Events

Get ready for spring with Vancouver Rose Society. Rose experts will be answering questions and demonstrating proper rose pruning techniques.

Get ready for spring with Portland Rose Society. Rose experts will be answering questions and demonstrating proper rose pruning techniques. Bring your hand pruners to be sharpened while you shop and a 1-cup sealed bag of garden soil (label with email + phone number) for free pH testing!

Join us for a drop-in style class to make your own candle.

The Environmental Learning Center at Clackamas Community College is once again offering a free series of Zoom classes on wildlife-and-water-friendly gardens.

Back by popular demand, this series will provide tips on how to garden with less water, manage too much stormwater, and generally provide a healthier habitat for birds, pollinating insects, and more. Each week, a different expert presenter will share their experience, stories, and best practices. There will be plenty of time for discussion, so questions are encouraged.

It’s time to start planning your summer garden! We’ll cover starting seeds indoors, planning your garden layout, when to direct sow and transplant vegetables, herbs and more!

Blooming Junction
35105 NW Zion Church Rd.
Cornelius, OR 97113

Get ready for spring with Portland Rose Society! Rose experts will be answering questions and demonstrating proper rose pruning techniques. Bring your hand pruners to be sharpened while you shop and a 1-cup sealed bag of garden soil (label with email + phone number) for free pH testing!

The annual tradition, where specialty growers give fun presentations on interesting and unusual plants, will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 5 at Lake Oswego High School Auditorium, 2501 Country Club Road, Lake Oswego, Oregon. Doors will open at 1 p.m. and those interested should line up ahead of time to be assured of a seat. The auditorium seats 640. That’s a little more than the prior venue, which seated 500 and was always full. Admission is free. Participants get a goody bag that includes a FREE Retail Nurseries and Garden Centers Map, courtesy of Plant Something Oregon and the Oregon Association of Nurseries.

The Environmental Learning Center at Clackamas Community College is once again offering a free series of Zoom classes on wildlife-and-water-friendly gardens.

Back by popular demand, this series will provide tips on how to garden with less water, manage too much stormwater, and generally provide a healthier habitat for birds, pollinating insects, and more. Each week, a different expert presenter will share their experience, stories, and best practices. There will be plenty of time for discussion, so questions are encouraged.

Blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, and other cane berries thrive in our climate, and some varieties can even be grown in containers or small spaces. This class will cover the basics of variety selection, planting needs, and how to care for many popular berry crops in your own backyard.

Learn the basics of watering, fertilizing, potting and lighting houseplants, as well as selecting the perfect plant buddies for your space. Registration includes free houseplant cutting!