Events

Capture the essence of Springtime in our Spring Bulb Dish Garden Workshop. Combine bulbs in various stages of bloom with textural ferns and moss to create your ideal snapshot of spring. These miniature woodland landscapes can be kept indoors or out. Watch them grow and change, enlivening your tabletops with an early glimpse of spring. Pre-registration is required; $49 class fee covers materials used during the workshop.

Dennis’ 7 Dees Lake Oswego Garden Center
1090 McVey Ave.
Lake Oswego, OR 97034

Register today for one of these Desert Dish Garden Workshops! Combine colorful succulents and cacti to create one-of-a-kind, long-lasting container gardens to brighten up your home this season.

Dennis’ 7 Dees Bridgeport Village Plant Shop
7325 SW Bridgeport Rd.
Portland, OR 97224

Free webinar
Fresh berries from Oregon’s Willamette Valley are delicious and easy to grow. Among our famous cane berries are: Marionberry, Boysenberry, Loganberry, and raspberry. This class will share best practices worked out through years of research by Oregon State University scientists. Beginning with how to choose among different types suitable for garden cultivation, we introduce terminologies to familiarize you with the world of berries! 

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.

Out in the Garden Nursery in Molalla is hosting its annual Happy Hellebore Days every weekend in February, celebrating the plant also known as the Lenten rose. During that month, the nursery will be open from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. It is located at 32483 S. Matthias Road, Molalla, Oregon 97038.

Out in the Garden carries almost 40 Hellebore cultivars from the Hellebore Gold Collection, Winter Jewels, Frostkiss, and Honeymoon/Wedding Series. The nursery also has many other winter interest plants, including evergreen ferns, grasses, Sarcococca (aka sweet box), and Cyclamen. Some early spring plants are also poking their heads up, and the nursery’s display garden also will be open.

Register today for one of these Desert Dish Garden Workshops! Combine colorful succulents and cacti to create one-of-a-kind, long-lasting container gardens to brighten up your home this season.

Dennis’ 7 Dees Cedar Hills Garden Center
10455 SW Butner Rd.
Portland, OR 97225

Have you been dissatisfied with the Roses you've grown in the past, or have never considered growing Roses?  If so, this class is for you! Ron will be sharing his knowledge on pre-Spring pruning, planting bare-root Roses, deadheading, and tips on how to keep your roses disease and pest free!

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

This class is the first of three sessions on tomatoes. The first session focuses on variety selection and seed starting. Session 2 (3/29) will cover buying a good tomato start and what to do with it before the soil warms up. Session 3 (5/3) will cover planting out into the garden or container, supporting plants of various sizes, cultural practices (watering, fertilizing, pruning, etc.), and disease management.

East Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District will host a free Landscaping for Wildlife workshop at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, 2023. It will take place over Zoom. When it comes to attracting beneficial wildlife to an outdoor space, it’s all about food, water, and shelter. This workshop will provide a broad and brief overview of Naturescaping concepts, and then dive into simple and creative ideas for transforming any space into somewhere birds, butterflies, bugs and more will want to come flocking. From plant shapes, colors, and bloom times to water features and tiny homes for bugs, there will be many inventive ideas for attracting local wildlife. Advance registration is required.

The 2023 Portland Spring Home & Garden Show will take place Thursday–Sunday, February 23–26 at the Expo Center in Portland, Oregon. Tickets are now available at www.HomeShowPDX.com and at the door. The cost is $15 per day, with a multi-day pass also available. Kids 12 and under are free with paying adult.