Learn How to Prune Your Trees and Bushes in the Spring
2022-03-19 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Gresham Japanese Garden Greenhouse, 219 N Main, Gresham, Multnomah, 97080, United States
Join us for a free class in the Gresham Japanese Garden’s greenhouse for a discussion on what plants to prune in the Spring and HOW to prune them.
Jim Card, the Gresham Japanese Garden Director will be covering the basics of pruning, while using examples of the plants that are in the Gresham Japanese Garden. He will also cover:

Basics of aesthetic pruning
Plant grouping
Principals of pruning and training
Feeding and mulching

Class will be held in the outside greenhouse behind the Resource Center (building closest to Springwater Trail).

INSTRUCTOR: JIM CARD
Jim Card spent 25 years serving the residential and commercial communities as a Landscape Services business owner.
Jim has participated in aesthetic pruning workshops, and has a deep understanding of how plants should be treated.
Jim Card is the Gresham Japanese Garden’s Director and has created the current garden from start to finish — with help from volunteers.
Look to join Jim for his Fall pruning class too offered in October.

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Organic Vegetable Gardening - Rescheduled time on Zoom
2022-04-14 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom, 219 S Main Avenue, Gresham, OR
This is a free class hosted on Zoom.
Join Zoom Meeting – Rescheduledhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86010681569?pwd=[REDACTED] ID: 860 1068 1569Passcode: [REDACTED]
It will cover how to improve your garden’s health and our environment by growing organically. The class will include soil preparation, planting succession tips, companion planting, avoiding diseases, different types of composting, and elements of permaculture.

INSTRUCTOR: JIM BUCK
Jim has been an avid gardener since childhood when he asked for plants as birthday gifts. He worked at a nursery during high school learning more about plant propagation, plant diseases, and nutritional needs.
As a former school principal, Jim involved the entire school in restoring and certifying acreage behind the school as a wildlife habitat. He has a strong interest in native plants and their uses by indigenous tribes. Jim volunteers at Tsuru Island Japanese Garden and coordinates a community garden in Gresham. He also serves on the Urban Forestry Subcommittee for the city of Gresham. His perennial garden at home contains more than 150 different plant species. When not gardening, he enjoys cycling, wood turning, traveling and hiking.

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Fall Pruning for Your Trees and Shrubs
2022-10-22 13:00 - 15:00 | Gresham Japanese Garden Greenhouse, 219 N Main, Gresham, Multnomah, 97080, United States
Join us for a free class in the Gresham Japanese Garden’s greenhouse for a discussion on what plants to prune in the F and HOW to prune them.
Jim Card, the Gresham Japanese Garden Director will be covering the basics of pruning, while using examples of the plants that are in the Gresham Japanese Garden. He will also cover:

Basics of aesthetic pruning
Plant grouping specifically to what plants want to be pruned in the Fall vs. Spring
Principals of pruning and training
Feeding and mulching for the Winter to promote Spring flowers and growth

Class will be held in the outside greenhouse behind the Resource Center (building closest to Springwater Trail).
Masks will be mandatory. Limited to 9 participants.

INSTRUCTOR: JIM CARD
Jim Card spent 25 years serving the residential and commercial communities as a Landscape Services business owner.
Jim has participated in aesthetic pruning workshops, and has a deep understanding of how plants should be treated.
Jim Card is the Gresham Japanese Garden’s Director and has created the current garden from start to finish — with help from volunteers.

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Creating Pollinator Habitat for your Garden and Home
2025-05-17 10:00 - 11:30 | Kyoudou Center, 219 S. Main Avenue, Gresham, OR, 97080
In collaboration with Judy Alleruzzo of Al’s Garden & Home from Gresham, GJG volunteer Deb Peters will present a seminar about creating the perfect pollinator habitat at your own home and garden. You will learn how to preserve and protect certain types of native butterflies such as the Western Monarch. Learn the best ways to provide valuable nectar to all pollinators including bees, moths and hummingbirds. Learn what, how and where to plant pollinator friendly plants and how to avoid the use of pesticides.
Coupons to Al’s will be distributed.
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