7-9pm and Saturday, April 12, 10am-12pm)
Iana Turner
Horticulturist, Morris Arboretum

Learn how you can skillfully prune shrubs and small trees to achieve a pleasing natural shape and abundant flowering. In this evening lecture and Saturday workshop, you will have the opportunity to see demonstrations designed to help you master pruning concepts and gain confidence. The course will cover formative pruning for young trees and proper pruning techniques for larger, older trees. It will also cover naturalistic pruning techniques for creating attractive hedges and methods for reducing overgrown shrubbery. This class meets twice. Please bring hand pruners and a small pruning saw to the Saturday session.

Wednesday, April 9
7 - 9 p.m.
and
Saturday, April 12
10 a.m. - 12 noon
Irregular classes scheduled starting 4/9/2014 and ending 4/12/2014 at 10:00AM
 
Attendees: 1 $50.00 ea.
Attendees: 1 $55.00 ea.

Fern Table Workshop (Saturday, April 12, 1-3pm) (Class is Full)
Louise Clarke
Horticulturist, Morris Arboretum

Join staff horticulturist Louise Clarke to make a naturalistic miniature garden that incorporates hardy, shade-loving native ferns with moss, weathered wood, and other found objects from nature. A 12 inch square paver forms the table base which, when completed, can be installed on a pedestal in your garden or on a shady patio, doorstep, balcony, or similar area. Perfect for those with limited space, the fern table is designed for year-round outdoor display. Please wear work clothes; gardening gloves optional. Please bring a shallow container at least 14" x 14" to transport your creation home.

Saturday, April 12
1 - 3 p.m.
Single class scheduled on 4/12/2014 at 1:00PM
 
Attendees: 1 $45.00 ea.
Attendees: 1 $50.00 ea.

Native Plants for Every Garden (Wednesday, April 16, 7-9pm)
Marc Radell
Master Gardener, Penn State Extension of Montgomery County

In developed areas like Philadelphia and its suburbs, our yards cover a greater total amount of land than open space does. What each of us each chooses to plant, therefore, has a direct impact on biodiversity and the local ecosystem. This class will provide an overview of the crucial role that native plants play in maintaining the circle of life in the Delaware Valley and in reducing long-term maintenance for you as a homeowner. But the bulk of the class will focus on how to incorporate specific native plants into your garden, with an emphasis on aesthetics and wildlife value. We shall discuss native plants suitable for any landscaping situation: from full sun to shade, dry soil to wet spot, specimen tree to groundcover - even containers! By creating native plant communities on any scale, you can enjoy four seasons of beauty while contributing to a healthy environment.

Wednesday, April 16
7 - 9 p.m.
Single class scheduled on 4/16/2014 at 7:00PM
 
Attendees: 1 $25.00 ea.
Attendees: 1 $30.00 ea.

Want a Work-Free Garden? Explore the Wonderful Diversity of Ericaceous Plants (April 30, 7-8:30pm)
Want a Work-Free Garden? Explore the Wonderful Diversity of Ericaceous Plants
Dr. Harold E. Sweetman
Executive Director, Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens

Come to this lecture and become enchanted by the flowers, fruit, and foliage of the amazingly diverse plants of the Heath Family (Ericaceae). Many people wish they could have work-free gardens that look after themselves without constant digging and replanting yet have something of interest throughout the year. A garden designed with ericaceous plants will bring you close to this gardening ideal. Ericaceous plants have low nutrient demands, are acid-loving, and require drainage but are easily grown once you get to know them. Especially consider blueberries, the most delicious ericaceous plants, as part of an edible landscape in your garden. Plant a few for the birds or a whole patch to reward the gardener.

Wednesday, April 30
7- 8:30 p.m.
Single class scheduled on 4/30/2014 at 7:00PM
 
Attendees: 1 $25.00 ea.
Attendees: 1 $30.00 ea.

Hydrangea Heaven: Class and Garden Tour (Saturday, June 21, 10am-1pm)
Nina Schneider
Garden Designer

For the amateur or experienced gardener with a small or large garden, no single genus provides as much variety in form and color for summer bloom as hydrangea. While offering the benefits of low maintenance, this vast group of shrubs can provide winter interest in the peeling bark of the oak leaf hydrangea, spring color in the earliest bloomer, H. bretschneiderii (no relation) and a rainbow of floral display throughout the entire summer and into September with H. involucrata. We will review all of them, large and small, sun and shade lovers, native and Asian; how to propagate them and how to prune for vigor and bloom. Our morning will start with an overview of the whole genus, followed by a tour of the Arboretum's collection and concluding with a tour of the instructor's garden in nearby Chestnut Hill to see many more with an emphasis on right plant for the right place and where to get them.

Saturday, June 21
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Single class scheduled on 6/21/2014 at 10:00AM
 
Attendees: 1 $40.00 ea.
Attendees: 1 $45.00 ea.

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