Gresham Japanese Garden

Art of Bonsai Workshop (Thursday)
2023-07-20 13:00 - 15:00, 2023-05-18 13:00 - 2023-05-19 15:00, 2023-04-20 13:00 - 15:00, 2023-03-16 13:00 - 15:00, 2023-02-16 13:00 - 15:00, 2023-01-19 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Resource Center, 219 S. Main Avenue, Gresham, OR, 97080
The art of Japanese bonsai embodies the Japanese spirit with philosophy, religion, and aesthetics harmonizing and complimenting each other. Bonsai is more than just an art form – it is a way of life and thinking; a way of cultivating patience, nobility, and sympathy – and this is the reason why bonsai is important for Japanese culture. Therefore, to understand bonsai art, you must learn and understand each of its core values ​​in order to experience it with a calm and open mind.
Explore the art of bonsai with Mark Vossbrink. Learn how to form your own Bonsai tree. The workshop is two hours. The $35.00 cost includes all materials. Each month will be a different project and show and tell is part of the workshop, so feel free to bring one of your pieces from home.
Please bring your own pruners or snippers and plastic table cloth to protect the table.
Cost: $35 per class
2023 Dates: Third Thursday or third Saturday of the month.
Time: 1pm – 3pm
Place: The Gresham Japanese Garden’s Resource Center, at the south end of Main City Park

Art of Bonsai Workshop (Saturday)
2023-07-15 13:00 - 15:00, 2023-06-17 13:00 - 15:00, 2023-05-20 13:00 - 15:00, 2023-04-15 13:00 - 15:00, 2023-03-18 13:00 - 15:00 | The Resource Center, 219 S. Main Avenue, Gresham, OR, 97080

Ikebana for Every Season
2023-07-11 13:00 - 14:30, 2023-06-13 13:00 - 14:30, 2023-05-09 13:00 - 14:30, 2023-04-11 13:00 - 14:30, 2023-03-14 13:00 - 14:30, 2023-01-10 13:00 - 14:30 | The Resource Center, 219 S. Main Avenue, Gresham, OR, 97080
Ikebana is one of the traditional Japanese art forms that uses plant and other materials and was established in the 15th century though the origin goes back farther. ​.
Ikebana has three main components: the natural material (flowers, tree branches, leaves, or conifer needles), the vase, and the kendzan (a device for strengthening the stem and keeping it in the desired position). The basic aesthetic principle of Ikebana is refined simplicity, achieved by bringing out the natural beauty of the material, which determines the bouquet’s asymmetrical composition and contrasting colors and textures.
In these series of workshops, Nana Bellerud will cover the basic concept, techniques, tools and equipment, and plant care for Ikebana. Participants may use the Garden’s vases and tools during the class or purchase a Starter Kit.
Participants will make 1 basic style and 1 freestyle of Ikebana with emphasis on seasonal themes.
Class will be held in the Resource Center (South end of Main City Park, building closest to Springwater Trail).

Limited to 9 participants.
INSTRUCTOR: NANA BELLERUD
Nana G. Bellerud has been studying the Sogetsu School of Ikebana since 2005 and continues to be inspired and have new insights from its teachings. Nana demonstrates, exhibits, and teaches ikebana at a wide range of venues including the Portland Art Museum, Portland Japanese Garden, and Leach Botanical Garden. Through her demonstrations and workshops, she seeks to introduce others to the art of ikebana and to intrigue and inspire them. Beyond simply producing a beautiful work of art with flowers and natural objects, she shows her audience how ikebana explores artistic concepts such as balance, contrast, and negative space. Nana is currently serving as Branch Director of Sogetsu Portland and is a past President of Ikebana International Portland Chapter #47.

Pruning Broadleaf Evergreens
2023-06-24 12:00 - 14:00 | GJG Tsuru Island, 124 S Main Avenue, Gresham, OR, 97030, United States
In person pruning workshop with Francheska Snyder on Tsuru Island. Discover how to prune broadleaf evergreens especially in an overgrown landscape. In the Pacific Northwest our evergreen shrubs can grow out of control. Francheska will show you how to prune your shrubs so they keep their beauty, and/or get them back to a manageable environment.
Example of broadleaf evergreens you may have in your yard:

Boxwood (Buxus microphylla)
Rhododendrons
Azaleas
Yew (Taxus x media)s
Viburnums
Barberry (Berberis x)

Francheska Snyder
Francheska Snyder is the current owner/operator of Niwa Method, a landscape business specializing
in Japanese gardens. She has previously worked at the Portland Japanese Garden, Shofuso Japanese
House and Garden, and Wyck Historic House and Garden. She holds a certificate in Ornamental Horticulture,
a 3rd Term Master Level certificate from the Ohara School of Ikebana and is a recognized
Chanticleer Scholar. She also uses her time and talent on the board of Leach Botanical Garden, and now
consulting and teaching for the Gresham Japanese Garden.

‘Soil! – What it is and How it Works’
2023-06-19 18:00 - 19:30 | Zoom, 219 S Main Avenue, Gresham, OR
It’s ALL about soil! Most people only have a vague idea of what soil is and how it works. You will learn more than you ever thought possible about soil, including why you are alive, what nutrients are, and how soil stores water and nutrients, all fundamental information important to your landscape.
James Cassidy: Instructor
GJG instructor, James Cassidy has been a teacher of Soil Science at Oregon State University for over 18 years. He teaches a similar introductory class to over 100 students each term and it’s very popular.
This lecture will be recorded and available for two weeks afterwards. Underwritten by Bartlett Tree Experts.

Art of Bonsai Workshop (Thursday)
2023-06-15 13:00 - 15:00 | The Resource Center, 219 S. Main Avenue, Gresham, OR, 97080
The art of Japanese bonsai embodies the Japanese spirit with philosophy, religion, and aesthetics harmonizing and complimenting each other. Bonsai is more than just an art form – it is a way of life and thinking; a way of cultivating patience, nobility, and sympathy – and this is the reason why bonsai is important for Japanese culture. Therefore, to understand bonsai art, you must learn and understand each of its core values ​​in order to experience it with a calm and open mind.
Explore the art of bonsai with Mark Vossbrink. Learn how to form your own Bonsai tree. The workshop is two hours. The $35.00 cost includes all materials. Each month will be a different project and show and tell is part of the workshop, so feel free to bring one of your pieces from home.
Please bring your own pruners or snippers.
Cost: $35 per class
2023 Dates: Third Thursday or third Saturday of the month.
Time: 1pm – 3pm
Place: The Gresham Japanese Garden’s Resource Center, at the south end of Main City Park

'How To Haiku' Workshop
2023-05-16 18:00 - 20:00 | Zoom, 219 S Main Avenue, Gresham, OR
‘How To Haiku’ Workshop with Michael Dylan Welch – via Zoom
An overview of haiku poetry, and a short history of Japanese haiku and its major practitioners. What do you shoot for when you write haiku? This workshop explores the targets to aim for, and why 5-7-5 is not necessarily one of them. Learn why 5-7-5 is a sort of urban myth for writing haiku in English, and why other techniques such as season words and a two-part structure are better targets to aim for in writing these brief poems of personal experience. Includes writing exercises, sharing and feedback.

Assessing and Pruning in an Overgrown Landscape Course Recap - Onsite
2023-04-15 12:30 - 13:30 | GJG Tsuru Island, 124 S Main Avenue, Gresham, OR, 97030, United States
Francheska will use examples on Tsuru Island in discussing further the assessment of a landscape. This one hour class is an opportunity for students to get clarification on topics covered in the Zoom course.

Assessing and Pruning in an Overgrown Landscape - Zoom
2023-04-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Zoom, 219 S Main Avenue, Gresham, OR
Managing an overgrown landscape can be overwhelming. How do you even start? Learn ways to gracefully bring your landscape back into a scaled composition.
Time: 6-8pm Pacific Standard Time.

Introduction to Aesthetic Pruning Approach Course Recap - Onsite
2023-03-11 12:30 - 13:30 | GJG Tsuru Island, 124 S Main Avenue, Gresham, OR, 97030, United States
This is an optional one-hour Course Recap to the Introduction to Aesthetic Pruning Approach course.Tsuru Island will be our classroom to practice assessing trees in a garden context and develop a pruning plan.

Introduction to Aesthetic Pruning Approach - Zoom
2023-03-09 18:00 - 20:00 | Zoom, 219 S Main Avenue, Gresham, OR
Learn to apply the aesthetic pruning approach to trees and shrubs in your garden, including how to assess your tree, identify the role it will play in your garden, and develop a pruning plan to achieve your goals.
Time: 6-8pm Pacific Standard Time.

Art of Bonsai Workshop (Saturday)
2023-02-18 13:00 - 15:00, 2023-01-21 13:00 - 15:00 | The Resource Center, 219 S. Main Avenue, Gresham, OR, 97080
The art of Japanese bonsai embodies the Japanese spirit with philosophy, religion, and aesthetics harmonizing and complimenting each other. Bonsai is more than just an art form – it is a way of life and thinking; a way of cultivating patience, nobility, and sympathy – and this is the reason why bonsai is important for Japanese culture. Therefore, to understand bonsai art, you must learn and understand each of its core values ​​in order to experience it with a calm and open mind Explore the art of bonsai with Mark Vossbrink. Learn how to form your own Bonsai tree. Connect with nature and experience the stress-relieving benefits of this hobby. A project is finished each month to take home. Please bring your own pruning shears and pliers to class.
The workshop is two hours. The $35.00 cost includes all materials. Each month will be a different project and show and tell is part of the workshop, so feel free to bring one of your pieces from home.
Please bring your own pruners or snippers and plastic table cloth to protect the table.
Cost: $35 per class 2023 Dates: Third Thursday or third Saturday of the month. Time: 1pm – 3pm Place: The Gresham Japanese Garden’s Resource Center, at the south end of Main City Park

Fundamentals of Pruning Course Recap Onsite
2023-02-11 12:30 - 13:30 | GJG Tsuru Island, 124 S Main Avenue, Gresham, OR, 97030, United States
This is the optional one hour recap class to the Fundamentals of Pruning course. You must be signed up for the Fundamentals of Pruning course in order to attend this recap class.
The recap to the course will be onsite on Gresham Japanese Garden’s Tsuru Island. Lincoln Proud will go over the pruning cuts described on Zoom, viewing pruning tools, and demonstrating how to approach a variety of plants.

Win a Trip to Cabo!
2023-01-31 - 2023-03-10
Your one-week vacation is good for a Junior Suite between March 11-November 30, 2023 at one of Pueblo Bonito Resorts: Pueblo Bonito Sunset Beach, Pueblo Bonito Pacifica, Pueblo Bonito Los Cabos, Pueblo Bonito Rose, Pueblo Bonito Blanco, Pueblo Bonito Mazatlan, and Pueblo Bonito Emerald Bay. Airline tickets not included.
Date is subject to availability through Pueblo Bonito Sunset Beach. Date may be extended at winner’s expense for one year at $169.00, and two years at $249.00. Upgrades are available at winner’s expense. Winner will be provided the contact information to book vacation.
Tickets will be mailed to the address entered on your payment page.
Thank you for helping the Gresham Japanese Garden raise the funds to remodel the Resource Center.

Origami for Everyone
2022-12-12 18:00 - 19:15 | The Resource Center, 219 S. Main Avenue, Gresham, OR, 97080
Eileen Holzman, an art therapist, horticultural therapist and retired art educator will take you through the steps to creating a simple shape to ones a little more difficult. You can make as many as you’d like within the hour and 15 minutes.

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