Clackamas County Master Gardeners

2010 Calendar Schedule

Program and Chapter Meetings, 2^nd Monday each month, program at 7pm, meeting at 8pm except for special

events before the regular meeting.

5440 SE Kellogg Creek Drive, Milwaukie, Oregon 97222

Public is invited to the program which starts at 7 pm

Date	Subject	Speaker
1/11/10	The New Perennial Garden: Design Principles and Outstanding Examples from Europe	Nancy Goldman
2/8/10	Invasive Weeds	Renee Harber, Instructor, Clackamas Community College
3/8/10	Daphnes & Their Relatives Daphnes are known for their floral perfume, but did you know there are both deciduous and evergreen varieties? Or that some varieties can take full sun? David Palmer will cover a range of the species and hybrids showing habits and origins, including their culture and propagation, as well as highlighting some of the Daphne close relatives. David is an English born professional horticulturist, having spent much of his career in public horticulture. He started training in Public Parks before earning an Honors Diploma from The Royal Horticultural Society's School of Horticulture at Wisley (200 plus acre garden south of London). David moved to the U.S. in 1980. He spent a year as Director of Sonnenberg Gardens in Canandaigua, upstate New York, before coming to Oregon as Director at the Berry Botanic Garden. David is currently Garden Manager for a large private estate in the West Hills of Portland. One of the founding members of the Hardy Plant Society of Oregon, David has been an active member of this organization, as well as the local chapter of the American Rock Garden Society. David has visited several countries throughout Europe and around the Mediterranean, as well as China exploring plants in their native habitats. With his wife Jan, who is a propagator at Bovees Nursery, he spends his spare time tending to their ½ acre plot in West Linn growing as many plants as they can fit in.	David Palmer, Horticulturist
4/12/10	Edible Landscaping: Incorporating Edible Plants into Your Garden Traditionally, edible plants are hidden in the backyard. But, today, smaller lots require a different approach to growing edibles. In fact, many edible plants are beautiful enough to showcase in the front garden. Master Gardener Jane Collier will review edible plants that look good and are easy to grow. Master Gardener Sherry Sheng will discuss design principles and strategies for incorporating edible plants in your ornamental garden. Both speakers will illustrate their ideas with photographs from gardens of our region. Members Plant Swap prior to the regular meeting .... 6:30 pm Read This Please	Jane Collier & Sherry Sheng, OSU Master Gardeners
5/10/10	Prevalent Diseases and Pests of the Home Vegetables Garden – Symptoms, Causes, and Solution Seasoned gardeners know that part of growing a vegetable garden is learning about common diseases and pests that may visit our garden. Knowing the symptoms allows us to spot trouble early; knowing the causes and solutions allows us to take timely action to minimize damage. Weston Miller, OSU Extension Agent for the Portland metro region, will provide a comprehensive review of what every home gardener should know. In addition to working as an educator, Weston has developed an organic farm which grows a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. This presentation is valuable to gardeners who grow vegetables. It is also timely for Master Gardeners who serve clients with an interest in vegetable gardening.	Weston Miller, OSU Extension Agent
6/14/10	Garden Circulation: A Maze or Amazing? Getting lost in your garden? Vanessa Gardner Nagel will discuss how to use space efficiently, how to determine direction, how to use focal points, subtle way-finding, safety, and more to help you establish paths and garden circulation that makes sense. Vanessa Gardner Nagel is an award-winning, sustainability-conscious, Timber Press author, and the owner of Seasons Garden Design LLC. She became infatuated with plants as a youngster at the side of her grandfather in Minnesota. With over 30 years design experience including commercial interior design projects for West Coast and international design firms, Pacific Northwest landscape design projects, and teaching as an adjunct faculty member of Marylhurst University and Portland Community College, Vanessa provides innovative solutions to challenging projects.	Vanessa Nagel, APLD, Timber Press author, Garden Designer, Seasons Garden Design LLC
7/12/10	Edible Landscaping	Tour 3 gardens (Milwaukie, SE PDX, NE PDX)
9/13/10	Raising Chickens in Your Garden Living with Chickens Your own backyard can be a source of the best eggs you have ever tasted. Chickens are endearing birds that require just a small amount of time, space and food. Learn the how and why of keeping chickens in your backyard, garden or farm. If you have ever thought about having a few birds of your own or wondered what the fuss is about, this ,chicken chat, will answer the most asked questions, cover, how-to, from start to finish, and provide some food for thought. When Jordis Yost and her husband Michael bought ten acres in the Columbia River Gorge in 1990, one of the first things they did was take the OSU Master Gardener class and get a few chickens. As the gardens grew and fruit trees were planted, the new poultry companions earned their place in the scheme of things. Now, with 20 years of learning to live with the ,girls, Jordis enjoys sharing some practical tips and adventures of having a backyard flock.	Jordis Yost, OSU Master Gardener Program
10/11/10	Rain Gardens in the Home Landscape – Why and How Nikki Cerra will give us the, know how, to build our own rain garden and tips we can pass on to others including pervious pavers and wildlife corridors. Nikki is a conservation specialist with Clackamas County.  She has both a Masters of Landscape Architecture and a BS in Environmental Geography so Nikki is well trained to guide home gardeners through the steps necessary to produce an esthetically pleasing garden that has sustainable benefits for the gardener, his neighbors and surrounding urban ecosystem.	Nikki Cerra, Clackamas County Soil & Water Conservation
11/8/10	Portland Japanese Garden: Past, Present, and Future Portland Japanese Garden has offered a personal encounter with Japanese culture and a tranquil experience that celebrates the natural beauty of Oregon for more than 45 years. The stewards of this cultural treasure continue today to strive for the same standard of perfection sought by garden designers in Japan for more than 1500 years. Nobuo Matsunaga, the Japanese Ambassador to the United States, proclaimed the Portland Japanese Garden to be, the most beautiful and authentic Japanese garden in the world outside Japan. Through the eye of the Garden Curator, Sada Uchiyama, this presentation will review the past and current and look into the future of the Portland Japanese Garden.	Sada Uchiyama, Garden Curator, Portland Japanese Garden
12/13/10	Plants, Pots, Garden Art; Getting It All Together Gardeners love plants (that is why we garden) and many of us use containers. Mike Darcy finds containers are becoming more and more popular, especially in small space gardens. However in many large gardens, large containers are used as they can easily be moved around and changed as needed with the seasons. Mike will discuss plants (some new, some old stand-bys), incorporating pots into the garden (deck, patio, and the garden itself) and using assorted garden art throughout. Mike Darcy is well known in the Portland garden community. He has had a garden radio show on KXL for 28 years. He has done garden television programs for OPB, KPTV, and KATU and did garden segments on Good Day Oregon when it first premiered in Portland. He writes a column, What I Am Hearing, for Digger, trade magazine for Oregon Association of Nurseries. His hobby is gardening and he and his wife Linda frequently open their garden to various garden groups.	Mike Darcy