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What's Happening at Egan Gardens in 2010
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Mar.5 thru 7 |
Spring Re-Opening Weekend
Free pansies (with coupon), cookies and coffee, plant-your own flowers
for kids, nursery tours, good stuff on sale. |
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Sat. Mar. 13, 2 pm |
Waking Up Your Roses for Spring
Vance, who’s a very knowledgeable rose-lover, will describe
and demonstrate feeding, pruning, disease prevention and anything
you care to ask about.
No charge. |
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Sat. Mar. 27, 2 pm |
Great Gardens of the Northwest
Vance gets the spotlight again, to tell you about his favorite
public gardens to visit, how to get to them and what to see there.
Since there’s no dark room where we can show slides, it will
be speaking and handouts. (No anticlimax when you see the real gardens
that way.) No charge. |
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Sun. April 4 |
Easter We will be closed. |
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Sat. April 10, 2 pm |
The Delicious World of Herbs
You get the benefit of Ellen’s growing experience and
love of cooking, as she explains how to grow, harvest and use culinary
herbs. Recipes included!
No charge. |
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Sat. April 24, 2 pm |
Planting Mixed Flowering Baskets
Plant your own basket with guidance from Ellen on color choices,
balancing shape and textures, and plant care.
Charge for materials only, usually around $35, depending on your choices. |
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Sat. May 1, call for
time |
Vegetable Gardening Basics
Master Gardener Ken Meier really is a master, an experienced old-time
gardener. He will share his vast knowledge in a talk simple enough
for beginners and detailed enough for the moderately experienced vegetable
growers.
$5 per person |
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Sun. May 9 |
It's Mother's Day, don't forget
Mom! |
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Sat. June 5, 2 pm |
Patio Water Gardens
Vance will demonstrate ways to create easy, no-plumbing water
features and mini-ponds, and the plants to use in and around them.
No charge. |
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Sat. June 19, 2 pm |
Making Hypertufa Trough Planters
Trough planters are wonderful for miniature gardens of dwarf plants
and succulents. In this hands-on workshop you can make your own stone-look
planter from Hypertufa, a concrete mix that looks like stone, but
is lighter weight.
$20 charge to cover materials used. |
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Sat. June 26, 2 pm |
Oh Deer! How toThwart Bambi.
Maia has been rapidly gaining more experience than she ever wanted
in dealing with deer. She’ll share her results with various repellants,
restraints and resistant plants. No charge. |
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Sun. July 4 |
We will be closed Independence
Day |
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July 9 thru 11 |
The Annual Annual Sale –
Buy one, get one free
No, that’s not a typo, we put all the annuals on sale the
weekend after 4th of July every year. This year we’ve expanded
the selection to include the more expensive premium annuals, like
the Proven Winners and Goldfisch plants. Such a deal! |
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Sat. July 24 |
Planting Living Succulent Wreaths
Live art works you can hang on your garden wall! Misty will guide
you through planting your own wreath of sun, heat and drought-tolerant
plants.
Charge is for materials used, anywhere from $40 on up, depending on
your plant choices. |
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Sat. Aug. 7 |
To be Announced – it'll be
good, though. |
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Sat. Aug. 28, 2 pm |
Too Many Pears - Canning,
drying and Pear Face Painting
If you’ve been out here in August you know that the remnants
of the mighty Bartlett orchard that once covered the whole nursery
area are dropping fruit in mass quantities. Misty’s Mom, a good
farm wife, will cover juicing, drying and canning, while Misty and
Maia help the kids paint them for fun. You’re welcome to pick
pears if you’ll also take a box or bag of them to Marion –Polk
Food Share. $5 per family |
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September |
Will there be Le Tour des Plants?
We’ll know by then. |
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Sat. Oct. 16, 2 pm |
Putting Your Roses to Bed for
Winter
Vance will tell you how to tuck in your roses safely so they wake
up healthy next spring. Pruning, disease prevention, cold protection
and any questions you’d like answered. No charge. |
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Sat. Oct. 17, 2 pm |
Putting Your Perennials to Bed,
too.
On our last official day open for the year, Ellen will talk about
what perennials need – or don’t need- in the way of cutting-back,
feeding, mulching, etc. for good winter survival. |
We love to get your suggestions for class subjects and website information
topics. We want to help you get the information you need for fun and success
in your gardening. So please don't hesitate to phone us at (503) 393-2131
or e-mail us
at info@egangardens.com. Thank you!
We welcome you to visit Egan Gardens in person at the nursery. Our hours
are:
March through July, Monday-Saturday 9 am to 6 pm, Sunday 10am to
5pm.
August through mid- October Monday-Saturday 9 am to 5 pm, Sunday 10am
to 5pm.
We're easy to find. See our Map & Directions
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