Hybrid Class - FREE Orchids are known around the world for their beautiful long lasting flowers, but caring for them is elusive to many people. Want to be a better orchid plant parent? Join this class to learn the basics around growing orchids in your home, including tips on repotting. Instructor: Patrick Urbanski Location: Shonnard's […]

Fall is a great time to prepare for winter and set up your garden for success for the next growing season. Oregon State University Extension Master Gardeners invite you to attend Putting the Garden to Bed, a workshop that will share tips for landscape plants and discuss best practices for planting trees and shrubs, tasks […]

Join Shonnard's Nursery – Saturday, September 27 Have a love for orchids? Come to ask questions, admire orchids on display & learn more about the Mary’s Peak Orchid Society. They'll also have rare orchids in stock, such as Lady slippers orchids from Hillsview Gardens. Have an orchid that may need a new pot? Bring in […]

Anyone can carve a jack-o’-lantern but you can take your pumpkin decorating skills to another level with classes at area nurseries this month that will help you create beautiful fall-themed centerpieces as well as planters utilizing pumpkins. Garland Nursery, 5470 N.E. Highway 20 in Corvallis: Pumpkin Centerpiece Workshop, October 11 at 11 a.m. and October […]

Hybrid Class - FREE Learn about many wonderful Pacific Northwest native flowers, including when and how to start them from seed or bulbs. Presenter: Triston Nelson Location: Shonnard's Nursery Classroom Register

PlantFest returns to Clackamas Community College! This year’s PlantFest welcomes Lisa Graff of Lux Perennials Nursery with her talk, The Power of Fall Planting: Long-Blooming Perennials for Color from Spring to Fall. Drawing on her lush, two-acre English-style garden, Lisa will showcase top-performing perennials known for their season-long blooms, sharing expert tips on planting, care, […]

Experience one of Portland Japanese Garden’s most coveted cultural evenings: O-Tsukimi, the Moonviewing Festival, Sunday–Tuesday, October 5–7. Stroll through lantern-lit paths, gather with tea in hand to await the moonrise, compose haiku, and savor a bento-style dinner provided by Obon Shokudo as the sounds of traditional Japanese instruments drift through the air. Moonviewing, or O-Tsukimi […]

Hybrid Class - FREE Learn how to plant, harvest, and store garlic; what varieties work best in the Pacific Northwest, the difference between hard and soft neck, and many other tips and pointers for having your best garlic season ever! Also learn how to plant, harvest, and store onions; what varieties work best, the difference […]

Hybrid Class - FREE "Small" is a relative term, but some spaces frustrate all attempts to find something durable and appropriate for the available dimensions. This class will present shrub and tree solutions for sites with space limitations: shrubs (including conifers, flowering shrubs, and evergreens) less than 3-4ft in height or spread or both; and […]

Hybrid Class - FREE If there is one word that describes our recent past and immediate future, it is change. Our landscaping and gardening techniques need to adapt too, so it's time for us to discover more responsible and sustainable ways to grow plants. Look forward to learning new approaches and techniques to make your […]